Page 95 - Business Standard Editorial Comment

Consumption remains weak

Higher inflation is affecting operating margins

A good start

India-UAE trade deal must be followed up

Fixing farm insurance

PMFBY has been falling short of expectations

Fading SEZ appeal

India needs to get the basics right

Avoid amendment

Proposed changes in GST will increase friction

Splitting headaches

Sebi should have opted for a gradual approach

Related-party trouble

Seeking shareholder approval would impede normal functioning

No-nonsense industrialist

Rahul Bajaj was a rare India Inc voice

Five more years

Tata Sons seeks continuity amid challenges

Spurious macroeconomic analytics

The expenditure specific multipliers that are being cited to proclaim this Budget as expansionary have no analytical foundation.

Defending a global brand

Hyundai flap has lessons for other MNCs

Bank balance sheet recovery

Asset quality is improving, but risks remain

Reducing edible oil imports

India needs a stable policy framework

Simplifying disclosures

Abridged prospectus will help retail investors

Local labour pains

Domicile-driven hiring laws come under SC scrutiny

Poor drafting

Criminalising publishing of Customs data is a bad idea

Sliding statistics standards

Govt must make data more timely, comparable and accessible

Bond market message

Conducting monetary policy will become more challenging

What next for vaccines?

Budget numbers suggest govt reducing the scale

The risks of minimalism

One should not rule out Ms Sitharaman doing better than what she has projected for next year's total revenue numbers