Best of BS Opinion: Children of the earth, Tanwar in Trinamool, and more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

The fifth National Family Health Survey highlighted yet again the wide variations in key socio-economic indicators between states and regions, “with Africa’s Sahel region and the Philippines co-existing in quite different worlds,” writes T N Ninan. These two worlds are not getting any closer. The real crisis, he points out, is that there is not enough economic growth to create jobs that could bridge that gap either. Read it here

In other views:

Aditi Phadnis recaps the tortuous political journey of former Haryana Congressman Ashok Tanwar who has just joined the Trinamool Congress. Read it here

Sandeep Goyal wonders whether Indian advertising is ready for the metaverse. Read it here

Chintan Girish Modi reviews children’s books centred on climate change. Read it here

QUOTE OF THE DAY

 

‘We once again call on the Government of Pakistan to give up double standards and to expeditiously bring the perpetrators of the horrific attack to justice’

 

MEA statement on the anniversary of the 26/11 attack