Best of BS Opinion: Beyond a seat at UN high table, mining watchdog & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Over the past fortnight, the government found a receptive audience for the coal blocks that it had decided to make available to the private sector. Of the 38 coal blocks that were put on the block, 19 have been auctioned. Under the new rules, a wide variety of private players were able to express interest, given that those with no prior experience were allowed to commercially sell coal, beyond setting up captive mines as an input into a specific plant or business. As private sector participation is being increased in the mining space, our lead editorial argues that it is