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Why exchange rate volatility is essential for economic flexibility

While some people view exchange rate fluctuation as detrimental to the economy, it is, in fact, a crucial element of economic flexibility

Ratan Tata and Christopher Benninger: Champions of Indian aesthetics

The aesthetics of Ratan Tata and Christopher Benninger made India a nicer physical place

Best of BS Opinion: Two great architects, satellite communication, more

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Unchecked Urban Growth: How illegal constructions hurt cities and safety

Illegal constructions make cities less liveable and endanger lives, but technology offers a path forward

Viksit@2047: Achieving India's vision needs focus on core priorities

India's ambition may seem out of reach, but two and a half decades provide ample time to prepare- if it gets its focus right

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Minimum support price: Need for improved methodology, institutional reforms

There are two contentious questions related to MSP. First, how is the MSP fixed? Second, how to ensure that farmers get the recommended MSP?

Internship opportunity: Progress will need to be carefully monitored

The fact that only about 155,000 candidates applied for about 91,000 such positions on the first day surprised many. The number is expected to go up

Taming the unicorns: Attention to institution building is critical

As India's unicorns race to become decacorns, they must absorb the less glamorous sobriety of institution-building too

Saudi Arabia's ambitious tech leap aims to lead in cyberspace governance

What is worth noting is that Saudi Arabia has gone all out to develop and leverage advanced science and technology to underpin its rapid economic and social transformation

A $700 billion war chest: India's external sector needs skilful management

The important question is what if the insurance of higher reserves and stability in currency attracts substantially more capital inflows?

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The power of institutions: Economics Nobel rewards deepest questions

The basic structure of liberal economic reform that has been argued for in this country for decades now is one, essentially, of institutional change

Safe landing: SpaceX's new capability to improve space exploration

This is the fifth test flight of the Starship and the first four did not involve recapture of the booster by chopsticks, due to various technical snags

Fact vs fiction: Ex-US President Trump's tariff tussle with India

US' trade policy highlights India's need to follow its own strategic priorities without yielding to external pressure

The CGST rules: Helpful amendments, court decisions for exporters

CBIC had issued its circular prescribing the procedures for the payment of IGST and compensation cess (CC) along with interest by the importers who had violated the pre-import condition

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Small is not beautiful: India's bias against large factories is damaging

Recent work by economist Arvind Subramanian and others, recently summarised in this newspaper last week, shows the problem is even worse than the ASI data suggests

Water security: India must boost wastewater reuse to tackle insecurity

Given the climate risks, India needs to prepare to deal with them because water stress is only likely to worsen

A revival in China? Recent govt stimulus fails to address deeper issues

The Chinese government has a philosophy of control which extends into macroeconomics