Opinion
History on Repeat: How the Rich Spread Pandemics Like Coronavirus and Poor Get Hit the Hardest
Migration in various forms and in various stages of history brought money, culture and diseases together and the poor become 'compelled carriers' of these diseases.
Coronavirus Lockdown: An Opportunity in the Offing?
The crisis has awakened a new energy and responsible aspirations among the rank and file of India’s leadership.
COVID-19 Pandemic in India: How Lethal Would it Be?
Many health professionals are forecasting India as the next big hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic. But still, India has managed to keep the escalation of the disease and the number of fatalities in check.
Here's What India's Combat Strategy Should be to Win the Battle Against COVID-19
The action plan is based on examination of facts on the disease, strategies of different nations which have proved successful in containment, and scientific research which offers reasonable models for future course of the epidemic.
To Win the War against the Drug Menace in Punjab, Implementation Needs a Shot in the Arm
The state government must understand that merely establishing policies and programmes is not going to make much difference. The entire government machinery needs to pack a punch in terms of intent and implementation: to aggressively counter this challenge...
Congress' Choice of Rajya Sabha Election Candidates Shows Hopelessness, Not Hope
Young, hardworking talent that should have been entrusted with growing the Congress in their states have been nominated for the Rajya Sabha while people who have tirelessly worked for the party have been ignored.
So Who Was Behind the Delhi Riots? The Dots Are Connected; Now You Draw the Conclusions
Home minister Amit Shah said in Parliament on Wednesday that investigations so far suggest the rioting was organised and that it could not have been done without advance planning.
As Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Battle it Out for Maharashtra's Remote Control, is Alliance Heading for Choppy Waters?
Straws in the wind suggest a rising undercurrent of discord between the Shiv Sena and the NCP, especially on issues related to the home department.
Arvind Kejriwal is Once Again Dreaming About Becoming the PM. The Wiser Option Will be to Wait
Arvind Kejriwal is now talking of Bharat and not just Delhi. But to achieve his dream he has to first emerge as an important opposition leader.
Budget 2020 Offers Hope for GST 2.0, But Govt Must Ensure Robust Infra for e-invoicing
The government needs to ensure a robust e-infrastructure so that the invoice reporting process on the portal does not suffer from glitches as seen during the filing of returns.
Jeff Bezos Offers $1bn, We Belittle Him: With System Out of Sync, Are We Expecting Too Much from Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget?
Apart from ministerial highhandedness, statist policies, and anti-industry attitude, businesspersons also suffer because of the over-bearingness of tax officials.
Young and Restless: Anti-CAA Protests Show Muslim Youth Breaking Traditional Barriers to Carve Out Socio-Political Space
It’s likely that Muslim religious leaders have been deliberately kept at a distance to ensure that the demonstrations, right now largely seen as inclusive, are not given a religious angle.
How the Khawa Cluster in Osmanabad is Changing Lives En Masse
Farmers have started organising themselves in cooperatives and pooling their cattle for making ‘khawa’ (milk solids) from their daily milk production, which has a better shelf-life compared to milk and also fetches a higher price.
West's Ill-informed Criticism of CAA Ignores Similarities to US' Lautenberg Amendment, Overlooks India's Refugee Policy
The real import of the amendment is to accord a special refugee status to specific groups from specific nations with citizenship as the final destination in a refugee’s journey.
Non-Tribal Leaders, Tenancy Law and Failure to Milk RSS' Efforts: How BJP Lost Jharkhand Battle
The outcome of recently held Jharkhand assembly elections suggests that the BJP is losing its grip on the tribal support base. In Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, too, the party could not succeed in keeping its tribal base intact.
OPINION | Supreme Court Telecom Verdict Sends Signal to Companies That They Can't Avoid Paying Govt Dues
If a company is in such a bad financial condition and wanted taxpayers’ support to continue its services, then it would have closed down its operations even if there was no Supreme Court judgement.