Best of BS Opinion: Time for farm reforms, clean up credit rating agencies

From farm sector reforms to US-China trade conflict, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

An appeal for meaningful agriculture reforms, an argument for rules-based global trade, and a call for credit rating agencies to salvage their reputation. Pallav Nayak sums up the views.

Senior professionals of credit rating agencies (CRAs) engaged by IL&FS took gifts and favours for keeping the now-disgraced company on a high pedestal, says the interim report of a forensic audit. The trust between the CRAs and investors is broken. The onus is on the CRAs to come out clean or face the wrath of the markets, writes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Read the piece here

The Central government's decision to amend