Best of BS Opinion: Chinese exceptionalism, migrant labourers, and more

The benchmark indices in the Indian stock market went up by over 3 per cent on Wednesday along with major global markets in the hope of recovery and stimulus in some of the advanced economies. However, problems on the ground have not abated and the pandemic continues to pose significant policy challenges. Here is a summary of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day.

A welfare system that operates in an information vacuum as to its recipients is one that will never be sufficiently and properly designed, notes our lead editorial

It is necessary for democracies to