Best of BS Opinion: Wasted spectrum, Business before Atmanirbhar & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Once again, a telecommunication spectrum auction in India has not met its assigned numbers. The short auction of some spectrum, over only two days, brought in around Rs 80,000 crore, of which about a fifth is to be made available before the end of the ongoing financial year. In the context of the upcoming 5G auctions, our lead edit argues that the reserve price will have to be rationally set in order for it to be a success. For that to happen, the government must first recognise that “success”