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How exclusive partnerships shape the AI landscape and competition

Despite perceived short-term consumer gains, studies show that long-term competition suffers due to the powerful "status-quo bias" created by pre-installed services

UP's bottom-up model can show the way to measuring India's true economy

The headline numbers are based on currently available, measurable data and represent the best possible estimates within the existing system

The wisdom of waiting: Why RBI held back despite inflation plunging

With inflation easing to 2.6%, RBI opts for caution, saving rate cuts for later

A century of service to the nation: PM Modi writes on 100 years of RSS

On this historic occasion, I extend my greetings to the countless swayamsevaks who remain dedicated to the pledge of serving the nation and its people

Rethinking America: What food delivery apps teach us about tariff wars

Zomato and Swiggy are platforms. Platforms are a business that connect a large number of buyers with a large number of sellers

Correcting populist policies is essential for India's growth

Populists, whether from the left or the right, have a greater penchant for autarchic policies that restrict trade and view the world through a mercantilist zero-sum perspective

RBI's decision on listing Tata Sons would offer clarity on way forward

If you look at it more closely, 2022 to 2025 is a long time in the history of the Tata group with a lot changing in these intervening years

Race for talent slipping away as H-1B visa fee hikes hit India's prospects

Following the H-1B visa fee hike, India needs to announce concrete measures to attract Indian and global tech talent, as Europe and several Asian and Nordic countries have already done

Trading carbon: An efficient market can enable India's green transition

Other than meeting India's climate objectives, the domestic carbon market has profound implications for the country's export competitiveness

Govt must do more on FTAs to help exporters benefit from trade deals

Tariffs on many imports from the Efta nations will be eliminated, and the duties on Indian exports to those countries were not very high anyway

For growth, India needs its billionaires to invest, millionaires to return

It is now clear that the US sees India as a future threat and would not like to aid its rise, which would apply to China as well

Best of BS Opinion: The illusion of healing, the persistence of hurt

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

The case for RBI rate cuts: Space, need, and timing considerations

The inflation backdrop provides ample room. Core inflation has edged up, but mainly driven by gold prices

Reading the tea leaves on consumption: Rural strong, urban to follow

Urban consumer perceptions on the economic situation are still in the negative zone, though getting progressively less negative from January 2025

Inflation must be RBI's priority with strict vigil, oversight assured

The RBI performs multifarious functions, some of which are, in fact, conflicting. It isn't easy to spell out the KPIs (key performance indicators) to judge its performance objectively

Shipbuilding dreams: Subsidies to help but shipyards must be competitive

Almost 90% of global cargo moves through the oceans with China, South Korea and Japan dominating the ship building industry aided by considerable support from their governments

Every percentage point paid as fee matters in long-term wealth growth

The brain finds it comfortable to shut down when faced with too much complexity. To fix that, we have to simplify, even if that requires a small sacrifice in accuracy

Smart tech brings sea change in shipbuilding as revival gathers pace

Artificial intelligence (AI) is another game-changer, used to optimise ship design, predict maintenance needs, and streamline production schedules

Reforming tribunals: Rising vacancies at the top are hampering efficiency

According to legal think tank Daksh's State of Tribunals 2025 report, India's commercial tribunals face a backlog of 356,000 cases, worth ₹24.2 trillion (as of September)

MPC should wait for more clarity on inflation before deciding on rate cuts

With GST cuts fuelling festive demand and growth holding strong, the RBI's MPC is likely to stay cautious on rate cuts as it weighs inflation risks and uncertain global trade headwinds