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India's got latent: The fine line between comedy, thinking, and offence

A chess game between two friends sparks a debate on comedy, free speech, and societal taboos. In a world where humour can provoke both thought and outrage, where should the line be drawn?

Best of BS Opinion: Transparency, security, and the right resources

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Best of BS Opinion: India needs to recalibrate in a changing world order

Today's editorials and columns look at the world through the lens of relationships, and how they don't always turn out as intended

Best of BS Opinion:The beats of politics, sports, and storytelling

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Best of BS Opinion: India's magic act in policy, business, and industry

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Lt General Nanavatty's biography explores evolution of soldiering in India

Lt General Rostum "Rusty" Nanavatty's biography paints a well-rounded portrait of an exemplary soldier and how soldiering has evolved amid India's security challenges

Best of BS Opinion: The many hats a government wears in citizens' lives

The undeniable thing is that government can shape the very nature of the nation, for better or for worse. From finances to health to labour to communication to awareness, it wields great power.

Best of BS Opinion: How small policy gaps can lead to major crises

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Best of BS Opinion: Tesla's India dream, Germany's shift, and AI bubble

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Best of BS Opinion: A world oscillating between stability and chaos

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Best of BS Opinion: India's EV path, quantum leaps, and nuclear reality

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Cyrus Mistry's ouster was Tata's biggest regret, says Thomas Mathew

Lunch with BS: "After Chandra took over as Tata Sons chairman, RNT would often say that there won't be noise anymore; there will be stability, there will be growth," says author of Ratan Tata: A Life

Best of BS Opinion: The push and pull in telecom, governance, and space

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Best of BS Opinion: Why energy without direction won't lift AI, or trade

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Best of BS Opinion: Trust, regulation, and the limits of one-handed claps

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The legacy of Gauri Lankesh: A closer look through Rollo Romig's book

Using Gauri's murder as starting point, book discusses rising intolerance especially in terms of young men (and women) getting radicalised to hate without being open to understanding each other

Best of BS Opinion: Are we repeating the economic mistakes of the past?

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Best of BS Opinion: How can government best deal with regulations

We look at today's editorial and opinions in the backdrop of regulatory perspectives across sectors such as markets, agriculture and banking

Best of BS Opinion: To understand MAGAnomics, one must go beyond economics

Today's columns encompass economics, politics, and cultural phenomena to bring you a rich mix of reading material.

Best of BS Opinion: Creative policymaking needed to resolve knotty issues

Policymaking must find simpler ways of resolving seemingly complex problems: such an approach frees up economic agents for productive activity