Best of BS Opinion: Time for statesmanship, Make in America, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

As the police begin to crack down on farmer protestors, it is worth wondering about the maximalist positions taken by both farmers unions and the government. Is there a solution to the impasse? In his piece, A K Bhattacharya offers a precedent. In 2005 when the United Progressive Alliance rolled out the value added tax, eight states declined to join but signed on some years later when they saw the advantages of the system. The National Democratic Alliance could offer states a similar deal on farm laws, he suggests. Read it here 
 

Other views today look at the impending flood