Best of BS Opinion: Familiar script along border, a cautionary tale & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Opacity hindering development and bilateral relations is global and domestic. This works itself through all echelons of the policy establishment.

Rathin Roy: There are no market-based solutions to the problems we face. Reforming archaic, colonial governance is not on the table.

Aakar Patel: There seems to be a desire for opacity when it comes to confronting China, which has been coded into the Indian establishment. But India would benefit from transparency

Ambi Parameswaran compares buying brands and building brands.
 

The first edit says the biggest challenge for policymakers would be to push growth over the next few quarters. And the second edit highlights lessons from Bangladesh’s economic difficulties

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Nitish Kumar imposed prohibition (in Bihar). So, it is his responsibility to ensure that it is successful. We (BJP) are not in favour of ending it.

 

BJP MP Sushil Modi