The CBSE evaluation fiasco was the most important topic for analysis in our Editorial section in the past week. While empathising with the students for profound trauma that they are being put through, the Editorial argues for an offline evaluation even if that leads to a delay. The Editorial calls for a ‘dry run’ by the CBSE for a year or two before redeploying the online marking system.In another Editorial, the issue of import duty hikes on edible oils was dissected. Given the fact that India imports 60 per cent of its edible oil requirements, duty hikes to spur domestic production has not worked. Also the impact of the West Asian crisis, lowering import duty on edible oil is the only way to give succour to consumers, already groaning under rising inflation.The SEBI proposal of allowing thrid party payments for mutual funds was another issue of analysis. Our Editorial was in favour of this proposal but was opposed to employers deducting MF payments for employees given the structural differences between mutual fund investments and a simple fixed income product like PF.In his weekly column Line&Length, TCA Srinivasa Raghavan looks at the US-China ties in the backdrop of Trump’s visit to Beijing. Though China sees itself as an equal of the US, Srinivasa Raghavan argues that the Chinese economy is a derivative of the US economy and more importantly China lacks the goodwill of other nations, though for now it dominates in industrial supply chains.Read more here.Lokeshwarri SK in her column Point Blank takes a deep dive into stock market data to look at the FPIs exiting India. In her analysis she finds that it is the unregulated entities from tax havens that sold more in Indian markets than long-term investors. The funds that have exited have been allocated to AI stocks in Taiwan and South Korea, led more by speculative sentiment.Read more here.In an article titled ‘AI now advises India. Who decides it’s safe?’, Sanchit Vir Gogia calls for the setting up of a Consumer AI Safety Code to ensure trust and accountability in the use of AI, especially given the pace at which it is being adopted.Read more here.Here’s our Cartoonist Ravikanth’s take on the world of business and economics:Click here to viewClick here to viewPublished on May 30, 2026