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Tax certainty: Presumptive regime key to boosting India's FDI flows

The challenge is not India's assertion of its tax rights but the opacity of the rules.

A promising telecom stack, but India must address sector's health, duopoly

Despite the challenges, the telecom sector in India has scored well on tech advancements. The indigenous 4G technology stack, figuring among the elite five, is an example

India & the promise of a green hydrogen future: A frontrunner emerges

India's advantage rests on five decisive strengths. First, India offers globally unmatched rates for round-the-clock renewable energy, with prices ranging from ₹4.60 to ₹5 per kWh

Best of BS Opinion: Power, resistance and the global ring losing its bounce

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Swadeshi is passe - Indian businesses must learn to compete or fail

When new-age businesses such as mobile telephony opened up, no consumer stopped to ask about Indian mobile phones or Indian service providers

More than resilience, economy needs hard-nosed reforms to sustain growth

It is necessary to see the challenge posed by the prevailing situation as an opportunity and respond effectively to make the economy competitive

Credit on UPI can transform financial access for underserved borrowers

The experience of UPI offers valuable lessons on how Clou can evolve into a truly inclusive credit system

US' unilateral moves have rendered global multilateralism toothless

As the US sidelines institutions like the IMF, UN, and WTO, the post-War global order faces its most serious crisis yet

When states compete on policy depth and delivery excellence, India wins

In those early years, our government embarked on several landmark projects to get AP on the growth path

Best of BS Opinion: India's crusader spirit and the swords that betray it

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The small picture: Tracing the subtle trends behind India's capex growth

Remember that the government had for the first time in the last five years projected a single-digit growth in capex in 2025-26 to just 6.5 per cent

The macro view on micro dramas: Shorter, faster, and more addictive

From two- to-three-hour films to one- to two-minute micro-dramas, online content consumption is getting shorter, faster, and arguably more mindless

Listen to NITI Aayog: Boost trade competitiveness to strengthen economy

It is important for India to focus on expanding exports. External demand can be an important source of sustaining high growth, as demonstrated by several Asian countries in recent decades

Cracking pollution: Green fireworks are not India's long-term solution

Burning crackers during the paroxysms of celebrations that erupt during Diwali and continue after the festival add significantly to the pungent particulate matter in the air

Best of BS Opinion: India's ambitions and the cape it keeps tripping on

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Unhealthy practices: Regulatory vigilance on pharma needs a relook

Deaths from ingesting contaminated cough syrups in India have occurred with distressing frequency for decades

Pulses push: New govt mission should help reduce import dependence

Past experience in India shows that production, higher minimum support prices, and procurement alone cannot solve the problem

Bengaluru at a crossroads as urban decay threatens its IT-driven growth

This sub-optimal delivery of urban services stems from a combination of governance, planning, and funding issues that Bengaluru is grappling with

Why India needs more engineers in power, not just in classrooms

As India struggles to build its manufacturing sector and quality physical infra, we could consider what leadership role engineers should play in politics and the administration, writes T N Ninan

India's trade hurdle: Bureaucrats unchecked, entrepreneurs unheard

The entrepreneur filed her shipping bill for export of certain goods she had been exporting for years