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Middle class & Modi love: Navigating tax burdens and political strategies

The Indian middle class seethes at the growing phenomenon of political parties taking their tax money and showering benefits on the more numerous poorer classes to buy their votes

The End of Progress? Trump era raises doubts over US innovation leadership

Although the US has long led the world in advancing basic science and technology, it is hard to see how this can continue under Mr Trump

Echoes of the 1980s: Inflation, wars, and slowing growth resurface globally

The decade was also marked by the so-called "Star Wars". This was an American effort to bankrupt the USSR by pretending to develop space-based weapons

Best of BS Opinion: How small missteps reshape the global big picture

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No grey areas: Regulated trading before listing will increase transparency

Transaction prices on the grey market are opaque and impossible to verify

Withdrawal symptoms: US is ceding global leadership where it matters most

Both decisions represent expressions of Mr Trump's "America First" agenda

Budget 2025-26: Five key focus areas to accelerate growth amid uncertainty

A push to manufacturing through these clusters will help us capitalise on the China-plus-one opportunity presented globally

Trump's disruptive agenda: US-China rapprochement may pose risks for India

Mr Trump has sought to give a reprieve to the Chinese-owned TikTok, the popular video-sharing app, which had been banned from the US, a ban upheld by the Supreme Court

Best of BS Opinion: Navigating India's road ahead in trade and gender gaps

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India's geoeconomic playbook for Trump 2.0: Navigating trade shifts in 2025

With trade wars and financial realignments looming, India's success in this evolving landscape will depend on its ability to balance collaboration with autonomy

Union Budget 2025: Balancing growth, demand, and financial strategy

The finance minister must focus on her direct responsibilities, not on programmes where her role is supportive

Trump's tariff threats return: Implications for global trade and India

The basic argument is that the world has benefited from low US tariffs, and that has affected manufacturing and jobs in the US

Elon Musk: A modern-day Caesar, backed by legions of free speech warriors

People who have changed the course of history have usually done so using one good idea

Best of BS Opinion: Trump, ethanol, RINL, and global uncertainties

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Blending dilemma: Conflicting priorities on flex-fuel need clear policy

Ethanol in India is derived primarily from sugarcane, a crop that is not only water-intensive but is also being increasingly diverted to ethanol production

Back to a Maga future: Mr Trump's second coming signals more disruption

Mr Trump earned the loudest and longest cheer for his intention, backed by an executive order, to declare a national emergency on the southern border

No case for CRR cuts with liquidity deficit driven by transitory factors

Anticipating the current liquidity deficit, the RBI in its December policy proactively reduced the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of all banks in two equal tranches of 25 basis points

Bailing out a PSU: Govt's equity infusion in RINL signals a shift in policy

During the current year, RINL's total liabilities have risen to over Rs 35,000 crore, with defaults on its loan repayment and interest payment

Best of BS Opinion: The retreating chill and India's blossoming ambitions

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Budget 2025: Balancing reforms and fiscal consolidation to revive growth

The two key questions are: What is the diagnosis of the economic slowdown? And what can the Budget do to address it?