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Signs of economic recovery

Consumer sentiment has been, by far, the most sluggish economic indicator in the post-lockdown recovery story so far

The farm deal that needs to be reworked

India has, in fact, been a major victim of the flaws in the AoA

How did balance sheets become healthier?

Bank financing of firm investment has retreated in favour of equity financing

Yet another bank fraud: Bigger and different

It has all the usual ingredients but the modus operandi is very different and could teach Nirav Modi, the dethroned bank fraud king, a lesson or two

A paper rocket

Rocket Boys is a brilliant story of how India's scientific-political complex emerged. But it's also a crime on history for portraying a celebrated Dalit scientist as a Muslim villain

An Egyptian statue, the hijab debate, and a case for women in public space

Studies show that tribals, Muslims and Dalits have the highest proportion of poor. Equipping women in these communities to be employed is a societal good and an economic imperative, writes T N Ninan

Start-ups, IPL auctions & the Veblen effect

What is driving up the start-up world of innovation-driven entrepreneurship in India today?

Playing Moneyball with IPL?

Did the Moneyball philosophy get redefined in the domain of cash-rich IPL, which has become an integral part of the cricketing ecosystem?

A test for the Badals

The 2022 Assembly election in Punjab will put a party in government and another in the opposition

Best of BS Opinion: Fading SEZ appeal, fixing farm insurance, and more

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

Moving on from India@75 dreams

On all counts, the government's record on its five-year goal to build a new India is dismal

Music finds its beat

All the action notwithstanding, the Indian music business remains tiny

Tapping the promise of philanthropy

The role of philanthropy has become more critical today

The world's favourite Indian

To achieve its potential, Indian industry must live the ethos of Rahul Bajaj

A new frontier for regulators

While institutional investors still own roughly the same amount of equity that they did a few years ago, they are now far more vocal

Amrit Mahotsav without Gandhi

As India celebrates its 75th anniversary, the most precious of its legacies are at risk of falling prey to the politics of the moment

The treacherous labour statistics

Employment did not exp­and to absorb the unemplo­yed in January. On the contr­ary, it shrank by 3.3 million

LIC disinvestment: Right and wrong

The central government is disinvesting 5 per cent of the shares of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

The inflation dilemma

Markets are in for a very bumpy ride if inflation is truly breaking out

India's banking story still evolving

Banks have started seeing signs of growth in credit. Retail loans still remain the growth driver but money has also started flowing to the corporate sector