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Why the Donald Trump administration's China approach lacks direction

Everything, it seems, is now a bargaining chip, as the Trump administration keeps reversing itself

Internationalising the rupee: India's path must diverge from China

India's best path forward is to gradually ease its capital controls. The RBI and the government have taken meaningful steps since 2020, but more are needed

Can private bankers run PSBs? Govt needs patience to make it work

Yes, they can. But to make the experiment successful, the government must have patience

Best of BS Opinion: Growth's next chapter is written in innovation

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Viksit Bharat through 'useful knowledge': Building a culture that values it

Can India learn from the framework of economic progress as described by Mr Mokyr? India's policymakers have no shortage of economic blueprints

Where growth comes from: Nobelists stress pragmatism and progress culture

That should be a core question for the discipline of economics, but surprisingly few Nobel Prizes have been awarded to those who ask it

India's housing finance sector hits home run as demand rebounds strongly

The National Housing Bank's residential housing price index (NHB Residex) showed positive momentum in the first quarter of FY26

Best of BS Opinion: When smooth systems are hiding fragile realities

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Will AI pay off the West's debts? Don't bet on a tech-led rescue

To be sure, a wildly upbeat assessment of AI's potential impact on economic growth has propelled asset markets higher over the last few years

A herculean task: The Gaza peace plan will fail without US troops

Do the US, and its allies from the Arab world and Europe, have the required determination to buy that admission ticket and help implement the tenuous ceasefire?

Lights, camera, Diwali: How global TV shows spotlight the festival

Numerous Indian films and television series have featured Diwali over the years, many of which have also gained popularity outside India

Public criticism of predecessors: Rare, but India is not immune to it

Outside clubs, cooperative societies, and politics, public criticism of companies is rare - but India is not immune to it

The AI gold rush: Investments surge, but gains in GDP are only guesstimates

Huge investments are being committed to AI-related infrastructure, but the technology's positive effects on labour market and GDP are only guesstimates

Best of BS Opinion: It's time to stop ghosting your own potential

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Project choice key for Urban Challenge Fund and future of Indian cities

Closely linked to real estate redevelopment is mobility, and the UCF's transport projects should complement rather than duplicate existing corridors

India's pharma regulatory failures point to a deeper structural flaw

These are not independent, random occurrences. They are all pointers to a larger, more fundamental issue

India's waterways rediscovered: Charting a new course for Viksit Bharat

India has over 14,500 km of navigable waterways, and 111 are declared national waterways, as against mere five until 2014

Best of BS Opinion: Forging a spine of steel in a forever shifting world

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India's tryst with shipbuilding: Govt rolls out ₹70,000 crore revival plan

India and Brazil are among countries facing the steepest tariffs imposed by the US

Tamed prices, tight leash: The hidden cost of India's inflation win

To judge how well FIT has worked, we must first ask how inflation was lowered