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Tax-to-GDP: What India can learn from countries with better collections

Exploring India's tax-to-GDP gap, lessons from global reforms, and the role of social security contributions in boosting revenue and citizen compliance

India needs mission-mode bureaucrats to deliver growth, jobs, and services

Learning from East Asia, India must reform its district administration with performance, accountability, and vision to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat

Best of BS Opinion: When leaders throw tantrums and institutions play deaf

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Protein mania shifts from gym-goers to mainstream consumers in India

Protein-packed foods gain popularity in India as consumers embrace health and nutrition awareness

Justice in India: Cost, language, and distance keep millions unheard

Justice in India remains unequal as cost, language, and distance exclude millions - but reforms in legal aid, technology, and regional languages can make the system more inclusive

Trump's UN speech exposes both America's decline and UN's paralysis

Trump's rambling UN speech, met with silence, exposed America's retreat from global leadership and highlighted the urgent need for UN reform to reflect today's power realities

Indian IT faces $100,000 H-1B shock, but innovation may be the answer

Visa fee hike poses a major challenge for the industry, but it is also an opportunity for cash-rich firms to rethink their model

EU looks east: Why India must seize the moment to clinch its FTA deal

The European Union has shown flexibility in its FTA policy. India must capitalise

In a clear change of strategy, govt turns to tax benefits to boost demand

The 'Festival of Savings' appears to be the new policy instrument to revive and sustain growth

Best of BS Opinion: When comfort and dangers of the dark are intertwined

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BharatGen: Beyond a model, India's AI Manhattan Project in making

Bharat will not simply depend on imported intelligence; it will harness the talents of its best to build it on its own terms

Why proxy firms matter in shaping India's corporate governance path

Critics argue that proxy advisory firms apply criteria that often differ from local regulatory requirements, leading to a lack of uniform recommendations across firms

Digging deep: India's geothermal policy should be pursued with care

India's geothermal endowment is significant, though its share in the energy mix remains negligible

Skilling failure: Govt must streamline delivery models for better outcomes

With the launch of the Skill India Mission, NSDC became nodal implementing agency for myriad skills under this umbrella, a function that demands a significantly different set of managerial abilities

Best of BS Opinion: What shadows of power, policy and betrayal conceal

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WFI 2025: Taste the future with innovation, investment and opportunity

The remarkable success of PMFME micro-entrepreneurs demonstrates WFI's impact. Free stalls place them at the heart of the event, enabling connections with domestic as well as global giants

Trump tariffs and India's options: Shield exports, clean up domestic act

The additional 25 per cent tariff on all our exports to the US due to our import of Russian crude oil puts a huge burden on India. We import around 600 million barrels of oil per year from Russia

AI is at an extreme: Market cap, returns, capex surpass tech-bubble highs

The believers are convinced that AI will solve the demographic and fiscal challenges of the West

Tel Aviv's isolation: A two-state solution remains the global consensus

This represents a major shift in attitudes in the West, and is a reflection of the increasing isolation on the international stage being endured by Tel Aviv following its continuing war on Gaza Strip

A simplified GST structure: Revenue collection must be closely tracked

A simplified GST structure will help all stakeholders. The government expects that lower GST rates, along with income-tax relief, will boost consumption