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Best of BS Opinion: Flashpoint Ukraine, circular economy for plastic & more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

Photo: Bloomberg
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Photo: Bloomberg

Kanika Datta
Russian president Vladimir Putin’s high-stakes moves in eastern Ukraine have come at an inopportune time for India. The top edit outlines New Delhi's narrow economic and geopolitical options. Read it here

In other views:

Jaimini Bhagwati discusses long-term lending by public sector banks and other government-owned institutions leading to repeated taxpayer support for recapitalisation. Read it here

Harsh V Pant and Kartik Bommakanti analyse the sustainability of India’s defence export policy with the recent sale of the naval variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to the Philippines. Read it here

The second edit suggests a more workable solution to replace the government’s largely unsuccessful plastic waste management rules. Read it here

 QUOTE OF THE DAY

“We’ll grab him by the roubles”
 
Headline in a British paper on Putin’s Ukraine moves