Bs Opinion

Best of BS Opinion: Markets, municipalities, and missed deadlines

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

Revitalising PPPs: Reset required to unlock India's infrastructure push

With public finances stretched and infrastructure needs rising, reviving well-designed PPPs is essential to mobilise private capital, manage risk better and deliver India's next growth phase

Strengthening local bodies: Increasing grants will not be enough

A significant design change is the increase in untied funds. The untied component across these four grants is about 52 per cent compared with only 21 per cent under the 15th FC

Procedural clarity: Proposed changes will make IBC more effective

The proposed changes will impart greater transparency and operational clarity to the insolvency resolution process, which in turn is expected to reduce delays

Best of BS Opinion: Rethinking China policy and global alignments

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

India-France defence cooperation reflects strategic autonomy push

France has emerged as India's most consequential European partner, with defence manufacturing, Rafale jets and technology transfer anchoring a deepened strategic alignment

India must rethink its Chinese investment strategy beyond Press Note 3

As middle powers rethink ties with China, India must move beyond ad hoc relaxations of Press Note 3 and adopt a clearer, sector-specific strategy for economic security

Density alone will not make India's cities globally competitive yet

India is economically urban but not productively so. The Economic Survey flags how weak institutions, not density itself, are holding back cities from realising agglomeration gains

Supreme Court's spectrum ruling risks weakening insolvency framework

The insolvency estate encompasses enforceable rights and interests, no less than ownership of property

Best of BS Opinion: Financial reform and the rise of precision care

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

An illiberal tilt: A clash of civilisations with American characteristics

India will be hosting Brics Plus summit later this year. The grouping has major powers with significant independent agency and is certainly not a mere market to be carved up among countries of West

Inside Indian boardrooms: Progress and persistent governance gaps

The two reports, despite the time gap between them, converge on the view that India's corporate boards are at an inflection point

Closing cancer gaps: Availability of genomic data can improve outcomes

India's disease burden is undergoing a structural shift. According to the recent data, non-communicable diseases account for more than 57 per cent of all deaths in India

Focus on consumers: RBI's draft proposals to make banking experience better

The proposed rules prohibit abusive calls, public humiliation, anonymous or excessive contact, outreach to relatives, and recovery attempts outside permitted hours

Best of BS Opinion: India's trade ambitions and unfinished social reform

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

India-EU trade pact moves from promise to reality but challenges persist

India-EU FTA signals a strategic shift toward export-led growth, but without deeper trade, tariff and investment reforms, its full economic potential may remain unrealised

Modernising our society through education, skills and inter-caste marriages

Persistent caste inequality, limited inter-caste mobility and unequal access to quality education and jobs continue to slow India's social modernisation despite decades of economic growth

Unreasonable priorities: US wants Europe to help turn back the clock

From the perspective of their administration, it is not modern liberal political values that Europe and America share

Consumer awareness: Front-of-pack labels can reshape food choices

The Economic Survey 2025-26 has highlighted that sales of UPFs grew over 150 per cent from 2009 to 2023, which is a major contributor to obesity, diabetes, and other non-communicable diseases

Best of BS Opinion: AI ambitions, Dhaka's shift, and trade realities

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