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Best of BS Opinion: Fragile democracy, IBC set to resume, and more

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

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Illustration: Binay Sinha

Kanika Datta New Delhi
As the Delhi Police cyber cell prepares to arrest two more youngsters for allegedly colluding with foreign forces to “tarnish India’s image” Indian leaders would do well to heed US President Joe Biden’s warning that democracy is fragile and must always be defended. Given that free speech is the cornerstone of healthy democracy, Biden’s warning assumes added importance. The evidence presented in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump has highlighted how easily democracy can be suborned to authoritarianism and demagoguery, says the second edit here. A further reminder of the fragility of democracy lies in military coup in