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Best of BS Opinion: PLIs can't succeed without deeper structural reforms

Today's pieces span multiple issues, from overseas acquisitions by PSUs, PLI schemes' success, the proposed India-US BTA, and the debilitating effect of quality issues across sectors

Slashing food tariffs: NITI's push for US mkt access may hurt food security

In the 1960s and early 1970s, India faced food shortages and depended on US food imports under PL-480 - a US law that allowed surplus food to be sold or donated to countries like India

Strategic opportunity: Mazagon-CDPLC deal boosts India's maritime influence

This strategic deal between MDSL and CDPLC was the outcome of extensive discussion between Indian and Sri Lankan officials

The problems India ignores: Fixes, not vision, key to 8% economic growth

There are dozens of issues that slow our growth far below potential. They don't need a grand vision, but they urgently need attention if India is to grow at over 8 per cent

Scaling up garment production: Incentives alone won't fix structural gaps

Aimed at boosting the production of manmade fibre (MMF) apparel and MMF fabric, it was launched in 2021 with a budgetary outlay of ₹10,683 crore for five years

Tibet at one remove: Little Lhasa maps a people's emotional geography

How, by a historical accident, India, despite her own poverty and exploding population, became an ideal home for exiled Tibetans

Best of BS Opinion: Trump's citizenship rules may upend world order

Two of today's pieces weigh in on President Trump's proposed ban on birthright citizenship and its wider consequences.

Luis Alvarez deserved a livelier biography than Collisions offers

Nevala-Lee recounts succession of events that followed: degrees from University of Chicago and a long, illustrious career, most of it at Berkeley. Alvarez was ambitious, arrogant and often prickly

Industrial policy redux: India must counter the Chinese supply grip

China needs nothing critical from India - on the other hand, India needs $115 billion worth of goods every year from China to keep various parts of its economy going

Closing of West: Has Trump won his decade-long argument about immigration?

Mr Trump's actions in this sphere, because of their extreme nature and the dangerous rhetoric that accompanies them, receive the most attention

Fare track: Latest hike in railway tariff seems a modest proposal

The fare increase is expected to generate revenue of ₹700 crore in FY26 over a Budget estimate of ₹92,800 crore

SBI at 70: A legacy institution that mirrors India's economic rise

Who says the elephant can't dance? The theme that runs through the bank's 70-year life is its willingness to change in sync with time

Ending a right: Challenging birthright citizenship won't end well for US

If Mr Trump indeed succeeds in rolling back birthright citizenship then it will stand as an epochal shift in American identity and in its role in the world

Looking beyond Europe: Nato defence spending hike could impact exporters

The Nato decision is a response to fears of security threats from Russia, which is enhancing its war capabilities and apprehensions that the US cannot be relied upon to defend Europe

To be inclusive, insurance will need a mix of tech and human touch

While digital channels drive accessibility and cost efficiency, physical touch points build confidence and cater to the underinsured segments

Virender Sehwag or Mr Average: Steadiness trumps aggression in investing

Many investors can choose average over exceptional for most of their money. This will give them peace of mind and the freedom to take risks with the rest

Obituary: Remembering Dr Radhika Pandey (Dec 18, 1978 - June 28, 2025)

Some of her main research contributions were on household consumption behaviour, analysis of business cycles, the inflation targeting framework and regulation of the financial sector

Aamir Khan's strength lies behind the camera, in challenging convention

For the past 40 years, Aamir Khan has carved out a career as an actor with his unique, off-beat choices

Best of BS Opinion: The quiet undercurrents changing the world today

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

India needs thousands of innovators like Suhas Patil and Anjan Bose

These are "hidden champions" of strategic research and innovation. They are worthy of emulation within Indian industry, and maybe even a Padma!