Page 183 - Editorial Comment

Repair and reform

On the whole, the finance minister has done remarkably well to trim the fiscal deficit to 3.3 per cent of GDP

Power for growth

The weak state of discoms is a big risk

A new-old approach

Survey skilfully marshals fresh arguments for timeless policy

Hard-hitting crisis

Assaults on public servants are becoming mainstream

A new urgency

New Delhi must move forward on FTA with EU

The crypto challenge

Central banks will have to respond to Facebook's Libra

Time to rein in revenue expenditure

It would help if the government could instead boost capital expenditure

DNA concerns

Absence of privacy legislation can create complications

Risky flight plan

AI's bond market plan does not address core concerns

Apple's new bite

Going off the beaten track won't be easy

Reforming small savings

Interest rates should be linked to market outcomes

The good and the bad

Fog over bank NPA lifts, but shadow over NBFCs lengthens

Towards digital banking

Bank of England shows the way, others should follow

Flighty decision

Reducing the ambit of AERA defies logic

Better safe than sorry

Sebi's decisions will help protect mutual fund unitholders

Glacier meltdown

The Himalayas are losing 8 billion tonnes of frozen water annually

Repairing NBFCs

RBI can't allow liquidity crisis to lead to solvency issues for the sector

Infrastructure woes

Redistributive schemes take their toll on allocation

Relief for MSMEs

Plan to double collateral-free loans can, however, be a spoiler

Tightrope walk

New FM has multiple pressures to balance when drafting Budget