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Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

From US elections to war in West Asia. From gated communities to beauty pageants. And India’s decentralisation obstacles. Weekend’s reading

Joseph E Stiglitz compares and contrasts Joe Biden and Donald Trump and puts choices before citizens.

Devangshu Datta looks at gated communities as being a stage in the evolution of the nation state -- dystopias and utopias sitting cheek by jowl.

R Kavita Rao highlights India’s decentralisation challenges – absorbing resources and delivering on commitment.

Kanika Datta says a 60-year-old winning the Miss Universe title does not necessarily mean stereotypes will go. All told it shows why such things should be abolished.

 

Mihir S Sharma looks at the seven months of war in West Asia and hopes for a new consensus to emerge.

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If it is going to take time and it does appear to us that it may take some time, we will then consider the question of interim bail (for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal) because of the elections.

 

A Supreme Court Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta to the additional solicitor general