Best of BS Opinion: Turnaround awaited, Geography of unequal growth & more

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

The third-quarter results of the big four information technology companies, read along with the respective management commentaries, indicate that the industry believes the worst of demand slowdown to be over. However, these companies remain notably cautious in their expectations of short-term demand revival, notes our lead editorial. Read here

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The weakness of lower-growth states in manufacturing and services needs to be corrected, writes economist Nitin Desai Read here

Tax officials believe that even tightly regulated companies, including government ones, have short-changed the government, writes Debashis Basu. Read here

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“Food Corporation of India should emerge as a trusted partner of farmers and people.”

 

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Textiles and Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal