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Reviving manufacturing growth: Balancing govt and corporation roles

Ensuring manufacturing growth consistent with our development aims requires the government becoming less entrepreneurial and the corporations becoming much more entrepreneurial

State debt dynamics: Strict fiscal rules needed to reverse disparities

The RBI's frequent intervention to cap spreads in bond markets of heavily indebted states also leads to market indiscipline

World trade at risk: Trump's drive for reciprocity will undermine trade

Without the MFN principle, investigation into rules of origin might have to be applied to every single shipment

Trump's 'reciprocal tariffs' may complicate US duty rate structure

Prime Minister Modi is only the fourth leader of a country, after Japan, Israel and Jordon to meet Trump in his second term to discuss a range of issues including tariffs

Task before new boards: Boosting India's global standing in key commodities

The Indian turmeric industry, however, needs to brace itself up to capitalise on the emerging opportunities in the world bazaar in the face of escalating competition from several new players

Running episodic deregulation: Every project must clear three questions

Reasoning about regulation involves comparing the costs and benefits. Full freedom allows the people to pursue economic efficiency

AI's oxygen: Undersea cables and satellites drive digital connectivity

India's data transmission capacity is expected to quadruple when new undersea cables are activated in 2025 to connect the country to key world markets

Consumer protection: Flat sale to third party illegal if agreement valid

The State Commission found that termination of the agreement through a lawyer's notice was illegal; a registered agreement can only be annulled through another registered document

Celebrities never fade away: How their creative works keep them alive

Dead celebrities remain valuable because their creative works - art, music, movies, or books continue to generate exponential value through actual sales, through royalties, licensing deals

What is MAGAnomics? The economics behind Trump's 'America First'

A reckoning is in order, not just with Trumpism but with the assumptions that made it possible in the first place

Trump's reciprocal tariffs: A US gamble that could disrupt global trade

India could reduce its tariffs to zero on these products in exchange for the U.S. doing the same, which would be an immediate benefit for India

Release for grief: When sincerity matters more than words themselves

Loss is humanity's lot, but as Gibson reaches urgently for their best gifts - love, humour, creation - we see it ought to be a connecting idea rather than an isolating one

Varying constants of Delhi: New power equations after BJP's return

The BJP is mindful that on the ground the AAP still exists. And so does the Congress. In 14 seats of the Delhi Assembly, the Congress got more votes than the margin of defeat of the AAP

Deep state, shallow state, non-state: The rise of conspiracy theories

From bhikshus of Ashokan 3rd century BC and medieval Sufis to Oxfam, Omidyar and Soros now, non-state actors have any real power only when they work in conjunction with a real state

Income Tax Bill, 2025: A pivotal step towards making law accessible

The traditional style of drafting the law has led to enormous tax litigation over the past six decades

Income-tax law: New layout, old provisions, but complexities remain

Certain amendments on trust taxation are welcome. All classes of registered non-profit institutions such as public trusts, society, university/educational institutions have been identified

New income-tax law: A case for simplification in language and format

Over the years, several attempts have been made to reform Income Tax Act, the first being between 1986 and 1991, second in 1996, third in 2010 in the form of Direct Taxes Code (DTC), and then in 2017

In step with a reordered world: A Viksit Bharat needs domestic market focus

A greater inward orientation is inevitable in years ahead for two reasons. One is a slowing down of growth in world trade. The second channel through which GEF will make itself felt is flows in FDI

Trump 2.0: Fate of climate policy amid shifting global priorities

The developing world may suffer a double whammy. Advanced nations, such as EU and UK, would be squeezing them by applying stringent sustainability measures having trans-border implications

Regulation.ai@India: Striking a balance between innovation and safety

India must not delay implementing comprehensive AI regulations to ensure technology serves humanity's best interests and upholds core values