Best of BS Opinion: Export opportunities, disconnected lines, and more

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

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

Amid the wide-ranging economic fallout of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the resultant spike in international prices of agri-commodities seems to have a positive upshot for India. It has created the much-needed export outlet for the country’s surplus farm produce, particularly for the wheat piled up in official grain coffers, notes our lead editorial. 

In other views: 

If the demand for more equity in PSUs is not managed well, it could become a financial burden that the Centre could do without, writes A K Bhattacharya

Our second edit argues that after having provided relief to private sector telecom firms, the government must now focus on those in the public sector. Read here

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“In the 75th year of our independence, the next 25 years are very critical to India’s development; therefore we wanted this year’s Budget to encourage the power of youth, the power of entrepreneurs.” 
 

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman