Abhijeet Kumar

Why India is resetting GDP and CPI base years and what the change means

From shopping baskets to growth calculations, India is updating the base years for CPI inflation and GDP to reflect today's economy, a recalibration that will change headline numbers without altering

Claude vs ChatGPT: Anthropic mocks OpenAI's ad plans at the Super Bowl

Claude's Super Bowl debut gently mocks OpenAI's plan to bring ads into ChatGPT, declaring "Ads are coming to AI. But not to Claude", and spotlighting a growing divide over AI monetisation models

Best of BS Opinion: Defence reset, urban push, and the politics of Keeladi

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Best of BS Opinion: India-US tariff pact offers a cautious breather

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With US trade deal and EU FTA, will India's textile sector get its moment?

With better access to the US, EU and UK markets, supportive Budget 2026 measures, and pressure on rival Asian exporters, India's textile sector may be entering a rare window of opportunity

Best of BS Opinion: From fiscal transfers to a world without rules

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Best of BS Opinion: What FM Sitharaman's much awaited Budget 2026 revealed

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From Defence to R&D, what didn't make the cut in Sitharaman's Budget speech

Key sectors such as defence and railways saw large FY27 allocations in the Budget documents, even though they found little or no mention in Sitharaman's Budget 2026 speech

Budget 2026 highlights: A look at key numbers announced by FM Sitharaman

From SME funding and services-led growth to tax tweaks and tourism, Nirmala Sitharaman's record ninth Budget signalled where public spending and policy are headed in FY27

Union Budget 2026: Zero customs duty for nuclear power imports till 2035

The Union Budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman removes a key cost barrier for nuclear projects as India prepares for a major capacity expansion and opens the sector to private participation

Budget 2026: What the sodium antimonate duty cut means for the solar sector

Union Budget 2026 removes basic customs duty on sodium antimonate, a specialised chemical used in photovoltaic glass, offering cost relief and competitiveness gains for solar glass manufactures

From animation labs to hostels: Key education announcements in Budget 2026

Union Budget 2026 also announced a high-level standing committee to strengthen links between education, employment and enterprise, with a focus on services-led growth and future skill needs

Budget 2026: Rare-earth hubs to be set up in Odisha, Kerala, Andhra, TN

FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2026 has proposed supporting Odisha, Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu for dedicated rare-earth corridors for mining, research, and production of rare-earth magnets

Why Budget 2026 GDP and inflation numbers may change within weeks

Key GDP and inflation metrics will be revised in February as MoSPI updates base years, meaning several assumptions underpinning Budget 2026 will be recalculated soon after the speech

Best of BS Opinion: Ambition under pressure in economics, politics and war

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Minneapolis fallout: How Stephen Miller built Trump's deportation agenda

The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has drawn renewed attention to Stephen Miller, the White House aide who designed and drove Donald Trump's aggressive deportation push

Best of BS Opinion: Economic optimism amid an uncertain global order

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What is the Power Gap Index the Economic Survey cites for the first time?

The Economic Survey 2025-26 cites the Power Gap Index to show that India is operating below its full strategic potential despite strong economic, military and demographic fundamentals

Manufacturing is macroeconomic insurance, not nostalgia: Economic Survey

Economic Survey 2026 says that in a fragmented global economy, manufacturing is closely tied to external and currency stability, warning that services alone cannot offset rising global pressures

The Economic Survey's global outlook: A world that has structurally changed

Economic Survey 2026 says India is better placed than many economies due to strong macro fundamentals, but warns these buffers will not fully insulate it from global volatility