Page 197 - Editorial Comment

Most important neighbours

PM's visit to Bangladesh took big steps forward

A big step forward

Special treatment for defence PSUs has ended

Football's own goal

Sepp Blatter did make world football more inclusive

Mr Modi goes to Dhaka

Pressure to prevent Bangladesh from getting dependent on China is real

A fiscal nightmare

Govt must control 'one-rank-one-pension' effect on spending

Shanghai's shock fall

China's government has been talking up its markets

Shrinking the Centre

Why no changes to Delhi ministries even after devolution?

A long delayed visit

PM's decision to visit Israel demonstrates laudable realism

Too hawkish a prediction?

RBI has evidently re-assessed inflation risks

Corporate results argue for a rate cut

Prima facie, there is ample room to cut with inflation well below the RBI's target levels

Wrong power focus

Reform of state electricity boards more vital than capacity increases

Bad precedent

Promulgating land ordinance for a third time is an unwise move

Time slipping away

GDP numbers call strength of economic recovery into question

In an antique trade

Free trade in Indian antiquities will help preserve heritage

Why can't Modi make a case for reform?

For fear of being "anti-poor", PM unwilling to discuss NDA govt's economic reforms

India lacks a defence strategy

Defence Minister Parrikar hamstrung by anachronistic framework

Closer to normal

Updated monsoon forecasts suggest headroom for rate cut

Becoming competitive

Three sensible prescriptions for the success of 'Make in India'

West Asia to South

'Islamic State' not as distant from India as is being imagined

Markets turn realistic

Support for indices as middle class gains confidence