Best of BS Opinion: Questions on Pegasus, fading memories of terror attack

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday.
 

The government’s reluctance to file a simple affidavit in the Supreme Court about the deployment of Pegasus spyware will inevitably add to widespread suspicion that the fundamental right to privacy of ordinary citizens was violated by government surveillance. In this context, our lead editorial notes that citizens will remain vulnerable until there is legislative action, and transparent checks and balances are created to prevent unnecessary and unjustified surveillance by the government. Read here...

The parallels between 9/11 and 26/11 are many, but the differences in the ways the two nations have coped in the aftermath are also striking, writes Vir Sanghvi. Read here...

Every aspiring director should receive external or self-training on wisdom. Wisdom is like a muscle. It must be identified and worked on to improve it, writes R Gopalakrishnan. Read here...

QUOTE OF THE DAY
 

“The National Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health, Government of India, have been asked to submit reports with respect to the adverse impact of farmers agitation on various aspects and observance of Covid Protocols at the protests sites.”

 

National Human Rights Commission