Best of BS Opinion: Competition in e-tail, Covid-19 vaccine, and more

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

Growth optimism has not vanished. Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up
 

Any regressive changes in the FDI policy governing e-commerce would have a spillover impact on foreign investors considering India as an investment destination in all other sectors. Arvind Mayaram and Garima Sodhi discuss
 

Atanu Biswas gives a statistical path to an equitable access to vaccines
 

Subhomoy Bhattacharjee: Instead of spending small change to prospect for oil in and around India, policies to set up a dedicated supply line from abroad will work better. This will mean making some strong friends and possibly annoying old allies

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We are convinced that durable peace and stability in South Asia (are) contingent upon resolving all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan in particular the Jammu and Kashmir dispute

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi