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Best of BS Opinion: Trump's India visit, SC blow on AGR dues, and more

From Trump's first India visit after Senate acquittal to SC blow on AGR dues, here are the opinion pieces of the day.

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Telecom

Kanika Datta
Policy flip flops have reduced the once vibrant telecom sector to crisis point, and the Supreme Court’s decision to reject telecom companies’ petitions seeking an extended duration to pay hefty dues linked to the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) is another example of judicial fixation on form over substance. Now is the time for the top political leadership to back the Department of Telecom to get the financially stressed telecom sector back on track, says the top edit here.  Elsewhere on the opinion pages, columnists assess the government and central bank’s efforts to kick-start the economy. Kanika Datta sums

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