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Summitry & substance: SCO offers India an opportunity to reset diplomacy
A declining superpower led by a maverick president across the Pacific demands that India becomes proactive about its diplomatic pivots in its near neighbourhood
Govt must not waste or misuse lateral entry to bureaucracy
The notion of lateral entry must not be discredited by the hiring of politically-connected time-servers
Donald Trump's attack on rules-based global order hurts his own people
Not in memory has an American president so willingly sundered the United States' relationship with its key allies
Don't pass the buck: A bad bank will allow PSBs to evade accountability
The idea of a bad bank has been around for some time, but it is far from clear why the arguments for it have gotten stronger
Beauty, form and function
Why Miss America's 'reforms' won't find followers
Spare ONGC: Govt must not force oil firms to subsidise consumers
There is considerable political pressure on the government as a result of these higher prices at the pump, which are partly caused by fuel taxes
Knee-jerk reaction: Sugar sector is crying out for real reforms
Distress and anger among farmers are believed to be among the reasons for the Bharatiya Janata Party's defeat in a recent bypoll in Kairana, in Uttar Pradesh's sugar belt
Improve market linkage: Reducing farm distress requires more than MSP hike
Not much headway has been made in fulfiling even the promises made to farmers in the recent past
All options open: Repo rate increase signals RBI's intent
The key variable to watch out for is inflation and the central bank will do all that it takes to keep that within the targeted band
Advising the Fed
Governor should instead re-examine RBI's actions
The bitcoin puzzle
India needs a pragmatic approach towards cryptocurrencies
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
The deadly virus: Laxity in countering Nipah can be disastrous
According to the WHO, Nipah is a zoonotic virus transmittable to humans from animals like bats and pigs
Senior moments: For many sports, age is just a number
The extraordinary durability of modern-day sports stars is not a serendipitous development
A steady recovery: Manufacturing, investments help buoy economic growth
The biggest contribution to the improved numbers in the fourth quarter came from public administration
Opposition arithmetic: The by-poll outcome is a big jolt for the BJP
After the latest round of by-polls, warning bells ought to begin ringing in the BJP headquarters
Trading charges
The NSE-SGX dispute raises several questions
Populism over environment
Closure of the Sterlite plant did not follow due process