Best of BS Opinion: Covid-19, creating fiscal space for states, and more

From how war-time leaders invariably gain in popularity, especially if they are great orators, and why politics will change after the Covid-19 crisis is gone. to how modern technology can create highly lethal chemical weapons and bioengineer deadly diseases, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day.

The pandemic has resolved many of Mr Modi's issues -- protestors have dispersed, state governments are queuing up for support, and all economic problems can be laid at the door of Covid-19, writes T N Ninan. Click here to read...

In the second part of a series,