Business Standard Editorial Comment
Burden on businesses: Regulatory fragmentation increases cost of compliance
While fragmentation is a particular problem, the four Labour Codes illustrate why consolidation on paper may not automatically mean simplification in practice
 "Burden on businesses: Regulatory fragmentation increases cost of compliance")
Bombay House Blues: Chandrasekaran's exit must spur an introspection
Listing Tata Sons is expected to limit the control exercised by Tata Trusts on the holding firm of the estimated $400 billion group
 "Bombay House Blues: Chandrasekaran's exit must spur an introspection")
New Bill will make tribunal appointments transparent and independent
Courts have settled that tribunals that take up the jurisdiction of high courts must have the latter's independence and capacity
 "New Bill will make tribunal appointments transparent and independent")
Expats in aviation: Indian carriers must nurture domestic talent
The current scenario, where airlines are unable to find suitable top candidates in India, can be partly traced back to the country's chequered aviation history
 "Expats in aviation: Indian carriers must nurture domestic talent")
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")
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")
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")
Beyond policy sales: Insurance companies must prioritise customer retention
Rising life insurance policy surrenders highlight weak policy persistency, underscoring the need for reforms focused on better products, sales practices and consumer retention
 "Beyond policy sales: Insurance companies must prioritise customer retention")
Policy prospects: Inflation projections demand monetary tightening
The RBI's decision to hold rates reflects easing inflation risks for now, but rising price pressures could warrant policy tightening in the coming months
 "Policy prospects: Inflation projections demand monetary tightening")
Justice delayed: India needs comprehensive justice system reforms
Raising the Supreme Court's strength is a welcome step, but filling vacancies and reforming lower courts remain key to tackling India's mounting judicial backlog
 "Justice delayed: India needs comprehensive justice system reforms")
Price protection: Minimum import price for PVC will increase costs
The MIP on PVC resin may support domestic producers but risks raising costs for MSMEs, infrastructure projects and exporters while failing to address supply shortages
 "Price protection: Minimum import price for PVC will increase costs")
Export ambitions: States can play only a limited role in the push
India aims to raise its share of global merchandise exports from just 1.8 per cent in 2024 to around 10 per cent by 2047
 "Export ambitions: States can play only a limited role in the push")
Copyright in AI era: Deeper judicial, legislative scrutiny is needed
The substantive issue concerned the applicability of "fair dealing" under Section 52 (1)(a), for which the court has adopted an ample interpretation
 "Copyright in AI era: Deeper judicial, legislative scrutiny is needed")
Sustained uncertainty: RBI's MPC is unlikely to change the policy rate
The RBI has projected an average inflation rate of 5.1 per cent for this financial year and is unlikely to change it much at this stage
 "Sustained uncertainty: RBI's MPC is unlikely to change the policy rate")
Dominating the skies: Indian aviation needs more competition and choice
The consolidation has left the market with two airlines of consequence - IndiGo and the Air India group
 "Dominating the skies: Indian aviation needs more competition and choice")
SC draws firmer line on environmental compliance and approvals
The latest judgment can be seen as seeking a balancing act between a May 2025 judgment of a two-judge Bench and its recall in November
 "SC draws firmer line on environmental compliance and approvals")
AI stock correction reflects a more rational market reassessment
AI is transformative. People expect it to not only generate gargantuan profits but also to alter the way society functions
 "AI stock correction reflects a more rational market reassessment")