Best of BS Opinion: Budget with a long-term view, corporate earnings & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

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Illustration: Binay Sinha
Kanika Datta New Delhi
2 min read Last Updated : Jan 28 2021 | 6:29 AM IST
The fate of the farm laws and the farmer protests hang in the balance but corporate India appears to be showing signs of a turnaround, if the preliminary third-quarter results are anything to go by. The top edit assesses the outlook. Read it here.
 
The upcoming Budget, stock markets and climate change are other issues discussed on the opinion pages today.
 
Instead of focusing only on the financial year ahead, this Budget offers Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman a unique opportunity to consider it a starting point to attain the long-term objective of sustained higher growth, Rajesh Kumar argues here.
 
Sebi’s proposal on concentrating current ownership and governance norms regulating stock exchanges to foster competition could create conflict of interest between these institutions’ supervisory and business roles. K P Krishnan explains why. Read it here
 
By rejoining the Paris accord on climate change, US President Joe Biden has reaffirmed his resolve to carry out the climate action plan he outlined during his election campaign. But he should also ensure that developing countries do not bear a disproportionate burden in this exercise, the second edit argues. Read it here
 

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"We can't carry forward a protest with someone whose direction is something else”

V M Singh of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee announcing its withdrawal from the farm law protest

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Topics :CoronavirusSEBIJoe BidenClimate ChangeBS OpinionCurated ContentBudget 2021Indian EconomyQ3 resultsIndia IncIndian companiesfarmers' proteststock marketParis climate accord

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