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Best of BS Opinion: Sparks of growth but mounting shadows of strain

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How consistent is IMF's exchange rate regime classification, data adequacy?

When seen historically, India's exchange rate arrangement, both de-facto and de-jure, was floating from 1999 to 2022 (independent, managed, and floating)

India's states are starving education to feed freebies. It will hurt

Far from empowering the poor, the proliferation of freebies could have the opposite effect, harming social and economic outcomes

Higher spending but fewer visitors: India must fix its tourism strategy

India ranks 39th on the World Economic Forum's 2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index, performing strongly on natural and cultural resources

IPO mania is the new normal but the real test remains value creation

This is part and parcel of a market where many startups seek listing, which in itself is not an unhealthy trend

Why build more hotels when Uttarakhand could become India's skills engine

Why building educational institutions is a better path to promoting Uttarakhand than relying on unplanned tourism that is degrading its environment

Best of BS Opinion: When the tents collapse and the beasts run free

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Solar transition: Reforms needed to improve long-term performance

Grid-level constraints compound the problem. Solar generation is geographically concentrated, while transmission capacity and energy storage remain severely inadequate

Warner Bros Discovery bidding war mirrors Hollywood's battle to survive

Almost every analyst and commentator is questioning not the logic but the price at which this deal is being discussed

It's the regulator, stupid! DGCA must be empowered to enforce rules

With the DGCA's statutory status remaining only on paper, the civil aviation ministry is making a bigger noise about what action should be taken against IndiGo

A worrying shift: New security strategy in US reflects changing worldview

Control of the Western Hemisphere is necessary to achieve ends that are important in domestic politics

Best of BS Opinion: When oversight blinks, small cracks turn dangerous

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Budget should reemphasise infrastructure, push private participation

Revive PPPs, enable group taxation for infra SPVs, fund high-speed rail separately, and prioritise urban projects to reignite growth, argues infra expert

India in 2026: Market setup better than 2025 if domestic flows hold

After being shunned by foreign investors and missing the AI boom, a cheaper market, earnings revival, and macro stability offer a contrarian opportunity

Declining dependence: Declining MGNREGA demand is a positive sign

This improvement is attributed to multiple factors, including stronger real wages in both agricultural and non-agricultural work, increased tractor and fertiliser sales, healthy growth in farm credit

Flighty governance: IndiGo fiasco reflects collective systemic failures

This deficiency, in turn, raises questions about the role of the board, staffed by luminaries from business and industry

Let some capital flow out, so more can flow in: Why this matters

India has made the first leg very efficient; the next phase should be to gradually strengthen the second and third

Best of BS Opinion: Putin's visit, CBAM pressure and rooftop solar's future

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Sanjay Malhotra's first year as RBI governor: Stability with reforms

The RBI under him prizes stability, yet remains open to reform. The onus is on the banking industry to prove it deserves Malhotra's trust

Exim Matters: India-Russia targets are big, but businesses are cautious

While bilateral targets are ambitious, exporters wary of payment, logistics risks; deeper ties with West still drive business pragmatism