Opinion Specials

Best of BS Opinion: New urea policy skirts fertiliser subsidy reform

From fertiliser subsidies and Russian oil tariffs to regulatory independence, rural water reforms and the politics of interfaith marriage, here are today's top Opinion pieces.

Best of BS Opinion: Dixon-Vivo joint venture hints at pragmatic approach

New services production index, a shift on Chinese investment, farmer-led agricultural reform, city labour markets and life under siege in Iran feature in today's Best of BS Opinion.

Best of BS Opinion: Oil and monsoon will drive RBI's inflation debate

Today's opinions analyse inflation risks, education quality, AI's impact on jobs, China's economic influence and how nutrition can help improve healthy ageing

Best of BS Opinion: The missing links beyond visible progress

Visible progress matters, as these pieces show, but missing links decide how far it can go

Best of BS Opinion: Does the world need an international anti-ecocide law?

Today's opinions examine environmental destruction in war, the strategic race for frontier AI and the lessons India can draw from Brazil's ethanol transition.

Best of BS Opinion: Nato, remote work and economic resilience

Today's opinions examine the Nato summit, women's cash transfer schemes, global market risks after the Iran conflict, remote work and Mary Beard's exploration of the classics.

Best of BS Opinion: Cybersecurity, ageing and women's financial freedom

Today's opinions examine cybersecurity in connected vehicles, India's ageing challenge, Karnataka's regional inequalities, women's entrepreneurship and the hidden world of trees

Best of BS Opinion: India's ethanol blending plans need better design

Today's opinions examine India's ethanol-blending policy, urban employment trends, MGNREGA reforms, energy security after the Strait of Hormuz disruptions, and Project Cheetah

Best of BS Opinion: When context changes, playbooks must change too

A film campaign could once move from trailer to teaser to release and hope for the best. A brand could once follow global formulas and expect Indian consumers to adapt

Best of BS Opinion: Credibility comes at a price

It is a willingness to pay the price of transparency, enforcement and long-term responsibility

Best of BS Opinion: The core must evolve before the moment passes

A brand that survives for decades does so not by freezing itself in the past, but by refreshing its meaning without losing its core

Best of BS Opinion: Direction and delivery are not the same

From AI and EVs to cooperative banks and data governance, India's transformation will depend less on ambition and more on effective institutions and execution

Best of BS Opinion: Resilience depends on adapting better

From capital flows and climate risks to telecom regulation and corporate governance, today's opinion package explores why institutions must evolve to meet new realities

Best of BS Opinion: Trust is not a mood; it's a design problem

Artificial intelligence cannot be trusted merely because capital is rushing towards it. Financial boards need independence, not old habits of patronage

Best of BS Opinion: Design must meet reality to survive

Good design begins with ambition, but survives only when it meets reality

Best of BS Opinion: Test of system is what it produces, not what it claims

The official story is rarely enough. To understand whether a system works, one must look not at what it claims to do, but at what it produces

Best of BS Opinion: India-EU ties, Rolex, Joe Sacco, pseudoscience

Strategic partnerships, purpose-driven capitalism, free speech, and the dangers of ideology over science lead today's Opinion page

Best of BS Opinion: Weather risks, state finances and Trump's economics

Today's opinions examine monsoon uncertainty, RBI's NBFC framework, worsening state finances, Donald Trump's economic approach and the future of modern feminism

Best of BS Opinion: Policy of incentives for NRIs must be debated

Today's opinions examine RBI incentives for FCNR deposits, the economic legacy of Brexit, India's trade strategy, institution-building for growth and lessons from successful founders

Best of BS Opinion: RBI strategy, Greenspan's legacy, and Kolkata's renewal

Today's opinions explore India's forex reserve strategy, Alan Greenspan's complex legacy, West Bengal's urban renewal agenda, maize-led farm growth and China's coercive diplomacy