Best of BS Opinion: Misplaced priorities, discovery of Pakistan, and more

Business Standard brings to you best of BS Opinion for the day.

Top talking heads of the finance ministry, along with Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman, addressed the media on Friday, highlighting the steps taken by the government over the last few months to push economic growth. While the sharp deceleration in growth is a matter of concern, what is worrying is that the government is focusing its energy on politically controversial issues, which could negatively affect economic activity in the medium term.

Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day talk about government’s misplaced priorities, among other things.  

The BJP’s push for political dominance and rewriting the rules of engagement represents a serious