Best of BS Opinion: Resetting Republic, Kolkata's very own Hogwarts, more

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

Neither the Dubai agreement nor what was left out of it will make much impact on climate change, say Scott Barrett, Noah Kaufman, and Joseph E Stiglitz. To succeed, climate agreements must be compatible with countries’ economic strategies, not least those of lower-income countries like India, where most future emissions will occur, they argue and show how this can be achieved. Read it here

In other views:

R Gopalakrishnan explains why the concept of neeyat or true intent is relevant for all enterprises, whether professionally run or family-owned. Read it here

Atanu Biswas revels in the magic of Kolkata’s annual “boi mela” or book fair. Read it here

 

Devangshu Datta reviews some of the best books of 2023 that covered ground that had been in the news for a while but had not been explained properly to the reader. Read it here

QUOTE OF THE DAY

 

“I just wanted to defend myself, my family and, frankly, the presidency”

 

Donald Trump at  E Jean Carroll’s second defamation trial against him