Page 58 - Editorial Comment

Sugarcane pricing

Proposed reforms are good but much more needs to be done

Sedition vs dissent

The law is increasingly being misused against critics

Mapping India

Opening up access to geospatial data is a welcome step

Start with smaller banks

Govt must have a clear road map for PSB privatisation

A costly mistake

Govt should include pvt sector in vaccine roll-out

Fragile democracy

Sustaining it is a high-maintenance exercise

Back the IBC

A new mechanism will only kick the can down the road

Terms of disengagement

Pangong pullback leaves unanswered questions

Unlocking public assets

Govt's plan to monetise assets has rewards and risks

Protecting India's wetlands

New body for this ecologically vital area is just the beginning

Defending the pvt sector

Govt must strengthen the overall regulatory framework

Regulation is key

Banning cryptocurrencies is a poor idea

Increasing fiscal constraints

Govt must focus on mobilising more revenues

Old wine, new bottle

New DFI should not just be a bailout of the old

A shot at recovery

Vaccine delivery needs to move beyond govt control

Unstable development

Indiscriminate construction is destroying Uttarakhand

Ensuring military capability

There is little urgency in govt's approach to modernisation

Policy normalisation path

RBI will need to do a tough balancing act

Short shrift for agriculture

The sector did not get anticipated attention in Budget

Losing the farm plot

Extreme responses weaken the govt's case