 "Best of BS Opinion: A time for realistic optimism, addiction stigma & more")
What are the economic prospects for next fiscal year? Does the BJP look weak in Karnataka? What will customer experience be like? And books that talk of addiction --- this is what we have for the weekend.
T N Ninan: Realistic projections are important for anchoring the Budget. Any assumption of growth beyond 6 per cent would mean a significant uptick from the current tempo. The lead must be taken by private investment and consumption; the pace of recovery on these is as yet hard to predict.
Aditi Phadnis says a tough time awaits the BJP in Karnataka
Sandeep Goyal looks at the consumer trends in 2023.
Chintan Girish Modi looks at three books on addiction, which should not be looked at as a moral failing.
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See, this is where I sit.Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud to his daughters, at the Supreme Court
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