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Counting migrants: A new survey promises granular data for policymakers

Perhaps the most significant innovation in the draft questionnaire is the recognition that migration is not just a journey but a process with consequences

Governance vacuum: Bangladesh's government must settle into its role

India needs to ensure that this chaos does not bleed across the frontier, cause an increase in cross-border terrorism, or lead to a flow of refugees

Domestic tremors: China's 4th Plenum holds clues to the country's future

There are references to the headwinds faced by the economy as it plans for the next five years

Between Tesla and OpenAI, two governance flashpoints hold lessons for India

How to sustain open innovation in the face of rising financial and computational demands

Best of BS Opinion: Data rules, housing fights, and economic signals

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Data governance: India's DPDP rules will offer individuals protection

The rules as a whole offer individuals more protection and greater knowledge about who is collecting and holding data, and also some control over personal data.

The good run of inflation targeting: Keep the framework, improve data

India's formal adoption of inflation targeting in 2016 marked a fundamental shift in the way monetary policy was conducted

Decade-long delay in insolvency protections leaves families vulnerable

Two recent developments heighten the constitutional and legislative rationale for bringing this protection into effect

A level playing field: Case-by-case treatment in telecom should be avoided

This is not the first time that the Union government is considering a relief measure for the financially stressed telco

Global forums: Necessities or unnecessary burdens as reform calls grow

To address similar difficulties, the earlier generation of leaders established a host of international forums to foster mature and peaceful dialogue and reason among countries

Best of BS Opinion: Government must continue with trimming its QCO list

Today's Best of BS Opinion looks at Bihar's fiscal test after NDA win, pushback against QCOs, Trump's tariff stance and India's options, India Inc earnings vs GDP, and a biography of Francis Crick

Export subsidies will help but we should aim to be globally competitive

The scheme will be implemented through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)

Reform lending to low-income households to strengthen credit systems

A sharper partnership framework, stronger NBFC funding and better income assessment can make low-income credit flow stable instead of stop-start

A timely course correction: The rollback of QCOs must be sustained

A long-overdue course correction begins as the government moves to roll back QCOs that hurt small firms, consumers, and exports - but momentum must continue to prevent regulatory overreach

Bihar voters have spoken, the new government must now keep its promises

As things stand, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to lead the government again and, having been mostly at the helm since 2005, is well aware of where the state stands

When paying separate fees hurts: Why investors favour commissions

Behavioural biases, visible fees and regulatory hurdles keep financial planning niche; experts say easier fee collection could widen access

Take Trump at his word, and finalise a trade deal before tariffs hurt

A trade deal with the US is both possible and essential - and so is one with Europe

Can banking regulator consider a 'check' tool for online deposit safety?

The Reserve Bank of India has already put in place a detailed fraud risk management framework for all regulated entities

Can digital twinning find transformative solutions for our problems?

Most physical processes are very complex, however, and this sort of modelling can require billions of calculation

Best of BS Opinion: When small shifts rewrite the world's landscape

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