Business Standard Editorial Comment

In recent years, government capital expenditure has been a key driver of growth and is likely to continue playing this role in the foreseeable future

The World Trade Organization (WTO) seemed unable to rein in China's hidden subsidies to its exporting sectors, and to restore a level playing field for global trade

While the Indian IT industry says AI will create more jobs than it extinguishes, there could be short-term pain and entirely new business models will be required in the long term

The government must direct the new commission to conduct a wide-ranging assessment of all existing regulations. They should be evaluated along multiple axes

An increase in capital outlay results in an expansion in overall investment, leading to better growth outcomes over time

Overall, devolution to rural local bodies increased from 39.9 per cent in 2013-14 to 43.9 per cent in 2021-22, said the govt report

Resetting relations between two large, complex, and heavily regulated economies needs to be read from a much broader perspective

Much of Mr Merz's leadership of Europe, however, depends on how fast he can revive Germany's economy

The possible game changer could lie in the fact that Tesla reportedly sources components from India worth $1 billion a year

Excessive nitrogen application at the cost of micronutrients and manure not only reduces soil productivity over time but also contributes to nutrient runoffs and groundwater contamination

The global economy is weak and supply-chain issues that started with the pandemic have been exacerbated by the Ukraine war and turmoil in West Asia. As a result, there's been inflation

In the past, Trai had come up with many regulations to curb unsolicited calls and messages but they have largely remained ineffective

The received wisdom is that Delhi's administrators must address two sets of constituents: The middle class and the poor

With a large chunk of the tech world's capital and talent being deployed towards monetising AI, competition among countries in this arena will be fiercer than ever

The key element of Mr Trump's deal appears to centre on veiled threats to withdraw US military aid to Ukraine to persuade Kyiv to cede to Russia territory

Last year, the Advertising Standards Council of India (Asci) had come up with a set of self-regulatory guidelines for influencers built around disclaimers and disclosures

There is an ongoing debate whether India still needs cooperative banks, given the increased reach of commercial banks, enabled by technology

The RBI's frequent intervention to cap spreads in bond markets of heavily indebted states also leads to market indiscipline

Without the MFN principle, investigation into rules of origin might have to be applied to every single shipment

The NSE500 is up just 2.9 per cent and the midcaps have returned a meagre 2.5 per cent return in the same period, while the smallcaps are down 3.3 per cent