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Abandoning Kashmir

BJP-PDP divorce smacks of political opportunism

Unwise counsel

A right to MSPs for farmers is impractical

Decent score

Some loopholes in education reforms need to be plugged

Right bet: Govt should accept Law Commission's views on regulated gambling

There is no need for the government to be defensive about legalising betting because there are many upsides

Missing the boat, again

Reform needed to make apparel exports competitive

Garlanding bigotry

Openly feting convicts is a dangerous trend

Wrong call by DoT

The conditions for the Vodafone-Idea merger are unfair

Boosting energy security

Methanol production should be promoted

Fix an expiry date

Air India sale should not be allowed to drag indefinitely

Early exit

The CEA has been an enlightened voice for reform

The water crisis: Better conservation and efficiency in use are a must

The think tank projects the crisis will escalate with the water availability dwindling to merely half of the effective demand by 2030

Correct call, finally: But the delay shows ICICI Bank board in poor light

Accusations about improper loan evaluation procedures at the highest level should have been addressed much before now

IBC's blind spot: Rights of operational creditors need to be spelt out

Although the IBC allows operational creditors to invoke the insolvency resolution process, the cases of L&T and Ericsson reflect the unanticipated variables in the mix

A question of propriety: ICICI Bank's board should resign

The statement issued by the bank was a model of opacity, offering no details on the scope of the enquiry, how it was conducted, who carried it out, and the basis for the conclusion

Resume AI sale process: Govt must ease some onerous conditions for bidders

It was clear to everybody that some of the conditions mentioned in the PIM were a big put-off for any serious bidders

Senior moments: For many sports, age is just a number

The extraordinary durability of modern-day sports stars is not a serendipitous development

A quarter of Indian households are still without power

In UP and Bihar alone, 21 million households are still unconnected, almost half of the 41 million households still not electrified as of a few months ago

A question of heritage: PPPs for monument upkeep need checks and balances

So far, public sector units that have bankrolled monuments have been fairly unobtrusive in their branding at these sites

Right call: TDSAT's interim ruling is judicious for many reasons

Trai's tariff order allowed pricing flexibility to telcos with less than 30 per cent of the market subscribers or industry revenue through the new definition of SMP

A good beginning: Payroll data can benefit from more transparency

It is high time the government moved away from a survey-based approach of assessing employment growth in the country, and opted for payroll data