Best of BS Opinion: Rocky road for highways, India's census, and more

Policies to halt the economic slowdown are contingent on recognising the problem first, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday. By that yardstick, there’s little hope. The Budget contained no hint of the S-word and the looming crisis in the telecom industry over paying adjusted gross revenue dues is unlikely to help, nor will growing tax terrorism, the slowing momentum in road construction nor even the anticipated dislocation caused by the impending National Population Register exercise. All these topics have been discussed on the opinion page today. Kanika Datta sums up the views.

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