Best of BS Opinion: A unique jobs conundrum, regional imbalance, and more

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The Union government plans to hire a staggering 1 million people in its departments and ministries in 18 months, which amount to about 15 per cent of the jobs created in a year. The top edit explains why the programme is ambitious and indirectly reflects the government’s inability to tackle the jobs crisis. Read it here

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Shyam Saran explains why, despite its misgivings, India stands to gain from the overlap in the agenda of the Quad and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. Read it here

Biju Paul Abraham & Partha Ray predict