Page 63 - Editorial Comment

Beyond numbers

Budget speech should have been fact-checked

Towards transparency

Disclosure of extra-budgetary borrowings is a prudent move

The protectionism path

Budget continues the backward slide on trade

Disinvestment dynamics

Listing LIC will be a big challenge for the govt

Glide path for direct tax

Exemption-free option a good move, but clarity needed

Fiscal rectitude or spending push? Budget attempts both, but half-heartedly

If more expenditure in the rural economy is the need of the hour to revive demand, it is debatable if such tax giveaways could have waited till GDP growth picks up a little

Sub-par performance

Central e-NAM law should override state marketing laws

Protecting bankers

Govt should not lose sight of wider reforms in PSBs

Sugar reforms

Prices should be determined by market dynamics

A taxing problem

The taxman has too much power in GST

Rising forex reserves

Large inflows can increase policy challenges

Air India's new deal

Despite better terms, finding a buyer may still be a challenge

Don't reduce devolution

Increasing grants and tied funds not enough

Isro's new orbit

Vyommitra shows huge development in tech capabilities

CPI needs rejig

But MPC has reasons to not ignore headline inflation

Mumbai never sleeps

Global cities should be open 24/7

Preserving the Republic

Constitution must be followed in spirit, too

Andhra's capital errors

There are better ways of ensuring inclusive development

Governing unlisted firms

Proposed norms are in the right direction

Stop the protectionist trend

Budget should reverse two-year slide towards closed economy