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RBI goes for extended pause before rate hike amid rising uncertainties
RBI holds rates and signals a prolonged pause, balancing strong domestic fundamentals against rising global risks and persistent uncertainty
 "RBI goes for extended pause before rate hike amid rising uncertainties")
Welfare politics and procedural issues pose risks to fiscal discipline
Are the new or revised schemes costed properly? If not, what will it do to the Budget figures?
 "Welfare politics and procedural issues pose risks to fiscal discipline")
RBI's MPC avoids knee-jerk reaction, preserves policy flexibility
Even though external conditions pose a significant risk, the RBI pointed out that the pause was also cushioned by resilient momentum in domestic activity across manufacturing and services
 "RBI's MPC avoids knee-jerk reaction, preserves policy flexibility")
Beyond the optics of stability, India's economy faces rising external risks
Rising oil prices and limited fiscal space heighten risks of inflation, slower growth, and macroeconomic instability as the West Asia crisis unfolds
 "Beyond the optics of stability, India's economy faces rising external risks")
FCRA changes risk expanding state control over civil society space
Proposed FCRA changes risk tightening control over NGOs, raising concerns over administrative overreach and constraints on legitimate civil society work
 "FCRA changes risk expanding state control over civil society space")
Between easing inflation and rising geopolitical risks, RBI chooses caution
RBI holds rates amid West Asia uncertainty, with oil prices and geopolitical risks set to shape inflation, growth, and future policy moves
 "Between easing inflation and rising geopolitical risks, RBI chooses caution")
Best of BS Opinion: India's energy challenge and defence export opportunity
Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today
 "Best of BS Opinion: India's energy challenge and defence export opportunity")
The Covid lessons: West Asia conflict can also be used to usher in reforms
West Asia conflict may disrupt Budget 2026-27 projections, squeezing revenues and raising subsidies, prompting fiscal adjustments and potential reforms, echoing lessons from the Covid-era shock
 "The Covid lessons: West Asia conflict can also be used to usher in reforms")
Rewiring power for a new era: India's energy transition is too cautious
India imports more than 90 per cent of its oil needs and roughly half its gas requirements
 "Rewiring power for a new era: India's energy transition is too cautious")
Reducing import dependence: Renewable energy can play a significant role
It has been argued that India must push up the domestic production of fossil fuels, including oil and gas, along with diversifying sources of imports
 "Reducing import dependence: Renewable energy can play a significant role")
Electricity: Overhauling tariff policy for a renewables-driven future
Unless tariff policy is revamped, India's discoms will be more obstacles than catalysts in the transition to a renewables-driven electrostate
 "Electricity: Overhauling tariff policy for a renewables-driven future")
Defence outperformance: Exports grow, but a more broadbased strategy needed
Private sector must drive defence growth, with successful nations relying on strong public-private partnerships to build competitive and scalable manufacturing ecosystems
 "Defence outperformance: Exports grow, but a more broadbased strategy needed")
India's leapfrog moment: A coordinated push can reshape growth path
As India nears the $3,000 per capita mark, a coordinated push in skills, clean energy and AI could help it leapfrog the middle-income trap
 "India's leapfrog moment: A coordinated push can reshape growth path")
Best of BS Opinion: Between reform and risk in a fragmenting global order
Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today
 "Best of BS Opinion: Between reform and risk in a fragmenting global order")
Debt, demography, democracy: Busting myths in intergovernmental transfers
The 16th Finance Commission shifts focus away from demography, arguing ageing alone does not weaken state finances or justify higher transfers
 "Debt, demography, democracy: Busting myths in intergovernmental transfers")
Streamline regulations: Jan Vishwas Bill is a step in the right direction
Notably, the Bill is not a standalone reform. It is part of a broader and consistent policy intervention over the past decade and is aimed at improving the business environment
 "Streamline regulations: Jan Vishwas Bill is a step in the right direction")
To the moon and beyond: Artemis II mission can pave way for deep space
The Artemis programme and the associated Artemis Accords are one axis of a new space race
 "To the moon and beyond: Artemis II mission can pave way for deep space")
India's misunderstood shock: Lessons from the pandemic on what not to do
With the Reserve Bank of India's first policy meeting since the ongoing energy shock underway, the obvious question is whether rate hikes are coming
 "India's misunderstood shock: Lessons from the pandemic on what not to do")
Improving job quality: India needs to generate more productive employment
Revamped PLFS offers sharper labour data, but reveals a deeper concern-India's workforce remains trapped in low-quality jobs with weak wage growth
 "Improving job quality: India needs to generate more productive employment")
Dire straits: Prolonged war could alter the global security architecture
Escalating US-Iran conflict and oil disruptions threaten global stability, while shifting alliances signal a weakening of America's geopolitical influence
 "Dire straits: Prolonged war could alter the global security architecture")