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Imagine: The common good

'I propose a common "offer" to countries that are engaged in imagining a joined-up foreign, trade, defence and development policy framework', says the author

Best of BS Opinion: Death of Gen Rawat, women's equality in India and more

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

Best of BS Opinion: Labour market distress, fiscal consolidation and more

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

Women in the post-pandemic workplace

It was women who unambiguously bore the brunt of the lockdown joblessness

A window of opportunity

China's authoritarian politics is putting its amazing economic success at risk, and opening an opportunity for India

The turn of the Centre

The Centre should maintain the current year's fiscal consolidation pace to give states more time to adjust

Does size matter?

If what we are seeing is not a passing trend, video consumption in India is moving more and more towards the mobile phone

Brazil's pioneering solution to vaccine shortages

The world is not making as many vaccines as it could

Best of BS Opinion: Taxing investments, rookie investor's mistake, and more

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

A new era in public procurement

The phenomenon of "irrational bidding" exists where the Indian private sector has not distinguished itself in the past

Reflections of a rookie private market investor

Committing capital to younger companies is full of promise, but there are a few factors investors need to watch out for

Monetary policy: Status quo on rates and stance likely

The economy is recovering fast but nobody knows yet how serious the Omicron threat is. The RBI can afford to err on the side of caution and hold on to rates for now

Best of BS Opinion: Next big tech revolution, status quo on rates, and more

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

Neo-socialism: State's expanding tech biz

In a country where many state initiatives have been marred by glitches, delays, and corruption, RuPay and the UPI are revolutionary achievements

The next big tech revolution

Blockchain's promise: Dramatically speeding up transactions

Best of BS Opinion: India's future urbanisation, nuclear fusion and more

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

Splintered light

The novel tells of the white South African Swart family that owns a farm on the edges of Pretoria, a rambling place of haphazard design

This is why Congress matters

Even in its second successive annihilation by the BJP, the Congress retained a solid block of 20 per cent votes. That's why all of BJP's victims want the Congress at the core of their challenge

The wrong regulator for fintech

There has to be accountability for the central bank's errors in the past

A leap forward for fusion power

Scientists have been trying to tweak these designs since the 1960s to find ways to put less energy into triggering fusion, or to extract more energy