The editorial desk’s view, argued from the reporting.
The court called the regulator a 'mere bystander' while risky bonds were sold to ordinary customers. Before it says another word about the AT-1 write-off, the RBI should explain what it saw, and what it will change at bank branches.
Jantar Mantar has been struck off the list, Central Park is shut, and prohibitory orders cover Connaught Place. Delhi needs protest sites people can actually reach, rules that are written down, and protesters who keep the peace.
The Sensex rallied on Thursday on talk that the war will end soon. India's oil, fertiliser, freight and remittances all run through a region the IMF says will not return to its pre-war path. Policy should assume the strait stays shut for months.
Twenty-eight children died under a collapsed roof in Peshawar on Thursday. Fifteen months ago seven died the same way in Jhalawar. Audits ordered after a tragedy are not enough; parents should be able to see whether their child's classroom is safe.
The killing of Parvinder Jhota in Mansa is a crime that must be punished quickly. It is also a warning. When people believe the state will not act on drug sellers, they act themselves, and the results can be fatal on every side.
Thirteen children drowned in the Ganga on Tuesday night. Compensation is not a safety policy. The state knows where people cross the river, and it can make those crossings safer before the next flood season.
Two Indian sailors are missing and three Indian-crewed tankers have been hit in three days. Consent is not enough of a policy. The government owes crews hard guarantees, and it should use its standing in both Tehran and Washington.
Online shoppers spent about ₹24,000 crore in two days, much of it from smaller towns. That is good news. But the same week brought 5.54% retail inflation and onions at double last year's price. Policy should be guided by the second number, not the first.
The CJP must keep its marches peaceful. The state must stop treating them as a threat. And the Election Commission must answer the question at the heart of them.
A three-member Commission that says its members disagree in the normal course should let voters see those disagreements, as the RBI and the courts already do.
The Monsoon Session met for 19 days and passed 11 Bills, most without a single speech. Both sides of the House helped bring this about, and both can fix it.
India's data regulator has existed in law for nearly 11 months without a single member. The government should name them this year, so the Board is ready well before May 2027.
Nearly 11 months after the codes took effect, a worker cannot easily find out which rules apply in their own state. A public tracker and dated state timetables would fix that.
Census 2027 will record every Indian's caste for the first time since 1931. The Registrar General should commit now to a release date, a published coding method and full tables.
A small rate increase now is cheaper than a large one later. The government's job is to make sure its own accounts do not add to the price pressure the RBI is trying to contain.
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