Best of BS Opinions: Tariff on solar power, Biden's mega stimulus, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

US, economy, market, inflation, stimulus package
Illustration: Binay Sinha
Kanika Datta New Delhi
2 min read Last Updated : Mar 16 2021 | 6:08 AM IST
Punitive tariffs on components for solar power generation and an underwhelming incentive scheme for domestic manufacture are likely to worsen the problems that the sector faces. The clear costs of this policy of protectionism and licensing do not seem to have been weighed properly against the chance that it will create an efficient domestic production base in this sector, says the top editRead it here

Other views examine the impact of the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package on emerging market, strategies to deal with inflation and the Covid-19 vaccine.

The Biden administration's mega-stimulus could set off a tug of war between growth and inflation and a churn in emerging markets. Akash Prakash explains the contours of the president’s high-pressure growth gamble. Read it here

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