Best of BS Opinion: The big shocks, a Pyrrhic victory for protesters & more

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

The two big shocks of last week dominate the opinion pages today – the PM’s surprise announcement that the three farm reform laws would be repealed and the Paytm listing debacle.

First, the giant leap back by the Modi government. The withdrawal of the three farm laws has certainly dented India’s policy credibility badly but, as the top edit argues, the government should not halt the much-needed process of agri-reforms. Read it here. Mihir Sharma explains why the prime minister’s retreat on farm laws conceals what is actually going on. Read it here

Second, the listing debacle for India’s largest-ever