Economic Times Editorial

Editorials/Op-Eds in newspapers are useful sources for adding analytical points to the facts on any issue. For example, while discussing any new law, you can read about the various provisions of...

Editorials/Op-Eds in newspapers are useful sources for adding analytical points to the facts on any issue. For example, while discussing any new law, you can read about the various provisions of...

The draft National Digital Communications Policy 2018 is indeed a welcome document that addresses the major concerns in enabling India to prosper as part of a globally(विश्व स्तर पर) integrated(एकीकृत/संपूर्ण) digital economy. The questions...

An active debt market calls for proactive policy, and the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) move last week to liberalise(उदारीकरण)investment(निवेश) criteria for foreign portfolio investors (FPI) in government securities and corporate bonds...

It is welcome that the Centre plans to revamp(सुधार) and unbundle the market for natural gas so as to boost(बढ़ावा देना)investments and shore up competition in pricing and supply going forward. Reports say that...

Going by much of the hysteria over a corporate house winning a contract to ‘adopt’ Delhi’s Red Fort for five years, one should be forgiven for believing that GoI has sold...

The Prime Minister’s Office has reportedly cleared the labour ministry’s proposal to launch a universal social security cover for 500 million workers, which includes farmers. The intent(इरादा/प्रयोजन ) is laudable(प्रशंसनीय), given that most of...

Capital markets regulator Sebi wants mandatory(अनिवार्य/बलपूर्वक) physical settlement of stock derivatives going forward, albeit(यद्यपि/हालांकि) in a phased manner. It needs to promptly(तुरंत/ठीक समय पर) reconsider. Compulsory physical delivery of equity(निष्पक्षता/औचित्य) derivative contracts would quite needless jack up transaction costs,...

Asaram Bapu’s conviction(दोषसिद्धि/आस्था) for rape is welcome. It is easy to ignore the significance of the conviction in the din created by the Congress’ tweet of a picture of Asaram with Narendra Modi...

Surface transport minister Nitin Gadkari’s roadmap to monetise toll collections in all operational national highway projects makes perfect sense. The plough-back would complement budgetary outlays(व्यय) and smartly boost much neededresource(संसाधन/उपाय) allocation in the roads...