Opinion-Economic Timeshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion en-gbWed, 04 Nov 2026 20:22:44 +0530Copyright:(C) 2026 Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd, http://info.indiatimes.com/terms/tou.htmlhttp://syndication.indiatimes.com/Economic Timeshttps://img.etimg.com/thumb/msid-76939477,width-600,height-60/economictimes.jpghttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion<![CDATA[Second Arrow]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/speaking-tree/second-arrow/articleshow/135511051.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/speaking-tree/second-arrow/articleshow/135511051.cmsWed, 04 Nov 2026 00:19:04 +0530<![CDATA[Don't judge a book by...]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/bliss-of-everyday-life/dont-judge-a-book-by-/articleshow/135510924.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/bliss-of-everyday-life/dont-judge-a-book-by-/articleshow/135510924.cmsWed, 04 Nov 2026 00:16:33 +0530<![CDATA[Make urban legend real: Our cities must become far more business-friendly for India to achieve high per-capita income]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/make-urban-legend-real-our-cities-must-become-far-more-business-friendly-for-india-to-achieve-high-per-capita-income/articleshow/135510791.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/make-urban-legend-real-our-cities-must-become-far-more-business-friendly-for-india-to-achieve-high-per-capita-income/articleshow/135510791.cmsWed, 04 Nov 2026 00:11:34 +0530<![CDATA[Firm It Up, Don't Junk It: India needs a more predictable capital gains tax regime to deepen equity markets]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/firm-it-up-dont-junk-itindia-needs-a-more-predictable-capital-gains-tax-regime-to-deepen-equity-markets-stt-equity-market/articleshow/135508865.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/firm-it-up-dont-junk-itindia-needs-a-more-predictable-capital-gains-tax-regime-to-deepen-equity-markets-stt-equity-market/articleshow/135508865.cmsTue, 03 Nov 2026 23:41:32 +0530<![CDATA[Stay empty, stay stupid]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/just-in-jest/stay-empty-stay-stupid/articleshow/135509524.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/just-in-jest/stay-empty-stay-stupid/articleshow/135509524.cmsTue, 03 Nov 2026 23:30:06 +0530<![CDATA[Rap the app & knock on Nasdaq's door]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/rap-the-app-knock-on-nasdaqs-door/articleshow/135509114.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/rap-the-app-knock-on-nasdaqs-door/articleshow/135509114.cmsTue, 03 Nov 2026 23:24:39 +0530<![CDATA[Pull it, not just for better FPIs: Scrap FPI capital gains tax to boost inflows, strengthen rupee and cut fiscal deficit]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/pull-it-not-just-for-better-fpis-scrap-fpi-capital-gains-tax-to-boost-inflows-strengthen-rupee-and-cut-fiscal-deficit/articleshow/135508858.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/pull-it-not-just-for-better-fpis-scrap-fpi-capital-gains-tax-to-boost-inflows-strengthen-rupee-and-cut-fiscal-deficit/articleshow/135508858.cmsTue, 03 Nov 2026 23:22:34 +0530<![CDATA[Stop the price scam in our hospitals]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/stop-the-price-scam-in-our-hospitals/articleshow/135508978.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/stop-the-price-scam-in-our-hospitals/articleshow/135508978.cmsTue, 03 Nov 2026 23:12:30 +0530<![CDATA[Choose to be a healer]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/speaking-tree/choose-to-be-a-healer/articleshow/135472285.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/speaking-tree/choose-to-be-a-healer/articleshow/135472285.cmsTue, 03 Nov 2026 00:17:01 +0530<![CDATA[The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/bliss-of-everyday-life/the-master-and-margarita-by-mikhail-bulgakov/articleshow/135472190.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/bliss-of-everyday-life/the-master-and-margarita-by-mikhail-bulgakov/articleshow/135472190.cmsTue, 03 Nov 2026 00:15:24 +0530<![CDATA[All hands on the deck: Next few months, govt faces a test of political will to take hard economic calls]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/all-hands-on-the-deck-next-few-months-govt-faces-a-test-of-political-will-to-take-hard-economic-calls/articleshow/135471606.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/all-hands-on-the-deck-next-few-months-govt-faces-a-test-of-political-will-to-take-hard-economic-calls/articleshow/135471606.cmsMon, 02 Nov 2026 23:55:58 +0530<![CDATA[With most drug candidates failing in humans, India’s draft rules bet on the wrong science in animal lab testing]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/with-most-drug-candidates-failing-in-humans-indias-draft-rules-bet-on-the-wrong-science-in-animal-lab-testing/articleshow/135470525.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/with-most-drug-candidates-failing-in-humans-indias-draft-rules-bet-on-the-wrong-science-in-animal-lab-testing/articleshow/135470525.cmsMon, 02 Nov 2026 23:27:59 +0530<![CDATA[Commercial breaks with common sense]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/just-in-jest/commercial-breaks-with-common-sense/articleshow/135470394.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/just-in-jest/commercial-breaks-with-common-sense/articleshow/135470394.cmsMon, 02 Nov 2026 23:26:15 +0530<![CDATA[India leads on non-animal testing and its draft lab animal rules threaten to undo that]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/india-leads-on-non-animal-testing-and-its-draft-lab-animal-rules-threaten-to-undo-that/articleshow/135470158.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/india-leads-on-non-animal-testing-and-its-draft-lab-animal-rules-threaten-to-undo-that/articleshow/135470158.cmsMon, 02 Nov 2026 23:23:38 +0530<![CDATA[Lowering LTCG isn't a magic bullet]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/lowering-ltcg-isnt-a-magic-bullet/articleshow/135470278.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/lowering-ltcg-isnt-a-magic-bullet/articleshow/135470278.cmsMon, 02 Nov 2026 23:19:10 +0530<![CDATA[You can't eat your viksit cake and...]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/you-cant-eat-your-viksit-cake-and-/articleshow/135470085.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/you-cant-eat-your-viksit-cake-and-/articleshow/135470085.cmsMon, 02 Nov 2026 23:15:48 +0530<![CDATA[NEP 2020: Will teacher education reforms miss the bus?]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/nep-2020-will-teacher-education-reforms-miss-the-bus/articleshow/135446297.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/nep-2020-will-teacher-education-reforms-miss-the-bus/articleshow/135446297.cmsMon, 02 Nov 2026 10:53:47 +0530<![CDATA[Technological fasting]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/speaking-tree/technological-fasting/articleshow/135436588.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/speaking-tree/technological-fasting/articleshow/135436588.cmsMon, 02 Nov 2026 00:46:13 +0530<![CDATA[Tax-wise, $-foolish: Saving Dalal Street could come at a cost to Startup Street]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/tax-wise-foolish-saving-dalal-street-could-come-at-a-cost-to-startup-street/articleshow/135434272.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/tax-wise-foolish-saving-dalal-street-could-come-at-a-cost-to-startup-street/articleshow/135434272.cmsSun, 01 Nov 2026 23:33:28 +0530<![CDATA[Enough of PC about pressure cookers]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/just-in-jest/enough-of-pc-about-pressure-cookers/articleshow/135434660.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/just-in-jest/enough-of-pc-about-pressure-cookers/articleshow/135434660.cmsSun, 01 Nov 2026 23:29:12 +0530<![CDATA[Mayonaise - The Smashing Pumpkins]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/bliss-of-everyday-life/mayonaise-the-smashing-pumpkins/articleshow/135433909.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/bliss-of-everyday-life/mayonaise-the-smashing-pumpkins/articleshow/135433909.cmsSun, 01 Nov 2026 23:10:34 +0530<![CDATA[With G-sec yields rising, countries have no alternative but to increase their bullion holdings]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/with-g-sec-yields-rising-countries-have-no-alternative-but-to-increase-their-bullion-holdings/articleshow/135433580.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/with-g-sec-yields-rising-countries-have-no-alternative-but-to-increase-their-bullion-holdings/articleshow/135433580.cmsSun, 01 Nov 2026 23:01:33 +0530<![CDATA[Better forecasts save lives in cyclones, but India needs stronger defences and faster recovery]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/better-forecasts-save-lives-in-cyclones-but-india-needs-stronger-defences-and-faster-recovery/articleshow/135433595.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/better-forecasts-save-lives-in-cyclones-but-india-needs-stronger-defences-and-faster-recovery/articleshow/135433595.cmsSun, 01 Nov 2026 22:57:17 +0530<![CDATA[Foreign funding must be probed, but it cannot brush aside local concerns over the Siang dam]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/foreign-funding-must-be-probed-but-it-cannot-brush-aside-local-concerns-over-the-siang-dam/articleshow/135433604.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/foreign-funding-must-be-probed-but-it-cannot-brush-aside-local-concerns-over-the-siang-dam/articleshow/135433604.cmsSun, 01 Nov 2026 22:55:35 +0530<![CDATA[Only a weatherman knows which way the wind blows: Why science and truth matter in an AI-driven world]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/only-a-weatherman-knows-which-way-the-wind-blows-why-science-and-truth-matter-in-an-ai-driven-world/articleshow/135407233.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/only-a-weatherman-knows-which-way-the-wind-blows-why-science-and-truth-matter-in-an-ai-driven-world/articleshow/135407233.cmsSat, 31 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0530<![CDATA[When someone does your push-ups, can you feel your muscles flex?]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/when-someone-does-your-push-ups-can-you-feel-your-muscles-flex/articleshow/135406858.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/when-someone-does-your-push-ups-can-you-feel-your-muscles-flex/articleshow/135406858.cmsSat, 31 Oct 2026 22:13:41 +0530<![CDATA[Red card for Maobappe from Mai-Bappe state: Chinese, dimagi Maoists on a totally different la liga]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/red-card-for-maobappe-from-mai-bappe-state-chinese-dimagi-maoists-on-a-totally-different-la-liga/articleshow/135406250.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/red-card-for-maobappe-from-mai-bappe-state-chinese-dimagi-maoists-on-a-totally-different-la-liga/articleshow/135406250.cmsSat, 31 Oct 2026 21:51:22 +0530<![CDATA[C-suite folks, mind your Mata Haris]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/just-in-jest/c-suite-folks-mind-your-mata-haris/articleshow/135374069.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/just-in-jest/c-suite-folks-mind-your-mata-haris/articleshow/135374069.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 23:43:13 +0530<![CDATA[Tricky trickle-down]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/bliss-of-everyday-life/tricky-trickle-down/articleshow/135373677.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/bliss-of-everyday-life/tricky-trickle-down/articleshow/135373677.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 23:35:57 +0530<![CDATA[See data centres less as energy-sucking private warehouses, and more as quasi-public utilities]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/see-data-centres-less-as-energy-sucking-private-warehouses-and-more-as-quasi-public-utilities/articleshow/135372738.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/see-data-centres-less-as-energy-sucking-private-warehouses-and-more-as-quasi-public-utilities/articleshow/135372738.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 23:31:59 +0530<![CDATA[Is India prepared to tackle 369 million cybersecurity incidents and AI challenges ahead?]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/is-india-prepared-to-tackle-369-million-cybersecurity-incidents-and-ai-challenges-ahead/articleshow/135373464.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/is-india-prepared-to-tackle-369-million-cybersecurity-incidents-and-ai-challenges-ahead/articleshow/135373464.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 23:28:07 +0530<![CDATA[Don't scold the mind]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/speaking-tree/dont-scold-the-mind/articleshow/135373392.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/speaking-tree/dont-scold-the-mind/articleshow/135373392.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 23:26:38 +0530<![CDATA[Institutions need fixing to restore young people's faith in democracy]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/institutions-need-fixing-to-restore-young-peoples-faith-in-democracy/articleshow/135373375.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/institutions-need-fixing-to-restore-young-peoples-faith-in-democracy/articleshow/135373375.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 23:22:43 +0530<![CDATA[India's ESOP tax rules need reform to ease employee burden]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/indias-esop-tax-rules-need-reform-to-ease-employee-burden/articleshow/135372771.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/indias-esop-tax-rules-need-reform-to-ease-employee-burden/articleshow/135372771.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 23:22:19 +0530<![CDATA[To boldly go where DEI has gone before: Star Trek’s enduring lesson on diversity]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/to-boldly-go-where-dei-has-gone-before-star-treks-enduring-lesson-on-diversity/articleshow/135373228.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/to-boldly-go-where-dei-has-gone-before-star-treks-enduring-lesson-on-diversity/articleshow/135373228.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 23:21:50 +0530<![CDATA[Dhurandhar doctrine of national security]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/just-in-jest/dhurandhar-doctrine-of-national-security/articleshow/135330426.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/just-in-jest/dhurandhar-doctrine-of-national-security/articleshow/135330426.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 01:28:07 +0530<![CDATA[India’s drug pricing policy must balance affordability, medicine availability and pharma industry growth]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/indias-drug-pricing-policy-must-balance-affordability-medicine-availability-and-pharma-industry-growth/articleshow/135329539.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/indias-drug-pricing-policy-must-balance-affordability-medicine-availability-and-pharma-industry-growth/articleshow/135329539.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 01:13:26 +0530<![CDATA[AI and wisdom: A human being cannot be reduced to a performance statistic]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/speaking-tree/ai-and-wisdom-a-human-being-cannot-be-reduced-to-a-performance-statistic/articleshow/135328101.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/speaking-tree/ai-and-wisdom-a-human-being-cannot-be-reduced-to-a-performance-statistic/articleshow/135328101.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 00:37:22 +0530<![CDATA[Waiting for winter]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/bliss-of-everyday-life/waiting-for-winter/articleshow/135328013.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/bliss-of-everyday-life/waiting-for-winter/articleshow/135328013.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 00:29:42 +0530<![CDATA[Anti-cancer medicines: How to protect the patient today without weakening India's healthcare capacity for tomorrow]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/anti-cancer-medicines-how-to-protect-the-patient-today-without-weakening-indias-healthcare-capacity-for-tomorrow/articleshow/135327111.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/anti-cancer-medicines-how-to-protect-the-patient-today-without-weakening-indias-healthcare-capacity-for-tomorrow/articleshow/135327111.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 00:27:52 +0530<![CDATA[X factor in Musk cocktail: AI synergies are real, but the proposed SpaceX-Tesla merger has red flags for shareholders]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/x-factor-in-musk-cocktail-ai-synergies-are-real-but-the-proposed-spacex-tesla-merger-has-red-flags-for-shareholders/articleshow/135327811.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/x-factor-in-musk-cocktail-ai-synergies-are-real-but-the-proposed-spacex-tesla-merger-has-red-flags-for-shareholders/articleshow/135327811.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 00:27:29 +0530<![CDATA[Jio & let Jio, India’s crackling telco space]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/jio-let-jio-indias-crackling-telco-space/articleshow/135327295.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/jio-let-jio-indias-crackling-telco-space/articleshow/135327295.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 00:12:31 +0530<![CDATA[West Bengal moves to depoliticise teachers, but schools need more than a ban]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/west-bengal-moves-to-depoliticise-teachers-but-schools-need-more-than-a-ban/articleshow/135327071.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/west-bengal-moves-to-depoliticise-teachers-but-schools-need-more-than-a-ban/articleshow/135327071.cmsFri, 30 Oct 2026 00:08:29 +0530<![CDATA[Who guards India’s digital gatekeepers?]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/who-guards-indias-digital-gatekeepers/articleshow/135300075.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/who-guards-indias-digital-gatekeepers/articleshow/135300075.cmsThu, 29 Oct 2026 15:40:17 +0530<![CDATA[Yes Minister, but of what kind?]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/just-in-jest/yes-minister-but-of-what-kind/articleshow/135278453.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/just-in-jest/yes-minister-but-of-what-kind/articleshow/135278453.cmsThu, 29 Oct 2026 00:44:36 +0530<![CDATA[Mosu: A South Korean Michelin star success story]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/bliss-of-everyday-life/mosu-a-south-korean-michelin-star-success-story/articleshow/135278078.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/bliss-of-everyday-life/mosu-a-south-korean-michelin-star-success-story/articleshow/135278078.cmsThu, 29 Oct 2026 00:25:53 +0530<![CDATA[It's taxing to be a Delhi woman]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/its-taxing-to-be-a-delhi-woman/articleshow/135277578.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/its-taxing-to-be-a-delhi-woman/articleshow/135277578.cmsThu, 29 Oct 2026 00:17:07 +0530<![CDATA[Gulf AI buffering, but on-stream]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/gulf-ai-buffering-but-on-stream/articleshow/135277390.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/gulf-ai-buffering-but-on-stream/articleshow/135277390.cmsThu, 29 Oct 2026 00:03:13 +0530<![CDATA[Hit & run law, stop running from it]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/hit-run-law-stop-running-from-it/articleshow/135277064.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/hit-run-law-stop-running-from-it/articleshow/135277064.cmsWed, 28 Oct 2026 23:58:26 +0530<![CDATA[Cancer care can be cheaper: 6 steps to cut drug costs]]> https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/cancer-care-can-be-cheaper-6-steps-to-cut-drug-costs/articleshow/135275909.cmshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/cancer-care-can-be-cheaper-6-steps-to-cut-drug-costs/articleshow/135275909.cmsWed, 28 Oct 2026 23:46:15 +0530