Op-Eds Opinion

Ignore the Noise from Gandhi family and Green Lobbies: Great Nations Don’t Seek Permission to Secure Their Borders

By BPN News Desk September 9, 2025

When nations secure their frontiers and prepare for the future, they do not ask for certificates of approval from political dynasties or foreign-funded activists. They act with resolve, because history punishes hesitation. The Great Nicobar project is not just about ports, airports, and power stations. It is about India’s place in the world, about our […]

Op-Eds Opinion

GST 2.0 Is About Trust: Why FMCG Must Follow Auto’s Lead

By BPN News Desk September 9, 2025

When the GST 2.0 reforms were announced, the immediate reaction of different sectors told two very different stories. The auto industry wasted no time in passing on the benefits to customers, triggering a surge in demand and a rally on Dalal Street. FMCG firms, on the other hand, chose the safer route of tweaking packaging […]

Editorials Opinion

Faith or Separatism? The Hazratbal Emblem Attack

By BPN News Desk September 8, 2025

The image of the Ashoka emblem, India’s national symbol of sovereignty, lying defaced at the Hazratbal shrine is more than just vandalism. It is a question that cuts deep into the uneasy intersection of faith and separatist politics in Kashmir. Was this truly about religious sensitivity, or was it another chapter in the long saga […]

Op-Eds Opinion

India–EFTA FTA: Opening Doors to $100 Billion and 1 Million Jobs

By BPN News Desk September 8, 2025

India’s trade diplomacy is entering a decisive phase. With the India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) set to take effect from October 1, 2025, the country has signed its first free trade pact with a developed Western bloc. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) — comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein — may not […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Delhi Bans Rummy but Shuffles the GST Deck

By BPN News Desk September 6, 2025

The irony is too perfect. The Indian government banned online rummy, poker, and fantasy sports calling them “gambling,” thereby forfeiting nearly ₹20,000 crore in annual tax revenue. And yet, at the same time, it has embarked on its own gamble — GST 2.0 — giving up another ₹50,000–70,000 crore in revenues, all while running a […]

Op-Eds Opinion

GST Cuts Without Watchdog Risk Corporate Windfalls

By BPN News Desk September 6, 2025

India’s sweeping GST 2.0 reforms were announced with the promise of cheaper goods and services, from soaps to insurance premiums. Economists and analysts immediately began calculating how much this would bring down inflation, which sectors would get a boost, and what kind of stimulus it could deliver to the broader economy. Before those numbers could […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Global Tech Rotation, Not Foreign Plots: Explaining the FII Exit from Indian IT

By BPN News Desk September 5, 2025

Indian equities—especially IT services—are facing outsized FII outflows and heavy index shorts, spawning a rumour that “foreign powers” are sabotaging the market. The evidence says otherwise: FY26 Q1 prints across Indian IT were soft; global consulting peers flagged cautious demand; and capital has rotated toward AI-infrastructure supply chains in Taiwan and Korea offering

Op-Eds Opinion

Dragon’s Leash: How China Uses CPEC to Discipline Pakistan

By BPN News Desk September 5, 2025

For years, Pakistan has boasted of its “iron brotherhood” with China, presenting the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a symbol of unshakable friendship. Roads, power plants, ports, and railways—over $60 billion worth of investments—were dressed up as development miracles. Yet, in reality, these projects became lifelines for a struggling economy that no one else

Expert Opinions Opinion

Cheaper Essentials, Tax-Free Insurance, Affordable Appliances and Cars: Inside India’s GST Overhaul

By BPN News Desk September 4, 2025

India’s Goods and Services Tax has finally undergone the kind of overhaul that touches every citizen’s wallet. The government’s latest reform order, unveiled as a Diwali gift, slashes rates across a wide span of categories — from soaps and shampoos to tractors and three-wheelers. Essentials drop to 5%, health and life insurance premiums are freed […]

Breaking Down The News Opinion

Breaking Down The News: Ukraine Runs on Russian Crude, But Indian Refineries Get the Blame

By BPN News Desk September 3, 2025

Ukraine today finds itself in an extraordinary irony. On the battlefield and in civilian life, diesel is the fuel that keeps the country running. Yet with its own refineries crippled by Russian missile strikes, Kyiv has become almost entirely dependent on imports to meet its needs. In July 2025, India suddenly emerged as Ukraine’s largest […]