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Why the Donald Trump administration's China approach lacks direction

Everything, it seems, is now a bargaining chip, as the Trump administration keeps reversing itself

Internationalising the rupee: India's path must diverge from China

India's best path forward is to gradually ease its capital controls. The RBI and the government have taken meaningful steps since 2020, but more are needed

Can private bankers run PSBs? Govt needs patience to make it work

Yes, they can. But to make the experiment successful, the government must have patience

Best of BS Opinion: Growth's next chapter is written in innovation

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Exim Matters: On Diwali day, let us look at the brighter aspects

The second good news for me is that the leading IT company Google will invest $15 billion over the next five years to set up an artificial intelligence (AI) data centre at Visakhapatnam in Andhra

Viksit Bharat through 'useful knowledge': Building a culture that values it

Can India learn from the framework of economic progress as described by Mr Mokyr? India's policymakers have no shortage of economic blueprints

Where growth comes from: Nobelists stress pragmatism and progress culture

That should be a core question for the discipline of economics, but surprisingly few Nobel Prizes have been awarded to those who ask it

Future trajectory: Policy rate cut uncertain despite cooling inflation

The decision at the December MPC meeting will depend on a range of factors, and the incoming data until then will be crucial in shaping the consensus view

The year ahead: Global uncertainties set to influence asset prices

The last 12 months have been characterised by economic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions

India's housing finance sector hits home run as demand rebounds strongly

The National Housing Bank's residential housing price index (NHB Residex) showed positive momentum in the first quarter of FY26

Programmable currency: Ensuring donors' money is used right and wisely

Vidyawati still had to visit the school to check whether the credit had actually come through, losing a day's work in the process

Best of BS Opinion: When smooth systems are hiding fragile realities

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Will AI pay off the West's debts? Don't bet on a tech-led rescue

To be sure, a wildly upbeat assessment of AI's potential impact on economic growth has propelled asset markets higher over the last few years

A herculean task: The Gaza peace plan will fail without US troops

Do the US, and its allies from the Arab world and Europe, have the required determination to buy that admission ticket and help implement the tenuous ceasefire?

Lights, camera, Diwali: How global TV shows spotlight the festival

Numerous Indian films and television series have featured Diwali over the years, many of which have also gained popularity outside India

Public criticism of predecessors: Rare, but India is not immune to it

Outside clubs, cooperative societies, and politics, public criticism of companies is rare - but India is not immune to it

The AI gold rush: Investments surge, but gains in GDP are only guesstimates

Huge investments are being committed to AI-related infrastructure, but the technology's positive effects on labour market and GDP are only guesstimates

Best of BS Opinion: It's time to stop ghosting your own potential

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Project choice key for Urban Challenge Fund and future of Indian cities

Closely linked to real estate redevelopment is mobility, and the UCF's transport projects should complement rather than duplicate existing corridors

India's pharma regulatory failures point to a deeper structural flaw

These are not independent, random occurrences. They are all pointers to a larger, more fundamental issue