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Next game changer: High-speed rail may add ₹60 trn to economy in 15 years

For decades, traditional trains have been India's arteries, moving over 23 million passengers daily along with vital freight

Israeli impunity in Gaza: US support counters growing global censure

The irony of this flurry of international condemnation, including from India and the Abraham Accord signatories, is that it has not deterred Israel or its sponsor, the US

Fed in focus: Lower interest rates alone may not aid capital flows to India

This is an unusual position in modern central banking, and particularly for the Fed

India-US relations mired in tariffs, personal ambitions and mistrust

The chief complaints of the Trump administration have centred on 'higher' tariffs charged by India on American goods and the trade surplus India enjoys with the US

Best of BS Opinion: Power reforms, AI innovation, and India's future path

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PM Narendra Modi's every moment devoted to Bharat: Rajyavardhan Rathore

We have all lived through an India where policies often remained stagnant and corruption eroded public trust

India must invest in sovereign data infra, AI skilling for a new economy

NITI Aayog projects AI could add up to $1 trillion to India's GDP by 2035, but success depends on sovereign infrastructure, skilling, and responsible adoption

Basic issues in discoms must be addressed to root out persistent problems

Discom losses and distorted tariffs threaten India's power reforms; a consensus on cost-reflective pricing and transparent subsidies is crucial for sustainable growth

The Finance Commission is key to saving our cities from climate change

Its current horizontal devolution formula is insufficient to prepare cities to deal with floods and droughts caused by climate change

The great Indian vanishing act: Time to replicate the demat 'miracle'

Thirty years ago, an Act made physical securities disappear. Now it's time to extend it to all paperwork

Best of BS Opinion: Living with the routine and suddenness of change

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Paths forward for trade: Even contentious issues can be resolved

While it is vitally important that the interests of key strategic and sensitive sectors are kept in mind, it is also necessary to identify mechanisms by which some sort of compromise might be achieved

Monsoon shift: Agriculture must adjust to changing weather patterns

Rain at a wrong time, particularly during harvest, can damage standing crops, reduce quality, and spoil perishables such as fruit and vegetables

Nepal's convulsions, lessons for India: Rethinking South Asian integration

There have been half-hearted efforts to remake South Asia in the image of the European Union or at least the Asean, but now they seem to have been given up entirely

Life beyond chai: Climate change may push India to Sri Lankan, Nepali tea

The failure to develop a powerful Indian tea brand in global markets reflects a generic weakness of Indian industry in general

Best of BS Opinion: Defence deals to GDP data, eruptions break the quiet

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'Karmachari' to 'karmayogi': PM Modi's blueprint to future-proof governance

What distinguishes Mission Karmayogi is that it is not a cosmetic HR update. It is a values-driven transformative redesign of India's civil services with focus on performance

Justice in climate cooperation: Restoring common but differentiated duties

The group of Non-Annex I countries can no longer be fully identified with the developing states, as 20 Non-Annex I countries are now included in the World Bank's list of high-income countries

The problem with schools: Growth in pvt coaching reflects systemic decay

One major concern that deserves greater policy attention arising from the report is, however, the unchecked growth of private coaching

On the frontline: Defence Procurement Manual 2025 eases industry concerns

The 2025 version squarely addresses these issues and also seeks to promote the important goal of competitive self-reliance