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Opinion: The Future of Crypto Is Boring - And Bright

Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg Opinion | Wednesday March 16, 2022

Crypto markets still have many puzzles, but they are beginning to reveal their secrets.

Opinion: Can India Really Overthrow Visa and Mastercard?

Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Monday March 14, 2022

Long before the war in Ukraine, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided that international card networks could be used as instruments of statecraft - and that he should channel the rising economic power of his country's 1.4 billion people.

Opinion: Why PM Modi Keeps Winning - And Winning Big

Mihir Sharma, Bloomberg | Friday March 11, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party has cemented its grip on national politics with its excellent showing in state elections, particularly in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh. The BJP's stranglehold on power in New Delhi

Opinion: Putin, His Rat And 6 Ways War In Ukraine Could End

Andreas Kluth, Bloomberg | Saturday March 05, 2022

Nobody knows how Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine will end, but most scenarios range from bad to worse. To grasp them, start by considering what is indubitably the world's most notorious rat.

Opinion: Putin's Nuclear Threat Is Terrifying Even If He's Bluffing

Stephen Mihm, Bloomberg | Monday February 28, 2022

All eyes are on the conventional war unfolding in Ukraine. But a very different kind of conflict looms over the conflict. Before invading, Putin staged nuclear weapons drills around Russia's border with Ukraine.

Opinion: The Key To India's Biggest Election? Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Mihir Sharma, Bloomberg | Friday February 11, 2022

Voting has begun in crucial state-level elections in India which will shape Prime Minister Narendra Modi's choices for the remainder of his second term in office. Of the five states going to the polls, one clearly matters more than the others.

Opinion: Digital Rupee Needs More Thought, Less Haste

Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg Opinion | Tuesday February 08, 2022

India has surprised the payments world by announcing that its central bank will issue a digital currency as early as the coming financial year, a crucial decision that most other major economies are refusing to make in a hurry.

Opinion: The Good News in India's Bleak Budget

Mihir Sharma, Bloomberg Opinion | Thursday February 03, 2022

India's Union Budget is both a presentation of the national accounts and the only statement of government policy that we get all year. This year, the accounts made for worrying reading.

Opinion: Why Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Is Risky

Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg Opinion | Wednesday February 02, 2022

The pandemic has deepened inequality by boosting the profits and incomes of a tiny section of firms and households.

Opinion: What Mukesh Ambani Bought With 100 Million Pounds In UK

Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Monday January 24, 2022

From smartphones to Tesla Inc. cars, lithium-ion batteries are everywhere. But when Asia's richest man went shopping in England with 100 million pounds ($136 million), he came back with humble sodium.

Opinion: Amazon's 200-Crore Fine In India Will Seriously Warn Off Investors

Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Thursday January 20, 2022

What should be an ordinary commercial dispute between Amazon.com Inc. and the founders of a near-bankrupt retailer is shining a harsh light on the quality of legal and regulatory protection investors actually receive in India.

Opinion: Why Some Vaccinated People Resist Omicron and Others Don't

By Faye Flam, Bloomberg | Thursday January 20, 2022

The omicron variant spreads so rapidly that sometimes it feels as if resistance is futile. It's disheartening to hear of omicron infecting people who are up-to-date on their shots and wear an N95 mask every time they leave home.

Opinion:11 Big Trade Deals For India Under Manmohan Singh. None After.

Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg Opinion | Monday January 17, 2022

India entered 11 trade agreements in the 10 years under previous Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. On Modi's watch, it hasn't signed even one

Opinion: BJP Accused Of Using App Tek Fog To Target, Intimidate Critics

Tim Culpan and Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg | Thursday January 13, 2022

For much of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nearly eight years in power, the relationship between social media platforms, journalists and India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has been nasty and vitriolic, and almost always murky.

Opinion: Say Goodbye to Self-Isolating, WFH Mandates, Mass Testing

Therese Raphael and Sam Fazeli, Bloomberg | Thursday January 13, 2022

The balance of power between human and virus is shifting. Better armed against a lesser enemy, our species no longer needs to hide in a bunker waiting for a viral wave to pass. That means it's time for our Covid response to change.

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