Page 105 - Editorial Comment

Staying calm: Better to avoid knee-jerk response to macro indicators

Knee-jerk reactions, or over-reactions, will be even more dangerous

2+2 steps forward, one step back

An important Indo-US agreement signed, but thorny issues remain

Irrational exuberance

Superstition remains a healthy growth industry in India

Gay pride and prejudice

SC's action on Section 377 marks the first step for LGBTQ rights

Post office hopes

India Post Payments Bank has many hurdles to overcome

Highly discriminatory

Sebi must review its April 10 circular

Arrested developments

Prosecuting social media platform chiefs for fake news is illogical

Hazy guidelines

Confusion over e-commerce policy must end

Let it fall

RBI should not spend dollars defending the rupee

Bureaucracy and BIMSTEC

India has failed to show leadership in its neighbourhood

Unusual acts of omission

RBI's ambivalent stand on YES Bank CEO raises uncertainty

Positive surprise: Q1 GDP growth speeds up, but policy concerns remain

Some of the additional impetus to growth came from agriculture, but this should not be seen as a sign that rural distress is over

Accept RCEP; stalling the deal has no basis in economics or business

With global trade wars hotting up and protectionism reaching a high, Indian business has long been keen on negotiations for a deal

Still off the mark

India's Asiad performance is better, but not by much

Need for introspection

Arrests of civil rights activists have dented the State's credibility

The final word

RBI Annual Report seals the verdict on demonetisation

The MSP imbroglio

Traders can't be coerced to buy grains at govt mandated prices

Tragic delay

Regulatory oversight of Johnson & Johnson case abysmal

Retrograde demands

Paper ballots instead of EVMs make no sense

Educate, don't micro-manage

Sebi's move to set trading limits based on net worth is ill-advised