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Needed: A war on accidents after crash, stampedes, and derailments

Running more trains during peak hours on a system already running at over-capacity is difficult

11 years of Seva, Sushasan, and Garib Kalyan: From stress to strength

From twin-deficit stress to five balance sheet strength, India's economic turnaround reflects 11 years of focused policy reforms under Prime Minister Modi's leadership

Best of BS Opinion: Playing by instinct when the board is barely visible

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Operation Sindoor: India needs information-defence, not just rebuttals

Counter-narratives do exist today, but coming from unofficial sources, they often get lost in the noise of disinformation

Is a financial crisis in the offing? Watch US rules, not shadow banks

Financial crises cause greater loss of economic output than macroeconomic crises. They are also more difficult to get out of

Silver touch rally: Individual investors must follow the core basics

Traders use the ratio of the price of gold to silver as a thumb-rule to judge relative valuations of the two precious metals

Tangled trade ties: US-China agreement offers little hope of breakthrough

For other trading partners, the US-China deal, as it currently stands, suggests that tariffs would settle at significantly higher levels than before the announcement of the so-called reciprocal tariff

Roads that changed the direction of India's development

In the past 11 years, the roads built have already reduced our logistics costs from 16% to 10%, and next year, we aim to bring it down further to 9%

Best of BS Opinion: Crossing the river with memory, not just momentum

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Multi-partisanship for reforms can help India unlock stalled growth

Unravelling the Gordian knots in the ease of doing business demands wisdom from across the political aisle

Avoiding the growth mirage: Reforms must go beyond capital infusion

Despite some setbacks and global uncertainty, the economy has shown remarkable resilience and is poised to surpass Germany before the end of the decade to become the third-largest

Best of BS Opinion: India is faced with a strategic turning point

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Reimagining India's quality control mandate as an export enabler

As of today, out of approximately 23,000 BIS standards, only 187 QCOs covering 769 products have been notified. This suggests that while the momentum is rising, the journey is far from complete

Perils of overestimates: Balancing deficit targets with accurate estimates

The sharp downward revision in personal income-tax collections for 2024-25 was perhaps one of the main reasons for the government applying the brakes on its revenue expenditure

Mission space: Isro to gain immensely from Axiom-4 with Gaganaut experience

Isro trained Group Captain Shukla for the ISS mission and this is important since it has never run a manned mission (India's first man in space, back in 1984, was trained in the Soviet cosmonaut prog)

Supply crunch: India needs a proactive strategy for rare earth security

India must also recognise that future value chains for critical minerals will be constructed, taking into account the demands of the host nations

Best of BS Opinion: Fix the infection first, not just the surface symptoms

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How language streaming services Hoichoi, Aha shake up entertainment market

The numbers seem small. In 2024, streaming video generated ₹35,600 crore in advertising and pay revenues from 125 million subscribers, according to Media Partners Asia

Beating China's mineral dominance requires more than removing bottlenecks

The challenge is not a small one, for it will affect almost every part of the economy - manufacturing, services, and even agriculture

Digipin: A new digital way to set accurate addresses in the country

It is a digital version of the pin code system and a more accurate address for a person or organisation. The 10-digit alphanumeric code will be useful for people on the move