The headline point of the prime minister’s 35-minute sonorous address to the nation – his fifth since the Covid-19 lockdown began -- was a Rs 20 trillion economic package with its alliterative focus on “land, labour, liquidity and laws”. What exactly does this massive spending entail? The granular details are awaited from the finance minister. Meanwhile, today’s opinion pages focus on the mundane: finance and infrastructure. Kanika Datta sums up the views
China has started pilot runs for a digital yuan, says Shyam Saran, and its monetary system could well become an exemplar for countries around the world.
