Best of BS Opinion: Signposts from China, consumer sentiments, and more

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

China, infrastructure and consumer hold out some hope. Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up
 

In the post-Covid recovery phase, China springs a few surprises but sticks to the familiar on foreign policy with India. Shyam Saran elaborates
 

Vinayak Chatterjee writes: The “jugalbandi” of the National Infrastructure Pipeline and National Monetisation Pipeline should be music for the infrastructure sector, and the nation. One investing, the other resourcing.
 

There is a steady improvement in consumer sentiment. But, they are still a far cry from the levels seen before the lockdown, says Mahesh Vyas

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