Best of BS Opinion: The ipse dixit problem, India's trade policy, and more

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

The weekend opinion pages take a rare break from the Covid-19 pandemic to discuss the prospects of an ageing population, India’s isolation in global trade alliances and the contempt of court case against Prashant Bhushan. Kanika Datta sums up the views

India’s population is growing at a slower rate than earlier assumptions had suggested, and these new population dynamics demand different policy responses -- from more hospitals and old age homes to coping with the overburdening of cities, says T N Ninan. Read it here

Amita Batra explains why reorienting India’s trade policies proactively in favour of stronger