Opinion

Sanjay Malhotra's first year as RBI governor: Stability with reforms

The RBI under him prizes stability, yet remains open to reform. The onus is on the banking industry to prove it deserves Malhotra's trust

Exim Matters: India-Russia targets are big, but businesses are cautious

While bilateral targets are ambitious, exporters wary of payment, logistics risks; deeper ties with West still drive business pragmatism

Rooftop solar's promise hits reality: Who pays for night-time power?

Battery mandates and lower buyback tariffs aim to ease discom losses, but risk slowing household adoption of solar power

CBAM changes trade rules: India needs carbon pricing, not exemptions

CBAM to penalise polluting exporters; India should push for deep EU trade pact and simpler carbon tax over complex cap-and-trade

India's economy outdoes expectations but rupee strain raises fresh risks

The headline inflation reading for October, at 0.25 per cent, was the lowest in the current series. The MPC has revised the inflation projection for the current year to 2 per cent

Putin's red-carpet visit: Strong optics but uncertain strategic gains

It is also an open question whether any of India's immediate objectives were met, although there was an abundance of promise mostly built on Mr Modi's visit to Moscow last year

Indians find shield against fraud: Second bank account for daily use

UPI ease spurs second payments bank accounts for daily use; AI tools like MuleHunter.ai flag 20,000 mule accounts monthly

Consumer Protection: Allopathic doctor can't prescribe ayurvedic drugs

The Medical Council had exonerated Dr Agarwal of negligence. But the Consumer Commission held him guilty because he was an allopathic doctor who had prescribed an ayurvedic drug

Best of BS Opinion: Figuring out where sensibility ends and folly begins

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RBI emphatic on durable liquidity support; focus clearly on transmission

Multiple MPC members of late flagged the re-emergence of space for further monetary easing given the record-low CPI inflation

Sweeps and stakes in Nepal: No single party likely to win clear majority

A clean sweep by any single political party is unlikely in Nepal's forthcoming elections, which could mark a return to the politics of loaves and fishes

Ironies of history: Vandemataram debate may throw up uncomfortable truths

What has come with the territory are the celebrations of 150 years of the composition of Vandemataram, which Parliament is expected to "debate" next week

Beyond search, with AEO, GEO & AIEO: Why SEO alone is no longer enough

Marketers also need to understand the need to optimise for AI digestibility. Increasingly, AI systems favour content that is easy to analyse and summarise

High cost of anti-immigration policies: Backlash risks growth, innovation

Economists have long argued that easing restrictions on cross-border mobility brings enormous benefits to both destination and origin countries

RBI brings early Christmas: Room left for another 25-bps rate cut

If inflation undershoots RBI projections and growth faces roadblocks from trade barriers and geopolitics, another 25-bps rate cut will not be a surprise

The failed Marshal Doctrine: Pak's most 'creative' military dictatorship

In the exact period that Gen Munir has been consolidating power, his counterparts in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal have eschewed it with remarkable dignity and professionalism

Responsive regulations for resilience

Regulations are never cast in stone, evolution is essential

Best of BS Opinion: Staying watchful as the systems shift around us

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Weaponised vigilance: Baseless complaints are paralysing administrators

Former Defence Secretary calls for accountability for false complaints, warns of systemic risk-aversion in bureaucracy

Toxic aquifer beneath our feet: India faces its worst groundwater crisis

The most striking finding is the presence of uranium contamination across North India