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Good policy needs good process: Lessons for Modi government's reforms
Lessons from ethanol blending in petrol and levying a fee on digital payments should not be ignored
 "Good policy needs good process: Lessons for Modi government's reforms")
The money never really left the bank: Bill for repricing has now arrived
Mutual funds did not drain India's deposits. Banks repriced their own liabilities - and the bill has now arrived
 "The money never really left the bank: Bill for repricing has now arrived")
Best of BS Opinion: Systems must build safeguards before crises hit
Weak measurement systems distort markets before trust breaks down. Artificial intelligence raises human questions long before the technology becomes impossible to govern
 "Best of BS Opinion: Systems must build safeguards before crises hit")
The drama over ratings: Why TV's digital shift needs a regulatory reset
In 2019, over 210 million Indian homes had a television set - an audience size of almost 900 million
 "The drama over ratings: Why TV's digital shift needs a regulatory reset")
Cyber storm ahead: India needs an urgent framework to tackle rising attacks
In India, we may need to implement a cash-for-clunkers programme to encourage our state-level infrastructure providers to upgrade to the latest software
West Asia's 'Nato': Why New Delhi faces a new diplomatic challenge
Turkiye has a geographical and institutional foothold in Europe and West Asia. It is a founding member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, but it is also the largest Nato member after the US
 "West Asia's 'Nato': Why New Delhi faces a new diplomatic challenge")
Improving fiscal credibility: States need a transparent reporting framework
The RBI has argued that fiscal-responsibility laws should evolve from merely monitoring deficit numbers to assessing broader fiscal risks
 "Improving fiscal credibility: States need a transparent reporting framework")
Comprehensive support: PM-KISAN should include fertiliser subsidy
PM-Kisan's extension offers an opportunity to widen support to tenant farmers and use its DBT infrastructure to make fertiliser subsidies more targeted, transparent and efficient
 "Comprehensive support: PM-KISAN should include fertiliser subsidy")
Reforms for higher growth: India must capitalise on international trade
India needs faster tariff cuts, deeper trade integration and stronger investment treaties to boost exports, attract FDI and sustain the high growth needed to become a developed economy
 "Reforms for higher growth: India must capitalise on international trade")
Exim matters: Buyer's failure to pay should not undo export tax rebates
Export tax remissions should not be recovered when genuine foreign buyers default, as the goods have already left India and the underlying duties and taxes have been borne
 "Exim matters: Buyer's failure to pay should not undo export tax rebates")
Prosperity: The visible hand of leadership in driving sustained growth
Economic theories explain growth through capital, technology and institutions, but leadership may be the missing force that turns sound policies into sustained prosperity
 "Prosperity: The visible hand of leadership in driving sustained growth")
Learning from self-help groups: Making small savings work for the poor
Policymakers may look at experimenting with a lower interest rate (thereby costs) for small retail repetitive savings in order to encourage the poor to save
 "Learning from self-help groups: Making small savings work for the poor")
Builder liable for defects despite society formation, consumer panel rules
Regarding limitation, the State Commission relied on Clause 7.4 of the agreement, which provided for the removal of defects noticed within five years
 "Builder liable for defects despite society formation, consumer panel rules")
Trusted, trained and sometimes a threat: The risk within India's banks
Behind the forensics and policy responses lies a question that India's banking industry is asking itself today: How to deal with insider bank frauds
 "Trusted, trained and sometimes a threat: The risk within India's banks")
India must hold the red line as global climate action continues to weaken
In a world of transactional inter-state relations, India must stay firm on issues of national interest, no matter the pressures
 "India must hold the red line as global climate action continues to weaken")
US vaccine policy risks undermining use of tech to advance medical science
Flaws in US vaccine policy could make it impossible to leverage technology in optimal ways to advance medical science
 "US vaccine policy risks undermining use of tech to advance medical science")
Digital payments need a sustainable funding model for future growth
The Lok Sabha's tax amendment Bill opens the door for future UPI merchant charges, reigniting the debate on funding India's fast-growing digital payments ecosystem
 "Digital payments need a sustainable funding model for future growth")
Can the India-US tax treaty survive an AI-dollar deluge in the digital era?
India's AI ambitions demand a rethink of the India-US tax treaty to clarify taxation of cloud services, AI subscriptions and cross-border digital revenues
 "Can the India-US tax treaty survive an AI-dollar deluge in the digital era?")
Short of expectations: New closing auction system on exchanges needs review
The new closing auction session has triggered price divergences in F&O stocks, raising concerns over liquidity, price discovery and its impact on investors
 "Short of expectations: New closing auction system on exchanges needs review")
KYC: A safeguard, not a barrier
An effective KYC programme can make banking easy for genuine customers
 "KYC: A safeguard, not a barrier")