Best of BS Opinion: Maharashtra govt formation, tax buoyancy, and more

Opinion and analysis on telecom companies' decision to raise tariffs and the way the government is responding to slowdown.

The unedifying drama over government formation in Maharashtra reminds us afresh of the moral bankruptcy of our political leaders. But as opinion page writers remind us today, there are other urgent issues that should be consuming government attention.

The government’s response to the growth slowdown shows that it is running a welfare state for the owners of capital instead of focusing on boosting labour incomes, the key problem of the Indian economy. Nitin Desai explains here why this is a flawed approach.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh critique of Narendra Modi’s poor economic management ignores the fact