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Great power politics is back with a twist

This year made it clear that the US-China strategic competition is not merely the figment of Donald Trump's imagination

Best of BS Opinion: Strengthening IBC, happy stories for new year & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday

Happy stories for the new year

The Sony-Zee merger is one of the three pieces of good news from what has been a miserable year

The capital market: Then and now

The financial sector has been transformed, but the financing outcomes are not as different as they need to be

Best of BS Opinion: Hindutva's damaging game, protection from DPA & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

Kiranas discover a new partner

The FMCG direct distribution system faces an existential threat

Protection from Data Protection Authority

Parliament has to reconcile the twin challenge of protecting people not just from data fiduciaries, but also from the protector itself

Best of BS Opinion: Central control of health care, goodbye shadow banking

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

Jan 1 will usher in revised HSN

Under the Served from India Scheme (SEIS), the rates for exports during 2019-20 were notified with certain ceilings and applications were allowed till the allocations lasted

Agriculture needs a booster dose

The cure for the farm sector's ills lies primarily in making agriculture remunerative

Central control of health care

Decentralised decision-making works better

Trending tech of 2022

Humans will work far more collaboratively with artificial intelligence for rapid and complex decision-making

Best of BS Opinion: An unlikely club, the man who will win and more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

Hindu Left, not Right wing

Modi-Shah BJP government is Right only on religion and nationalism. The rest is as Left as the Congress or any other party

Harnaaz, Leena or Gita: Who's your icon?

The results from the poll were quite interesting. Harnaaz won hands down in Jaipur; Leena was a distant second

Skip the drama

We all know Kohli is in that bracket - he just needs to focus on his Test batting

The man who will win

Whatever the outcome of the elections, the biggest loser in the politics of the state will be the Akali Dal, which is being battered from all sides

Best of BS Opinion: Speculations about 2022, spirit of disinvestment & more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

Building a brave new world of banking

The differentiated banking model, therefore, has been far from convincing and may take more time to stabilise

Speculations about 2022

From Covid-19 and climate change to US Congressional elections in November, here's a look at some of the trends and events that might shape 2022