Page 227 - Editorial Comment
Ticking time bomb
Fire safety norms are flouted with impunity
Slow and steady
Markets unlikely to spring nasty surprises
An uncertain new year
2017 was about disruptions; will 2018 bring stability?
Warfare's third revolution
Autonomous weapons can change the nature of human conflict
Do not leave it to states
Farm price deficiency payments are better than raising MSPs
Fiscal deficit worries
Revenue uncertainty increases the strain
Develop an offshore exchange
Singapore, Dubai may hit India's derivatives trading
The gaushala 'manual'
Management of cow shelters needs to be improved
Grim forecast
RBI's financial stability report points to worsening NPAs
Auction satellite TV rights
But Trai will have to sort out some technicalities first
Farm income security
Law won't help; find market-based solutions
Petroleum GST can wait
Meeting existing implementation challenges more critical
Fast-track problems
Govt must reform the entire judicial system, not slivers of it
Neighbouring rights
EU's nod could alter how news is consumed
CBI under fire, again
The 2G verdict raises serious questions about the prosecution
The bitcoin battle
Effective regulation will follow recognition
A taxing audit
CAG report on direct taxes raises troubling questions
A broken guarantee
MGNREGA glitches need to be fixed
Importing worries
Raising Customs duties has many downsides
End of rate cut cycle
The bond market suggests that inflation will stay elevated