Best of BS Opinion: Shock-proofing economy, a long-expected invasion & more

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

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

T N Ninan in his weekly column, Weekend Ruminations, underlines how things have improved for India over the past decades. At the individual level, he notes, the best safety net that can be provided is jobs. Read here

In other views: 

If Syria and Chechnya are any guide, the Russian leadership will be tempted to bomb Ukraine into submission once they have control of the skies, writes Mihir S Sharma

Some 90 countries already have commercial 5G while India hasn’t even auctioned spectrum, writes Devangshu Datta

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“As regards inflation, international crude prices present an overwhelming risk, though headroom to adjust excise duties can delay the passthrough to pump prices.”

 

RBI Deputy Governor Michael Patra