Best of BS Opinion: Sri Lanka & Sino-Indian rivalry, onion crisis, and more

From why Rajapaksa being Sri Lanka's president won't change much its ties with Asia's rivals to why India Inc is afraid to criticise the govt, here are few Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Loyalty is a virtue, but does one have to wear it on his/her sleeve all the time? Do we, as a society, handle icons far better than we handle issues? If the warehousing of onions is neither difficult nor cost-intensive, why do we face a shortage of supply and shooting up of prices year after year? Alokananda Chakraborty sums up.

It is incumbent on lenders to carry out due diligence, no matter how common the practice of pledging shares might be, argues our top edit. Read here.

Incentivise storage of onions to ensure steady availability of the