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Reserves: The RARE model in India

'The fiscal situation in India is quite weak, which is why the international ratings of the Indian sovereign are consistently very low', says the author

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We have come a long way since Independence

'The Finance Minister devoted a lot of time to explaining the difficult balance of payments position and rapid depletion of foreign exchange reserves', says the author

The unfairness of real estate bankruptcy resolution

'Real estate bankruptcy laws ought to be completely overhauled to right this egregious wrong', said the author

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Seize the initiative on climate change, Mr Modi

'This is the Indian government's duty not just to its own people but to its own notion of developing-world leadership', says the author

Sedition law and the art of dissent

From the late 19th century onwards, nationalists were regularly falling foul of the Sedition law

Midnight's septuagenarians

Saleem, nearly thirty-one-years old, puts on display the many personal artefacts and feelings and notions and nicknames and omens that are his inheritance

Another Afghan tragedy

This time, America didn't just fight a war in Afghanistan but also invested a great deal of time, money and emotion in nation-building. Only to leave it like a possible Syria in South Asia

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Of political cycles and four-wheel drive

'Cyclists are especially insulting to the "Billionaire Raj" (citing The Economist) over which Mr Modi presides', says the author

The climate emergency is real for India

With a rise in earth's temperature inevitable now, India needs to empower and make every district climate-change ready in order to mitigate its impact on the poorest populations

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Missing links in Indian business

Many Indians born and educated in India now head major global corporations

The climate crisis: An opportunity for India

The threat of global warming facing the world has opened a new path to growth for India that will only advance its economic prospects

Best of BS Opinion: Towards a new compact, a warning to India, and more

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Reading down the publishing business

The old publishing industry is vanishing forever and is rapidly being replaced by online reading. The process had begun more than a decade ago. But the virus has delivered what could well be the coup

Leaders should be changed periodically

When leaders linger long, warning signals of reduced effectiveness begin, often increasing in intensity

Towards a new compact

Without a collaborative arrangement between the Centre and the states, fresh reforms in many areas would become more contentious

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