# ECONOMY

1. Govt: Rabi grain output exceeds target, foodgrain output at record high of 308 MT Pg – 08
2. Private investment slow, tell us what you expect: Revenue Secy to India Inc    Pg – 15
3. Commerce Secy: Need more FTAs or will be shut out of global markets Pg – 15

# ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. A time for deep reform (Economy) Pg – 10
2. Getting back on track (Economy) Pg – 10
3. China’s guiding anxieties (International Relations) Pg – 11
4. How not to help discoms (Economy) Pg – 11
5. When state is the patriarch (Social Issues) Pg – 11

# INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. 3 provincial capitals fall, Taliban now controls two-thirds of Afghanistan           Pg – 12
2. UNSC not a suitable place to discuss South China Sea issue, says Beijing        Pg – 12

# EXPLAINED

1. What to watch in launch of EOS-03 today (Science & Technology) Pg – 13
2. Productivity of Parliament (Polity & Governance) Pg – 13
3. After Amangarh Meenas, Udaipur Bhils: assertion of tribal identity (Social Issues) Pg – 13

# EDITORIAL OF THE DAY

1. Counting in (Polity & Governance) Pg – 10
2. Due process for all (Polity & Governance) Pg – 10