The Rostrum View
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Pieces by The Rostrum View
IRDAI is right: insurance should be bought, not sold to you
Commissions have grown far faster than premiums, and complaints are up sharply. The regulator's draft rules deserve support, and should be made tougher, not…
21 golds: Asian Games show depth. Now fund the athletes who are next
Golf, women's recurve archery and both hockey golds point to a broader sporting base. The test is whether money reaches the 17-year-olds before they…
Charging for UPI is fair. Breaking the habit of the chaiwala’s QR code is not
From 15 October large merchants will pay a small fee on bigger UPI payments. It is a sensible step, provided the exemption for small…
Petrol above ₹100 is a warning. India’s energy security cannot depend on one strait
Seven months of the Hormuz crisis have shown how exposed Indian households are to a war they have no part in. The answer is…
If 13 crore names have gone from the voter rolls, the Election Commission owes the country a full explanation
Cleaning voter rolls is necessary. Doing it at this scale, without enough transparency, puts at risk the trust that Indian elections depend on.