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What the Budget must present in a tough global and job environment
As the Union Budget nears, the focus must shift to debt, deficits, and borrowing from household savings, and how these choices affect private investment, manufacturing growth, and jobs
 "What the Budget must present in a tough global and job environment")
Demographic shift: State finances reflect the rapid transition ahead
Nationally, the working-age population is expected to peak around 2031, but several states have already crossed that point
 "Demographic shift: State finances reflect the rapid transition ahead")
Exim Matters: Republic Day, Customs Day and limits to executive power
On Republic Day and International Customs Day, a reminder that vigilance in enforcement must remain anchored in constitutional limits, due process and the rule of law
 "Exim Matters: Republic Day, Customs Day and limits to executive power")
Digital intervention: Fiscal efficiency can work together with soil revival
Linking urea sales to digital farmer IDs could curb leakages and fiscal waste-but only a phased, inclusive rollout can protect farmers and revive soil health
 "Digital intervention: Fiscal efficiency can work together with soil revival")
March of a Republic: India must find its way in an uncertain environment
As global order frays and the US turns inward, India's Republic Day optics underline a strategic pivot towards Europe and faster reforms at home
 "March of a Republic: India must find its way in an uncertain environment")
India's exports dream likely to run into the hard wall of realities
Tripling India's exports by 2035 needs tiger-like performance, open markets and ruthless reform-conditions history suggests India does not yet have
 "India's exports dream likely to run into the hard wall of realities")
The middle powers' dilemma: Are they at the table, or on the menu?
Countries that aren't at the table are on the menu, says Mark Carney
 "The middle powers' dilemma: Are they at the table, or on the menu?")
Bolster dispute platform, skip ombudsman creation for effective resolution
Smart ODR works well for resolving individual disputes. What is required is the routine publication of anonymised orders so that the same disputes don't keep resurfacing
 "Bolster dispute platform, skip ombudsman creation for effective resolution")
Best of BS Opinion: Markets and culture test the limits of old frameworks
Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today
 "Best of BS Opinion: Markets and culture test the limits of old frameworks")
The end of Nato is coming: Trans-Atlantic security under renewed strain
No President has created so much doubt about America's commitment to trans-Atlantic security
 "The end of Nato is coming: Trans-Atlantic security under renewed strain")
Is Gen Z the root of our cultural exhaustion or its most visible effect?
Blaming Gen Z for shallow culture misses the point: algorithms, nostalgia and risk-averse institutions have drained depth long before the youngest generation logged in
 "Is Gen Z the root of our cultural exhaustion or its most visible effect?")
Why cultural consistency, values are key to building enduring institutions
From JRD to Ratan Tata to N Chandrasekaran, the Tata story shows how enduring institutions survive turbulence by renewing strategy while staying anchored to core values
 "Why cultural consistency, values are key to building enduring institutions")
With alliances in 'rupture', global markets could face higher volatility
When alliances last this long, they are assumed to be permanent. But, as the famous saying goes, nations have no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent national interests
Market confidence erodes when enforcement power meets commercial interests
SEs' proximity to trading enables real-time monitoring, enforcing listing standards, and maintaining orderly markets. Chapter V goes significantly further
 "Market confidence erodes when enforcement power meets commercial interests")
Best of BS Opinion: Power politics abroad, policy choices at home
Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today
 "Best of BS Opinion: Power politics abroad, policy choices at home")
A Budget for India's strategic growth, jobs and global competitiveness
The document will be pivotal in outlining agenda that sustains growth and capex, enhances manufacturing and technological capabilities, creates jobs, and makes our economy more dynamic and competitive
 "A Budget for India's strategic growth, jobs and global competitiveness")
Neutral policy, predictable rules needed for investment-led growth
Fiscal restraint and policy stability are key for a pivot from consumption to investment led growth
 "Neutral policy, predictable rules needed for investment-led growth")
Three priorities for the govt: Defence, education, and climate adaptation
While many areas compete for resources, defence, education, and adaptation deserve focus for maximum impact
India's power reforms: New policy aims to address persistent fault lines
The policy rightly recognises that tariff dysfunction is at the heart of the sector's problems
 "India's power reforms: New policy aims to address persistent fault lines")
A deal on ice: US President Trump dials back Greenland rhetoric in Davos
Trump's Greenland gambit may have paused in Davos, but it signals a deeper erosion of the rules-based order as great powers test how far coercion can go
 "A deal on ice: US President Trump dials back Greenland rhetoric in Davos")