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Two women show how communities can unite to shape and guide AI's advance

Women tend to be less tolerant of unethical business strategies than men, say studies. Naturally, expressions of ethical dilemmas are relatively subdued in workforces where men outnumber women

Engagement Farmers' Cup 2025: Rethinking cricket ties with Pakistan

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically, and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport

Dividends beyond the battlefield: India's defence push boosts tech skills

The biggest payoff of India's emerging military-industrial complex may be for its IT- and electronics-related skillsets

Doing well by doing good: Swami Vivekananda's guide for modern enterprise

India has its own long tradition of business doing social good. These are deeply embedded in family businesses, partially captured in the series The Story of Indian Business

Best of BS Opinion: How diplomacy and culture stumble only to rise again

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Arm's-length regulators need protection from executive interference

The notion that "democratic accountability" justifies conferring such unfettered power on Executive is not just incorrect, but also shows inadequate understanding of modern structures of governance

Next game changer: High-speed rail may add ₹60 trn to economy in 15 years

For decades, traditional trains have been India's arteries, moving over 23 million passengers daily along with vital freight

India-US relations mired in tariffs, personal ambitions and mistrust

The chief complaints of the Trump administration have centred on 'higher' tariffs charged by India on American goods and the trade surplus India enjoys with the US

Best of BS Opinion: Power reforms, AI innovation, and India's future path

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PM Narendra Modi's every moment devoted to Bharat: Rajyavardhan Rathore

We have all lived through an India where policies often remained stagnant and corruption eroded public trust

India must invest in sovereign data infra, AI skilling for a new economy

NITI Aayog projects AI could add up to $1 trillion to India's GDP by 2035, but success depends on sovereign infrastructure, skilling, and responsible adoption

Basic issues in discoms must be addressed to root out persistent problems

Discom losses and distorted tariffs threaten India's power reforms; a consensus on cost-reflective pricing and transparent subsidies is crucial for sustainable growth

The Finance Commission is key to saving our cities from climate change

Its current horizontal devolution formula is insufficient to prepare cities to deal with floods and droughts caused by climate change

The great Indian vanishing act: Time to replicate the demat 'miracle'

Thirty years ago, an Act made physical securities disappear. Now it's time to extend it to all paperwork

Best of BS Opinion: Living with the routine and suddenness of change

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Paths forward for trade: Even contentious issues can be resolved

While it is vitally important that the interests of key strategic and sensitive sectors are kept in mind, it is also necessary to identify mechanisms by which some sort of compromise might be achieved

Monsoon shift: Agriculture must adjust to changing weather patterns

Rain at a wrong time, particularly during harvest, can damage standing crops, reduce quality, and spoil perishables such as fruit and vegetables

Nepal's convulsions, lessons for India: Rethinking South Asian integration

There have been half-hearted efforts to remake South Asia in the image of the European Union or at least the Asean, but now they seem to have been given up entirely

Life beyond chai: Climate change may push India to Sri Lankan, Nepali tea

The failure to develop a powerful Indian tea brand in global markets reflects a generic weakness of Indian industry in general

Best of BS Opinion: Defence deals to GDP data, eruptions break the quiet

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