Best of BS Opinion: Oil on the boil, the Muslim question, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first reshuffle of his Cabinet since he was re-elected in 2019 will be scrutinised not just for what it says about future political directions of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its partners in the National Democratic Alliance, but also for what the prime minister’s opinions are about the effectiveness or otherwise of recent policy. Although no big changes have been made in the big four ministries of finance, home, defence and external affairs, this reshuffle signals the government’s  willingness to improve performance in key areas, says the top edit. Read it here

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With India's dependence on imported oil and gas expanding rapidly, the second edit says upstream public sector companies must be encouraged and given the necessary resources to improve their track record on exploration and production. Read it here

My column unpacks Mohan Bhagwat’s comment on Muslims. Read it here

Shankar Acharya explains why he thinks Vo Nguyen Giap of Vietnam is the greatest general of the 20th century. Read it here

 

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