Page 146 - Editorial Comment
Beyond recapitalisation
Interest waiver will increase financial-stability risks
 "Beyond recapitalisation")
White elephants
Govt must first evaluate the feasibility of bullet trains
 "White elephants")
Deranged discourse
Not the desired state for a young, aspirational, and vibrant India
 "Deranged discourse")
Line of actual conflict
Onus in Ladakh is on military-level disengagement
 "Line of actual conflict")
Regulatory management
Sebi's new circular may lead to an avoidable churn in the market
 "Regulatory management")
Healthy stimulus
Govt should increase expenditure on health care
 "Healthy stimulus")
Managing expectations
EPFO subscribers should be prepared for lower returns
 "Managing expectations")
Economy needs action; govt should exit its bubble and listen to advice
Govt must be open to economists' advice and correct course
 "Economy needs action; govt should exit its bubble and listen to advice")
Protecting environment
The govt should revisit the draft EIA notification
 "Protecting environment")
New power play
The draft proposal may not address discom losses
 "New power play")
Resolving stressed assets
The new package should not be used to kick the can down the road
 "Resolving stressed assets")
UP's star performance in ease of doing biz rankings raises questions
UP's star performance raises questions
 "UP's star performance in ease of doing biz rankings raises questions")
A silver lining
Expected surplus farm output will need careful handling
 "A silver lining")
Covid-19 will have a bigger impact on the economy than previously expected
Impact on the economy would be heavier than estimated
 "Covid-19 will have a bigger impact on the economy than previously expected")
Increased risks for banks
Changes in priority sector lending should be revisited
 "Increased risks for banks")
Mission Karmayogi shouldn't become an exercise of political vindictiveness
Frequent punitive transfers of bureaucrats known for their integrity and/or efficiency point to the ubiquitous political constraints on bureaucratic functioning
 "Mission Karmayogi shouldn't become an exercise of political vindictiveness")
Moratorium on loan repayment shouldn't be at the cost of economic recovery
Hopefully, the court will recognise that the legal system should not undermine the financial system
 "Moratorium on loan repayment shouldn't be at the cost of economic recovery")
Digitised health care
Draft policy is ambitious but raises privacy concerns
 "Digitised health care")
Govt must heed Urjit Patel's warning on NPAs, come up with policy response
The former RBI governor has served a warning on the intractable problem of bad loans
LAC's frozen turbulence
India's option narrows as tension re-escalates
 "LAC's frozen turbulence")