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A $700 billion war chest: India's external sector needs skilful management

The important question is what if the insurance of higher reserves and stability in currency attracts substantially more capital inflows?

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The power of institutions: Economics Nobel rewards deepest questions

The basic structure of liberal economic reform that has been argued for in this country for decades now is one, essentially, of institutional change

Safe landing: SpaceX's new capability to improve space exploration

This is the fifth test flight of the Starship and the first four did not involve recapture of the booster by chopsticks, due to various technical snags

Fact vs fiction: Ex-US President Trump's tariff tussle with India

US' trade policy highlights India's need to follow its own strategic priorities without yielding to external pressure

The CGST rules: Helpful amendments, court decisions for exporters

CBIC had issued its circular prescribing the procedures for the payment of IGST and compensation cess (CC) along with interest by the importers who had violated the pre-import condition

Best of BS Opinion: Small is not beautiful, a revival in China, more

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Coming to your home: From cleaning to brewing, robots for all the chores

Mainstreaming of humanoid robots will impact societies and economies. Highly populous countries with young populations will have to rethink their policies for employment, labour

Small is not beautiful: India's bias against large factories is damaging

Recent work by economist Arvind Subramanian and others, recently summarised in this newspaper last week, shows the problem is even worse than the ASI data suggests

Water security: India must boost wastewater reuse to tackle insecurity

Given the climate risks, India needs to prepare to deal with them because water stress is only likely to worsen

A revival in China? Recent govt stimulus fails to address deeper issues

The Chinese government has a philosophy of control which extends into macroeconomics

Ratan Tata: An environmentalist's homage to India's business icon

As we mourn the demise of Ratan Tata, let's also mourn the passing of the time when business leaders like him ruled our world, when values of frugality and simplicity in personal life were cherished

Facing pension delays? File a consumer complaint for quick resolution

National Commission observed the dispute was for pension benefit for which consideration in the form of contribution had been paid, so the complaint was maintainable

PSU defaults, moral hazards: Can banks keep relying on govt ownership?

MTNL and RINL aren't good stories, particularly when both lenders and investors are getting their appetite for the infrastructure sector back

Caste discrimination has no place in a modern India: Books, films can help

Children and teenagers now have access to books that unpack how the caste system dehumanises people on the lower rungs of the hierarchy and how they reclaim their dignity

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Trump's personalised merchandise strategy: A model for Indian politicians?

The website that sells Trump watches states the watches are not designed, manufactured, or distributed by Donald J Trump or the Trump Organization

Reshaping the debate: Is capitalism the cause of global inequality?

Western observers rarely pay more than lip service to the roughly 85 per cent of the world's population living in the Global South

Why is Indian public opinion so indifferent to Gazans and Palestinians?

We must avoid the temptation to see Indian indifference to Palestine as usual "enemy's (Muslim) enemy (Jew) is my friend". Reason is the changed reality of Islamic world & India's equation with it

Is Dharmendra Pradhan poised for BJP president post after Haryana success?

There is bound to be anti-incumbency against sitting MLAs. But if you deny them re-nomination, they can turn rebel and cause extensive damage