Opinion
How to Make COVID Virus Milder Even If One Can’t Fully Get Rid of It
By restricting access of those susceptible to the virus, we can steer virus evolution towards lower virulence.
Don’t Be in a Hurry to Write off G20—It Has Delivered, Albeit under Pressure
Instead of throwing the baby out with the bathwater, the need of the hour is to further invest in the G20 grouping to develop a habit of cooperation.
COP26: With Developed World Not Doing Its Bit, India’s Case for Climate Justice is Strong
As in the past, developed countries seek to push for a solution that is in their favour. They have stronger economies, smaller populations and more advanced technology.
Time to Recognise the Legal Rights of Rivers
The truly transformative potential of conferring legal rights to rivers would be left unrealised if verdicts are delivered recklessly and laws reveal ambiguities.
No Matter What The Economist Says, India’s Poor Very Much Part of Its Digital Revolution
The Indian digital revolution, though a work in progress, is an astounding success. But The Economist thinks it will leave out the poorest and create a divide between the haves and have-nots.
Crossing 1 Billion COVID Jabs & Winning IPL: What’s Common to Narendra Modi and MS Dhoni?
Both Narendra Modi and MS Dhoni aren’t immune from criticism, but both are an emotion to countless people. There must be a reason.
OPINION: The Fallacies of Politics around Hindutva and Hinduphobia
The ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ conference was nothing but a flagrant display of how fallacies conflated with stratagem can cold-bloodedly cancel a civilization.
After Sonia’s Snub at CWC, G23 Has No Choice But to Lie Low And Wait for Next Poll Results
With Sonia Gandhi agreeing to the demand for organisational elections and making it clear that she is the 'boss', the G23 finds itself bereft of issues.
With GatiShakti, Modi Govt Has Ushered Fourth-Gen Reforms, There are No Final Frontiers Now
The GST, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, and Diesel Price Deregulation were some of the path-breaking major macro reforms that were done in Modi's first term itself.
Rohingya Influx Next to NCR Demands Home Ministry and NIA’s Full Security Attention
The Tablighi Jamaat, which was founded in Nuh district in Haryana but has expanded globally, could be facilitating the entry of Rohingyas into the region.
Air India Sale: Nationalisation as Tool for Economic Repression is Past Its Use-by Date
Air India is to be shifted to the Tata Group by December after 68 years.
Vaccine Row Again Shows India-UK Ties Marred by Lack of Trust—Brits Have to Fix It
There are many foundations to build on provided the British are able to discard some entrenched attitudes and shed historical bias in favour of Pakistan at India’s cost.
Opinion: Murder of Makhan Lal Bindroo is a Blot on Kashmiriyat
Kashmir’s Muslim community has to acknowledge that its aspirational movement has been violative of the rights of Kashmir’s religious minority.
OPINION: Lakhimpur Kheri Violence is a Well-Thought-Out Trap By Protesters Not Farmers
Lakhimpur violence is not likely to be the last. This has been the template since 2019 elections. First came Shaheen Bagh, then Delhi riots, and now the so-called farmer protests.
Why China Could Game the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Rankings
The spoils of World War II have run their course and are now making China the winner of World War III.
A Sikh CM for Punjab, Non-Hindu PM Must for India: The New Secularism in Politics
After undivided Punjab was split into Punjab and Haryana, the state hasn’t had a single chief minister from among Hindus, Christians, Jains, or Buddhists.