Opinion

The 4,000 km Line of Actual Control that marks the border between India and China was, till April, considered one of the most peaceful disputed borders in the world.

India’s central bank has done the heavy lifting in offering solutions to a battered Indian economy post the Covid-19 pandemic through a series of measures, while the government response has been underwhelming at best.

Iran has very few countries that it can trust for political and economic succour. India and China have filled this role occasionally and the difference really has been in terms of who has been able to do it for longer stretches and to greater effect.

Over a period of time, the Delhi government under Arvind Kejriwal brought about a number of changes, leading to a decline in the number of recorded coronavirus cases since the city touched its peak in mid-June.

When taking in the bigger picture, it is a sad fact that Ayurveda medicine will be viewed from a Western perspective with immediately skeptical eyes.

The Congress First Family appears in a poor light vis-a-vis Rao, who suffered multiple humiliations at its hands, even unto death. His body was not allowed inside the Congress headquarters; nor was he given a state funeral or memorial in Delhi.

The teachers must familiarise themselves with new technology and digital platforms they have never used before, parents on the other hand have to manage their child’s academics and their jobs.

In a book titled, 'Suicidal Behaviour – Assessment of People at Risk', Dr Farah Kidwai wrote a chapter on 'media coverage of suicides on suicidal behaviour'. Some of her observations and recommendations have particular relevance to current debate raging...

Effective public policy needs sound public debates. If New Delhi is to have a serious China strategy, it must be predicated upon how best India can align its ends, ways and means.

In the midst of the health pandemic, the 3,488-km-long LAC is once again on the boil with border clashes between the militaries of India and China seemingly at their highest since 2015.

A lack of clarity about intentions leads to assumptions of worst-case scenarios and the tendency to take higher risks than usual.

According to the WHO, while preventive and medical action is the most important aspect of fighting the pandemic, emergency psychological crisis interventions for people affected by Covid-19 are also very significant which cannot be ignored.

The intention outlined in the finance minister's announcements are laudable, but the key is moving things on the ground because this is what that matters.

Their leaders affiliated to various political parties, trade unions and workers’ associations tend to promote the interests of their parties rather than of those they claim to represent.

Taking the lead in easing the strain on frontline workers, the entire population of Vaijapur, of 375,000, strictly followed the “stay home” guidelines, embracing a self-imposed curfew.

Remote workers tend to have a slight disadvantage when it comes to collaboration, creativity and building on others’ ideas.