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Editorial Jan 7, 2025
How the upcoming Union budget and the February meeting of the monetary policy committee support the economy will also help investors re-examine their positions
Editorial Jan 7, 2025
With more women poised to enter the workforce, it is time to ensure that gender-neutral policies, mentorship, and a culture of inclusivity allow them to realise their potential more fully
Editorial Jan 7, 2025
From Demi Mooreā€™s 'The Substance' win to Payal Kapadiaā€™s 'All We Imagine As Light' snub ā€“ the 82nd Golden Globes, after a rather rocky few years, celebrated the best that film had to offer in 2024
Editorial Jan 6, 2025
The dip and recovery in employment rate does not follow the neat political divide of NDA and UPA government terms. Most notably, the recent improvement in Indiaā€™s labour statistics hides the poor quality of the new jobs being created in the economy
Editorial Jan 6, 2025
Bilateral conversations between Indian and US diplomats during the final days of the transition between two administrations in Washington underline a growing strategic congruence
Editorial Jan 4, 2025
The rupee's weakening is a wake-up call for the government. An overvalued rupee made it easier for the government to keep prices of imported fertilisers and fuel artificially low for farmers/consumers and for firms to borrow cheaply in dollars without protecting against exchange risk
Editorial Jan 4, 2025
Itā€™s hard being the runner-up in what is mostly still a tea-drinking nation, but Indiaā€™s coffee exports crossed the $1 billion mark ā€” for the first time ā€” in the current financial year, carving a coveted spot for itself on the global stage. The cup of joe is here to stay
Editorial Jan 4, 2025
From West Bengalā€™s Mamata Banerjee going off on the BSFā€™s alleged laxness, to AAPā€™s war on illegal Bangladeshi students being admitted to schools, illegal immigration is the issue being raised all across the country. But credible data is the solution to the problem, not harmful and divisive rhetoric
Editorial Jan 3, 2025
D&D is a great builder of solidarities, but many of its ā€˜traditionalā€™ features, such as the fetishisation of female characters, can be alienating. So, whatā€™s the harm in making it more inclusive?
Editorial Jan 3, 2025
The BPSC examination row points to a systemic distortion and lack of accountability that is taking a high toll across states
Editorial Jan 3, 2025
Met body's warning should lead to building guardrails. Itā€™s time the political class takes ownership of the climate crisis
Editorial Jan 2, 2025
Gambhir ticked off his team. But there is more to this story than a coach cracking the whip after a defeat.
Editorial Jan 2, 2025
Banks' bad loans continue to fall. But signs of stress in the unsecured and small loans segment require close monitoring
Editorial Jan 2, 2025
Chief Minister Biren Singh's admission of regret for violence on his watch is overdue and welcome. But he is part of the problem in Manipur
Editorial Jan 1, 2025
Technology and its bros may promise placid perfection. But people must make their own New Year resolutions
Editorial Jan 1, 2025
SpaDeX's success will place India in an elite group of nations with space docking capacity, which currently includes only the US, Russia and China.
Editorial Jan 1, 2025
India's 2024 verdict told both Government and Opposition to reset, rethink. Hopefully, that will happen in 2025.
Editorial Dec 31, 2024
D Gukesh was crowned a world chess champion, Neeraj Chopra lost out on an Olympic gold medal, the menā€™s Indian cricket team hoisted up the World T20 trophy ā€“ 2024 was the year of epic shots and record-breaking feats, muddles and mishaps
Editorial Dec 31, 2024
The upcoming Union budget, subsequent meeting of the monetary policy committee, and a new Trump administration ā€“ India will have to wait to get clarity on how the government and RBI can support the economy for 2025
Editorial Dec 31, 2024
The reality of America's political economy appears to be bumping up against the rhetoric of the campaign trail with immigration being one of the most contentious issues in the presidential election.
Editorial Dec 30, 2024
Cross-border strikes by Pakistan and Afghanistan's retaliation mark a deepening of volatility in a fragile region
Editorial Dec 30, 2024
Household consumption expenditure survey findings need to be correlated with other data, like those on wages.
Editorial Dec 28, 2024
Governments including one headed by Manmohan Singh have missed second set of reforms ā€“ privatisation, rationalising of government spending
Editorial Dec 28, 2024
Singh will be remembered, most of all, for showing how less power can be more. How he worked within constraints to seize opportunities, steer breakthroughs that changed the course of the nation
Editorial Dec 27, 2024
Bureaucrats, like all Indian citizens, have the right to engage in partisan politics ā€“ but to do so, they should formally join political parties and relinquish their official posts.