Best of BS Opinion: The China gap, National Suspicion State & more

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

Reorienting the direction of the Indian state cannot guarantee any elevation in its power status. Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up

T N Ninan writes: Pretending parity (with China) is to invite a rap on the knuckles. Read here

Are we a National Suspicion State, asks Shekhar Gupta  Read here

Aditi Phadnis tells you why some offices have become redundant  Read here

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My government is committed to providing farmers appropriate price through MSP, and govt purchase of their produce will continue

PM Narendra Modi