Page 184 - Opinion

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Streamlined visa rules for Chinese experts is realistic policy

Key portfolios allotted to loyalists, PM stays firmly in control

The ministries like renewable energy, chemicals and fertilisers, communication, power, agriculture, coal and mines now have new ministers but from the BJP

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Data to diversification: 7 things digital lenders must do to manage risks

Assessing is challenging for digital lenders as they have to rely on alternative data sources and algorithms to evaluate creditworthiness

Is Nabfid the answer to India's infra woes?

Though earlier such attempts had failed, NaBFID should succeed as the ecosystem is changing. Infra projects are a new asset class that offers healthy returns

Back to 'political' economy

Does anyone expect these markers to improve now under a climate of more politics and less economy? Or will we just muddle along as we have done in the past?

Return of 'coalition dharma'

Allies are newly empowered, but need not stand in the way of reform

Increasing adoption

Electronic devices will be increasingly driven by AI

Apulian interlude

Mr Modi hit the right notes

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Economic shortsightedness is jeopardising Italy's G7 ambitions

In the 1990s, Italy initiated the largest privatisation programme in continental Europe, dismantling much of its industrial backbone instead of fostering innovation

A toxic triangle

Charismatic leaders by themselves cannot be considered dangerous. But when they acquire cult status and become megalomaniacal, then beware

Airbrushed existence

Bad air is an equaliser, uncontained by physical borders and social boundaries, but dialogues around air pollution don't extend to everybody. They have blind spots

Navigating a MAD world

Mutually assured destruction is the cornerstone of strategies to prevent nuclear war, but the leaders in charge of the codes hardly inspire confidence

Which way the Sangh blows

Occasional lovers' tiffs have marked the history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power

Will rural consumers roar?

There are many changes happening that should help big FMCG brands reach rural consumers

India's neglected development transformation

Inclusive growth appears irrelevant to current electoral outcomes

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Decentralising development

Reforms must be initiated to strengthen local bodies

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