Best of BS Opinion: BJP's allure, the railway land policy and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

It has been argued for long that the Indian Railways holds excess land all across the country, which can be monetised to not only increase revenue for the national transporter but also push up overall economic activity. The government’s recent decision to revise the railway land policy will help attain these objectives, notes our lead editorial. Read here

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The Bharatiya Janata Party is comfortable with the current Constitution and laws of India, which are sufficiently flexible to accommodate it and what it wants, writes Aakar Patel. Read here

For India, which is not a member of either of the mega regional trade agreements, the IPEF, with eight members from East Asia and two of its four pillars focused on trade connectivity and supply chains resilience, offers another opportunity to integrate with the dynamic East Asian value chain hub, writes economist Amita Batra. Read here
 

Quote of the Day
 

“India’s inflation management is an exercise of so many different activities, a majority of which are outside of monetary policy even in today’s circumstances.”
 

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman