Best of BS Opinion: The 5G opportunity, IPL beyond a boundary, and more

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

With the Union Cabinet approving the much-awaited airwave auction for ultra-fast mobile internet networks, India is soon set to join the league of 5G-enabled nations. But a lower pricing of spectrum would have given the troubled telecom sector a further fillip, the top edit points out. Read it here

In other views:

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar explains why the economics of the Indian Premier League make no sense. Read it here

The second edit points to tweaks that could make the IPL a constructive part of the domestic cricketing eco-system. Read it here

Aakar Patel argues that India has been considerably diminished abroad by its internal actions against minorities. Read it here

QUOTE OF THE DAY

‘What is this four-year service? People talk of catching us young, they are planning to retire us young”

 

Manoj Kumar, a student protesting against the ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme