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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
TopicBloomberg Opinion

Topic: Bloomberg Opinion

China responsible for Pakistan’s debt crisis and IMF should stay out of it

Christopher Balding -
IMF bailing out Pakistan will only encourage moral hazard among countries availing Chinese loans.

Recessions can be predicted years in advance, say experts

Noah Smith -
Cracking the code of booms and busts will allow central banks, regulators & policy makers to stave off crises instead of cleaning up afterwards. 

Twitter and Facebook need a bigger and better cleanup

Leonid Bershidsky -
The social media giants will be in trouble with regulators and brands if they don’t show they are trying to fix themselves.

Why the next PM of debt-saddled Pakistan can seek loans cuts from China, and get them

Andy Mukherjee -
With its own competitiveness under threat from Donald Trump’s hawkish policies, China has an increasing need of its Asian allies.

By abandoning bill allowing bank sell-off, Centre has failed the ailing sector

Ila Patnaik -
India may soon come to regret not setting up a resolution regime after the 2008 crisis as many nations did.

If Imran Khan wins Pakistan election, talk of military help will be hard to shake off

Bloomberg View -
The military's current campaign of interference seems designed to clear a path for the ex-cricketer.

India Inc’s debt snarl is holding up PM Modi’s infrastructure drive

Anjani Trivedi -
Companies that aren’t in the best position to handle the debt have been among the most aggressive to bid for projects.

Lynch mobs say more about India than WhatsApp

Mihir Sharma -
Govt seeking accountability from a phone app is odd given ruling party politicians are spreading fake news. 

After fiasco in Russia, President Trump’s approval ratings may take a hit

Jonathan Bernstein -
His just concluded trip to Russia and other recent visits might cost him backing in his own party back home. 

Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan shows why army has picked the wrong fight

Mihir Sharma -
The military needs Pakistan to stay poor, stay dependent and stay angry. Sharif threatens that vision.
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Epstein files and what it means for the American anger against elites

Ashutosh Varshney -
All academic institutions, it is at Harvard, the richest and perhaps the most powerful academic institution in the world, that Epstein’s ties appear to have flourished most.

VB–GRAMG must learn from MGNREGA mistakes. There are some hard-won lessons

The Chomsky–Epstein link exposes a blind spot in intellectual hero worship

Economy

To meet fund crunch, Karnataka to auction plots in Bengaluru, raise Rs 4,000 crore

Sharan Poovanna -
Siddaramaiah govt’s five schemes strain finances as GST changes hit revenues; debt to jump nearly Rs 80,000 crore. State also plans to auction liquor licences & extend bar timings.

Defence

Not just BSF, MHA working on rules to reserve 50% of all CAPF constable posts for Agniveers

Mayank Kumar -
The MHA is deliberating on new recruitment rules for all CAPFs, including the CRPF, ITBP, and SSB. It wants to incorporate a 50% quota for Agniveers across the CAPFs.

National Interest

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

Shekhar Gupta -
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.

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