Page 283 - Editorial Comment

Google, the disruptor

Tech giant's India projects have considerable potential

Diplomatic ties

Decoding Narendra Modi's recent foreign visits

Paper lives on

E-books struggle to wipe out print

Foundation trilogy

India should insist on reciprocity in its military cooperation with US

Financial stability

Developing a bond market should be among key policy priorities

Rape and juvenile justice

The universalism of the new law is unhelpful

Welcome step forward

But declaring Bankruptcy Code a Money Bill is problematic

RBI must give clear guidance on rates

To banks, mixed signals imply that the central bank is hedging its bets, and may undo the rate cut

EU's unending struggles

European Union has never been a coherent enough polity to deal with its problems immediately and directly

The elusive toilets goal

CAG report can be a classic case study

Bury retro tax ghost

India can't afford an unpredictable tax regime

Fiscal prudence

Higher investment possible without deferring deficit target dates

Cold comfort in Nairobi

Doha round not dead, but has made little progress

Lessons from a primary

US Republicans show dangers of irresponsible rhetoric

A vote for gradualism

US Fed's commitment to caution cheers markets

Dashing hopes

Implications of a steep fall in non-oil, non-gold imports

A regressive requirement

Educational bars for candidates dilute India's founding principles

Help with NPA clean-up

Govt must not add to banks' problems of stressed assets

Still no country for women

Justice for crimes against women remains elusive

Debt blues

Lower inflation has worrying implications for fisc, India Inc