Best of BS Opinion: Fiscal council needed, diversifying defence & more

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

The first edit says why we need a fiscal council. It can provide greater analytical support to the Finance Commissions and other bodies. And the second edit says India’s defence relations with Russia need careful handling

Aakar Patel: A nation thinking as a mob, in unison and marching in lockstep, is a dangerous thing for itself and for others

Arvind Subramanian & Josh Felman: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended the liberal international order, forcing India to reassess its security and economic strategies.

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar looks at the plethora of content that the media space offers

QUOTE OF THE DAY

They (NSO, the company that developed Pegasus) had approached our police, four-five years ago, and offered to sell it for ~25 crore. I had the information, but said we did not require it.

 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee