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Best of BS Views: Choosing govt's Mahalanobis, protecting private sector

P C Mahalanobis guided Jawaharlal Nehru's economic thinking. Who does Prime Minister Narendra Modi turn to for such advice?

Body, mind and soul

For most people, art is seen as a genteel pursuit requiring nothing more arduous than holding a brush of paint before a canvas tilted on an easel to facilitate the act of painting

A future full of experimentation

Design is practical futurism. It is fundamentally about creating a future state that is preferable to the present

When disorder sparks joy

Books are, after all, objects too, valued for their aesthetic and sensory affect

Unholy horrors

Arguments made by some of those who question the contempt for these 'devout' young men in the city seem persuasive

Why Sebi's new KYC norm may lead to the exit of many legitimate investors

While the intent may be laudable, there are several problems with the approach

Best of BS Opinion: Good people of business; theory side of economics

A defence of business's good for the society, a call for economists to rethink their work models, and a review of what Boris Johnson promised to do for India. Pallav Nayak sums up the views

Best of BS Opinion: Green side of prosperity; losers in US and China fight

An explanation of how economic growth helped India protect the tiger and an analysis of how developing nations are going to pay the price for the US-China trade war. Pallav Nayak sums up the views

Best of BS Opinion: Garg's unusual transfer, Andhra's 'breach' of contract

Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy's government in Andhra Pradesh wants to renegotiate contracts the previous government had signed with private companies for renewable energy power projects

Best of BS Opinion: How to charge up India's economy, make EVs run

The government has added heft to its electric vehicles (EVs) policy by slashing GST on them and chargers

Best of BS Opinion: Time for farm reforms, clean up credit rating agencies

From farm sector reforms to US-China trade conflict, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Best of BS Opinion: Govt's macro challenge, Karnataka exception & more

From what govt must do to ensure that macro targets don't become embarrassments to how others can take inspiration from Yediyurappa's handling of Modi and Shah, here's a selection of BS Opinion pieces

For the people

On a cycling group that I am a part of, a message was circulated this week of an executive who died after being hit by a truck from the back

Conversations about longing

It is unfashionable these days to imagine the narrative first person as that of the poet

An ode to fried food

I have the deepest respect for scientists and other smart folks who analyse which food does what to our bodies, which keeps us fighting fit and which could give us a heart attack

Awaiting Amarone

The top-rated Amarone wine producers include Dal Forno Romano, Masi, Allegrini, Pasqua , Fattori and Zenato

Best of BS Opinion: Bonding in marketing, K-solution, Boris factor and more

From emotional bonding with customers to Kashmir issue, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Best of BS Opinion: Crypto ban not a good idea, labour law reforms & more

From the ban on cryptocurrency, political defections to OYO's adventures, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Best of BS Opinion: Numbers alone do not determine desirability of outcomes

From bank lending to infrastructure to Supreme Court judgements, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Best of BS Opinion: Jobs to water, country's plight seeks constant reforms

From labour force to water conservation, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day