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.payment-story code{font-size:.87em;overflow-wrap:anywhere;background:var(--code-bg);padding:2px 4px;border-radius:3px}.payment-map{margin:32px 0;padding:24px 20px;border:1px solid var(--diagram-border);background:var(--diagram-bg)}.map-heading{font-size:14px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:20px}.payment-lanes{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px}.payment-lane{min-width:0}.payment-lane h3{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 18px}.payment-lane .flow-step{position:relative;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;padding:16px 10px;background:var(--page-bg);border:1px solid var(--border);margin:0 0 16px;min-height:126px}.flow-step:first-of-type:after{content:"";position:absolute;width:1px;height:17px;background:var(--connector);left:50%;bottom:-17px}.flow-step span{display:block;color:var(--secondary);font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px}.payment-rail{background:var(--rail-bg);color:var(--rail-text);padding:18px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px}.payment-rail span{display:block;font-size:14px;margin-top:8px}.payment-story figcaption{font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--secondary);margin-top:16px}.reference-image{padding:18px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--border);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);margin-bottom:24px}.reference-image summary{cursor:pointer;font-size:16px;color:var(--accent)}.reference-image figure{margin:20px 0 0}.reference-image img{display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:auto}.reference-image summary:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:4px}@media(max-width:600px){.payment-map{padding:20px 14px;margin:28px 0}.payment-lanes{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:20px}.payment-lane{border-bottom:1px solid var(--diagram-border);padding-bottom:4px}.payment-lane .flow-step{min-height:0}.payment-lane h3{margin-bottom:12px}}

#period{font:inherit;color:var(--text);background:var(--page-bg);border:1px solid var(--border);padding:8px 12px;border-radius:4px}.metric{font-size:20px;padding:24px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)}.metric strong{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:48px;font-weight:400;color:var(--accent);margin-right:10px}.table-wrap{overflow-x:auto;margin-bottom:32px}table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16px;line-height:1.6}th,td{padding:12px 8px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);overflow-wrap:anywhere}th:last-child,td:last-child{text-align:right;white-space:nowrap}select:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:4px}

/* Article SVGs retain their own high-contrast palette in either theme. */
.article-diagram{margin:36px 0;max-width:100%;min-width:0}
.article-diagram img{display:block;width:100%;max-width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--diagram-border);border-radius:12px;color-scheme:normal}
.article-diagram figcaption{margin-top:12px;color:var(--secondary);font-size:14px;line-height:1.65}
.article-diagram .diagram-link{display:inline-block;margin-top:6px;font-size:14px}
@media(max-width:600px){.article-diagram{margin:28px 0}.article-diagram img{border-radius:8px}}

.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip-path:inset(50%);white-space:nowrap;border:0}

.road-photo{margin:0 0 38px;width:100%;max-width:100%;min-width:0}.road-photo img{display:block;width:100%;max-width:100%;height:auto;object-fit:contain;border-radius:10px}.road-photo figcaption{font-size:13px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--secondary);margin-top:12px}.road-photo a{text-decoration:underline}
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@media(max-width:600px){.road-visual,.road-watch{padding:18px}.road-stages{grid-template-columns:1fr}.road-stages li:last-child{grid-column:auto}.road-timeline li{grid-template-columns:54px minmax(0,1fr);gap:12px}.road-timeline li>div{padding-left:13px}}

/* Homepage: compact editorial masthead keeps the latest story near the top. */
.home main{padding-top:34px}.home .home-intro{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.65fr) minmax(0,1fr);align-items:center;gap:36px;max-width:none;margin-bottom:34px}.home .home-intro .eyebrow{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:1.5px;margin:0 0 12px}.home .home-intro h1{font-size:clamp(32px,3.7vw,42px);line-height:1.16;letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0}.home .home-description{font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;margin:20px 0 0;max-width:none}.home .post .date br{display:none}.home .post .date time:after{content:" · "}
@media(min-width:601px){.home .post .date br{display:initial}.home .post .date time:after{content:none}}
@media(max-width:600px){.home header{padding:18px 0}.home main{padding-top:22px}.home .home-intro{display:block;margin-bottom:24px}.home .home-intro .eyebrow{margin-bottom:8px;font-size:9px}.home .home-intro h1{font-size:27px;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.65px;max-width:360px}.home .home-title-break{display:none}.home .home-description{font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;margin:10px 0 0;max-width:380px}.home .section-label{font-size:10px;padding-bottom:12px;letter-spacing:1.2px}.home .post{padding:22px 0 26px;gap:10px}.home .post .date{font-size:12px;line-height:1.5}.home .category{font-size:10px;line-height:1.5;margin-bottom:8px}.home .post h2{font-size:26px;line-height:1.22;margin-bottom:12px}.home .summary{font-size:15px;line-height:1.6}.home .post .read{margin-top:14px}}

/* On phones, start with the article list rather than a second headline. */
@media(max-width:600px){.home .home-intro{display:none}.home main{padding-top:20px}}

@font-face{font-family:"Noto Sans Devanagari";src:url("/fonts/noto-sans-devanagari.ttf") format("truetype");font-weight:100 900;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
:lang(mr){font-family:"Noto Sans Devanagari",Arial,sans-serif}html[lang="mr"] h1,html[lang="mr"] h2,html[lang="mr"] h3{font-family:"Noto Sans Devanagari",Arial,sans-serif}html[lang="mr"] .article h1{line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:0;font-size:clamp(29px,4.4vw,43px)}html[lang="mr"] .article-body{line-height:1.95}html[lang="mr"] .article-body h2{line-height:1.65;letter-spacing:0}html[lang="mr"] .eyebrow,html[lang="mr"] .category,html[lang="mr"] .road-badge,html[lang="mr"] .section-label{letter-spacing:0}html[lang="mr"] .post h2{line-height:1.65;letter-spacing:0}html[lang="mr"] .road-timeline time{font-family:Arial,sans-serif}
.header-links{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-end;gap:14px}.language-switch{display:flex;gap:0;align-items:center;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6}.language-switch a{padding:5px 12px;border:1px solid var(--border);background:var(--page-bg);color:var(--secondary)}.language-switch a+a{border-left:0}.language-switch a[aria-current]{background:var(--diagram-bg);color:var(--accent);font-weight:600}.language-switch a:focus-visible{position:relative;z-index:1}.article>.language-switch{justify-content:flex-start;margin:-12px 0 30px}.translation-note{font-size:14px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--secondary);margin:24px 0}.translation-note a{text-decoration:underline;color:var(--accent)}
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.stable-table{overflow-x:auto;margin:2rem 0}.stable-table table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:.95rem}.stable-table caption{text-align:left;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:1rem}.stable-table th,.stable-table td{text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding:1rem .7rem;border-bottom:1px solid #81958c66}.stable-table th:first-child{min-width:110px}

/* Stack this comparison on narrow screens instead of compressing table columns. */
.stable-table table{table-layout:auto;min-width:580px;line-height:1.6}
.stable-table th{white-space:normal;font-size:inherit}
.stable-table th:nth-child(1){width:22%}.stable-table th:nth-child(2){width:30%}.stable-table th:nth-child(3){width:48%}
.stable-cards{display:none}
@media(max-width:600px){
 .stable-table{display:none}
 .stable-cards{display:block;margin:2rem 0}
 .stable-comparison-title{font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5}
 .stable-card{padding:20px;margin:0 0 16px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;background:var(--diagram-bg);min-width:0}
 .article-body .stable-card h3{margin:0 0 18px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--accent)}
 .stable-card dl{margin:0}
 .stable-card dt{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin:18px 0 5px}
 .stable-card dt:first-child{margin-top:0}
 .stable-card dd{margin:0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;white-space:normal;word-break:normal;overflow-wrap:break-word;color:var(--text)}
}