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Letter to BS: Trump to Modi, mature leaders just hug and bear it

Like Trump, Modi was equally put off when the ebullient Congress President Rahul Gandhi hugged him in Parliament recently

Letter to BS: Railways aiming to install bio-toilets in all trains by 2019

The effort of the NDA to have 100 per cent coverage for bio toilets will fulfil the dream of the former UPA minister

Letter to BS: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code needs firm backing

The government and the RBI have rightly introduced the IBC, which is working slowly but surely in the resolution process

Letter to BS: Disclosing Rafale deal details against 'national interest'

Opposition of today could well be the government of tomorrow and will have access to all the details

Letter to BS: Vedanta delisting from LSE heralds a new era of concern

The main source of SO2 emission is not Sterlite Copper but power plants in the region that have an aggregate capacity of 4,000 MW

Letter to BS: LIC is acting as a proxy for the govt by investing in PSBs

It is understood that this is adversely impacting the returns it gets from its investments and ultimately lowering its solvency ratio

Letter to BS: Exposure to public sector undertakings hurts LIC's returns

The absence of functional freedom to work within the contours of mandated responsibilities stands in the way of professional fund management by statutory bodies and PSUs including public sector banks

Letter to BS: Kerala's 'pay and stay in prison' plan is an interesting idea

It is unfortunate that the government of India is yet to bring back Indian fugitives from foreign countries

Letter to BS: Will MPs be serious and ensure successful Monsoon session?

The fear of the Monsoon session being another Budget session are not unwarranted

Letter to BS: Nationalised banks mobilised savings of the poor for 50 years

Bank branches have taken root in every nook and corner of the country

Letter to BS: Review of penal provisions in Companies Act a welcome step

The proposed step would also reduce pressure on the clogged subordinate jury

Letter to BS: LIC board gives nod to 51% stake in debt-ridden IDBI Bank

The last three years have been stressful for banks, the government and the banking regulator

Letter to BS: Consumers, not companies, own their data, says Trai

The violation of data privacy of the consumer is, to put it sarcastically, more the rule than the exception

Letter to BS: Infrastructure financing is not the core competence of PSBs

If the level of NPAs is at an alarmingly high level, the confidence in PSBs is also at a historically low level

Letter to BS: There's an urgent need for reforms in our education system

Post Jawaharlal Nehru no PM, except Manmohan Singh, has had a strategic focus on our education system leave alone reform it

Letter to BS: Karnataka CM expresses unhappiness over coalition govt

What Kumaraswamy is going through now has been faced earlier by more seasoned and principled politicians such as Morarji Desai, during the Janata Party rule of 1977-79 and recently by Manmohan Singh

Letter to BS: Telecom Commission approves new net neutrality rules

Net neutrality will also ensure greater connectivity of the rural markets

Letter to BS: Confidence in PSBs is at a historically low level now

The credit committee decisions are taken based on the current market environment

Letter to BS: Some loopholes in education reforms need to be plugged

Government should be complimented for creating "institutions of eminence"

Letter to BS: Vital for India to consolidate trade ties with Asean nations

This is an era of economic consolidation for India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi