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Opinion | 8 Game-Changers In Union Budget 2025
As India navigates global uncertainties, this budget positions the country as a potential leader, signalling to investors that it prioritises stability, sustainability, and inclusive growth.
- Amitabh Kant
- Feb 01, 2025 17:47 pm IST
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Opinion | Union Budget: Keeping The Kingmakers Happy
The middle class, which accounts for about 31% of India's population and makes up a core support block of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was beginning to feel discontented due to the huge tax burden on it.
- Amitabh Tiwari
- Feb 01, 2025 15:16 pm IST
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Opinion | There's A Five-Letter Word Haunting Trump
Not only has China advanced technologically in key strategic sectors despite sanctions, but it has also gained adherents to its alternative worldview.
- Ajay Kumar
- Jan 31, 2025 17:07 pm IST
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Opinion | Union Budget: Don't Let Capex Down
It is important to recognise that certain ministries, particularly those overseeing large-scale infrastructure projects like road transport and highways, may eventually reach a saturation point where additional investments yield diminishing returns.
- Aditya Sinha
- Jan 31, 2025 15:39 pm IST
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Opinion | Trump's Deportation Spree Means Little To Geopolitics
The mobility of people, especially from the Global South, is going to be scrutinised and regulated, but it won't have much bearing on state-to-state relations, unfortunately.
- Chetan Rana
- Jan 31, 2025 13:27 pm IST
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Opinion | Union Budget Shouldn't Be Afraid Of Betting On Aerospace
Indian economy aims to overtake Japan and Germany to be No. 3 in the world in three to four years. Our aviation and aerospace industry can fly us there sooner as early as fiscal 2027.
- Vikram Rai
- Jan 31, 2025 11:00 am IST
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Analysis | Unpacking The Hype Behind Nishant Kumar's Debut
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is once again at the centre of heavy speculation. This time, it is all about his son, Nishant Kumar. In Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU), there is talk that Nishant Kumar is set for his political debut.
- Bharti Mishra Nath
- Jan 30, 2025 20:55 pm IST
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Opinion | The One Where Europe Gets Bullied
Europe faces a moment of reckoning. Should it play second fiddle to an increasingly assertive US under Trump?
- Syed Zubair Ahmed
- Jan 30, 2025 17:25 pm IST
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Opinion | Champions Trophy: Pakistan's Mess Is Shocking, But Not Surprising
Pakistan has already missed two deadlines for renovation work at its stadiums, and now looks set to miss the third one as well, on January 31.
- Akaash Dasgupta
- Jan 30, 2025 12:59 pm IST
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Opinion | How India Can Deal With Trump And His Tariffs 'Creatively'
If Trump has made "America First" his battle cry, India has long sworn by its own foreign policy doctrine: strategic autonomy.
- Syed Zubair Ahmed
- Jan 29, 2025 18:27 pm IST
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Opinion | What An Indian 'Thali' Can Tell Us About DeepSeek
The timing of DeepSeek's release is such that Trump may think twice about slapping trade restrictions on China in some spheres, while investors may ponder on the most optimal way to spread their bets.
- Madhavan Narayanan
- Jan 29, 2025 13:53 pm IST
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Opinion | A Record Number Of US Firms Are Leaving China
A record number of American corporates-as many as 30%-are either contemplating shifting out some operations from China or are already in the process of relocating elsewhere, revealed a survey.
- Kalpit A. Mankikar
- Jan 29, 2025 11:26 am IST
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Opinion: A Sabarmati Riverfront-Like Makeover For Yamuna
The proposal for developing the Yamuna riverfront on the lines of the Sabarmati Riverfront first came up when Prime Minister Narendra Modi took Chinese President Xi Jinping for a stroll along the Sabarmati in September 2014.
- Bharti Mishra Nath
- Jan 28, 2025 19:08 pm IST
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Opinion | Rahul Gandhi Has Been Reduced To An Emperor Without An Empire
Without the Delhi party setup and shunned by its regional allies, the Congress, led by Rahul Gandhi, faces isolation and oblivion.
- Shubhabrata Bhattacharya
- Jan 28, 2025 18:50 pm IST
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Opinion | Why Over Half Of All Income Tax Filings In India Are Zero-Tax
In terms of value, 84% of corporate filers contributed almost nothing to the total corporate tax collections of Rs. 7.16 lakh crore in the assessment year 2023-24.
- Amitabh Tiwari
- Jan 28, 2025 17:37 pm IST
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Opinion | As India-China Grow Close, Who's Driving The 'Narrative'?
While Xis bid to redraw boundaries may have failed, China is unlikely to stop poking around on sensitive issues. And this can test India's cautious normalisation.
- Harsh V Pant, Kalpit A Mankikar
- Jan 28, 2025 14:58 pm IST
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Opinion | Rahul Gandhi Must Fight His Own Battles. Blaming Media Won't Work
Rahul seems to expect the media to be his mouthpiece and fight his political battles against the Modi regime on his behalf.
- Sanjay Singh
- Jan 28, 2025 13:01 pm IST
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Opinion | Drill, Baby, Drill: Will Trump's 'Emergency' Plan To Make Oil Cheap Work?
President Trump has already started pushing for an increase in oil and gas production, to lower energy costs and drive prices down. Is it all as simple as it sounds?
- Jiten K. Agarwal
- Jan 28, 2025 12:15 pm IST
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Opinion | To Boost Infrastructure, Improve Liquidity For Private Players
Every story needs different protagonists to play their part. Improving liquidity for private sector entities to facilitate their contribution to India's infrastructure growth is one such protagonist that needs to be given centre stage in our planning
- Shishir Priyadarshi
- Jan 28, 2025 09:14 am IST
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Opinion | Champions Trophy: Can Team India Redeem Itself?
To date, 2013 remains the last instance of India having won an ICC ODI tournament.
- Akaash Dasgupta
- Jan 27, 2025 17:07 pm IST