Best of BS Opinion: False alarm, improving national accounts and more

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

Donald Trump recently threatened the Brics countries with a 100 per cent tariff if they created a Brics currency or backed any other currency to replace the dollar. In this context, our lead editorial notes that if the dollar’s position is undermined over time, it is more likely to be because of US policies. Read here

 

Our second edit highlights what needs to be done while revising the national accounts series. Read here

 

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As India moves up the development ladder, fewer people will want to leave and more Indian Americans will want to come back and enrich India with their knowledge and expertise. A small trickle has already started returning, but for now, unless the US becomes extremely hostile to even legal migration, the number of Indian Americans will continue to rise, which will influence US policy towards India, writes Ajay Chhibber. Read here

 

A swift response from the Indian regulatory system to the Adani case will be crucial to prevent delays in India’s strategic progress, writes Amit Tandon. Read here

 

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“Chief minister's post is a technical arrangement. All three of us will work together unitedly.”

 

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis