Best of BS Opinion: As populists pound the podium, common sense retreats

Today's columns revolve around the backlash to globalisation that has made populism popular, even when it flies in the face of the people's best interests

The nationalist label is a bit like Rashomon: it can be interpreted differently, depending on where one is standing or coming from. It means different things to different people, and almost everyone is certain they are the only ones who have it right. It is in that vein that we can read today's columns, from Trump's tariffs to Manoj Kumar's redoubtable oeuvre that set the original template for nationalistic fervour. Read on. 

 

Our columnist Mihir Sharma points out that all populist leaders have one thing in common: that only they can solve the nation's problems, problems that the