Best of BS Opinion: The Nato conundrum, recalibrating spend, and more

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

The second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches on February 24 but all eyes in Kiev, Moscow, and Brussels, headquarters of the European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato), will be focused on the US presidential election in November. Fears of a Trump victory raises the spectre of a US withdrawal from Nato, a move that could significantly alter the established post-war balance of power and spell bad news for Ukraine, the top edit points out. Read it here

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Ajay Chibber says many countries have reduced corruption over time, and India should too Read it here

The second edit explains how a recent RBI research paper on ‘development expenditure” redefines the capex-revenue debate. Read it here

Vandana Gombar assesses the future of electric mobility and low carbon technologies Read it here

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