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Best of BS Opinion: India's politics, not economics, is the problem

Pollution in North India is as intractable as the behaviour of Donald Trump is unpredictable.

Best of BS Opinion: Social to economical, losing the past and the future

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Golden girls of comedy introduce black women in all their complexity

The show is deeply rooted in black culture, having been written and acted by an all-female, all-black cast, and is laugh-out-loud funny even to those outside it

Art in the time of recession

What insiders wish for is a revival of interest in contemporary artists and their work; many who made a name for themselves before the 2008 crash have still to recover

Best of BS Opinion: J&K occupying public discourse, but what about economy?

The opinion pages set out some of the critical issues that policy-makers need to confront, says Kanika Datta

A Bengali's ode to sweets

Book review of Amit Chaudhuri's 'Sweet Shop'

Best of BS Opinion: RCEP and the two futures for India and its industry

Is Sri Lanka the next Argentina? What will it take for Indian businesses to compete globally? What are the key elements of a sustainable end of life policy for commercial vehicles?

Best of BS Opinion: What economy needs, streaming movies, RCEP, and more

Narendra Modi's decision not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was a political one

Best of BS Opinion: Can alternative investment fund revive realty sector?

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India's telecom sector could face another test, this time from CCI

CCI does not need to wait to pick up cases only after it is approached by an affected party, it can and has done suo moto cases too

Best of BS Opinion: Job crisis, price rise, India's weak policies, and more

Whether it is the employment crisis or foreign companies leaving India, the hyphen between the two is weak policies

Best of BS Opinion: Why the govt must step in to help telecom companies

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Best of BS Opinion: India's policy, politics, air pollution and more

Since the growth has slowed, it is likely that Indian consumers, especially in rural areas, may have had no choice but to cut consumption further

Myths and modernity

The only complaint one has of this book is that it is so slim

Feeble to formidable

India's fielders can today probably save at least 50 runs more per innings as opposed to our teams of the past

An expensive venture

Krsma Syrah Hampi Hills 2016 has lush and opulent flavours of ripe blackberries, dried black currant, and mocha on the palate, with a characteristic lingering black pepper spice note

Sabarimala once more

Social justice and progressive social reforms are never a walk in the park

Best of BS Opinion: Opening the economy for trade and investment

While at the fundamental level, India has several factors in its favour to make it a preferred investment destination, it needs to do more to attract investments

Best of BS Opinion: India & India Inc's search of growth amid fiscal woes

From Kulbhushan Jadhav's reprieve to bank nationalisation, here are the best of Business Standard Opinions for the day

Best of BS Opinion: India's policy stability, Maharashtra politics and more

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