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Manipur in a mess
The PM’s direct intervention is a must to save Manipur Manipur has become a rather bad advertisement for a double-engine government. The left hand doesn’t seem to know what the right one is doing. Amid […]
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Pro-Palestine protests: US must not silence dissent by students
The crackdown on pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University and other campuses across the US is an assault on the fundamental principles of free speech and academic freedom. As hundreds of students face arrests, threats of […]
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Concrete alliance: On the BRICS grouping and its expansion
BRICS found new purpose with its expansion, but also more contradictions If there was any doubt about the relevance of the BRICS grouping (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa), which held its 15th Summit in Johannesburg this week, the […]
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CAG audit findings
Need to probe irregularities in health scheme A performance audit of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has detected glaring irregularities and deficiencies in […]
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Nuh trigger : Police inaction led to communal violence
The communal violence that erupted during the Brijmandal Jalabhishek Yatra organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Haryana’s Nuh district on Monday could have been avoided, had the district administration promptly taken pre-emptive measures, such […]
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Chip deal: Micron entry a boost for India’s plans
American chipmaker Micron Technology investing up to $825 million in a new assembly and test facility in Gujarat fits well into the plans of both India and the US. Support from the Central and state […]
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Hathras mess
Hounding of the victim’s family should stop The Uttar Pradesh government is stooping to new lows in its gross mishandling of the Hathras case. Even as the probe has been referred to the CBI, the […]
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Rajasthan slugfest: Need for impartial probe into horse-trading allegations
What had initially appeared to be an intra-Congress tussle in Rajasthan has turned into a ‘Congress vs BJP’ slanging match after the emergence of audio clips in which Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is purportedly […]
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Failing students: America’s visa curbs reek of coercion, bias
Covid-19 has not only devastated lives and livelihoods across the globe, but also played havoc with the academic calendar. Amid the restrictions necessitated by the pandemic, educational institutions have been engaging with students through online […]
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G7 expansion
Trump’s proposal a recognition of India’s growing influence Keen on a bigger league of nations to corner China over the coronavirus crisis, US President Donald Trump wants India, Russia, Australia and South Korea on board […]
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Daring the Dragon
India must tone down rhetoric, build its capabilities silently Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call to the People’s Liberation Army on Tuesday to think about worst-case scenarios and to scale up battle preparedness has come at […]
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Covid-19 probe
India poised to play key role in course correction The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been receiving more brickbats than bouquets for its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The UN health body finds itself caught […]
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Mega stimulus package: Self-reliance pitch timely, now for delivery
A new slogan, ‘Be vocal about local’, has been added by the Prime Minister to his long list of aspirational-inspirational repertoire. How far it goes in infusing the much-required dynamism in the Covid-hit business and […]
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The day of Boris: Labour lost because it fought a Brexit election as if it were just another general election
The decisive victory the Conservative Party clinched in Thursday’s elections to Parliament gives British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who built his campaign around the promise to “get Brexit done”, a clear mandate to take the […]
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Open, all the same: On CJI office and RTI Act
With the CJI under the RTI Act, there will be greater transparency by public authorities The adage, “sunlight is the best disinfectant” is often used to delineate the need for disclosure of matters related to […]
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Sourav Ganguly to be BCCI president
But politicians, businessmen keep control, too The nomination of Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain, to be the next president of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) is a welcome development, though the ‘election’ process had […]
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Congress a divided house: Party in disarray ahead of Haryana elections
Nothing unites Congressmen more than the sight of electoral victory while political wilderness brings to the fore bickering in the rank and file. The five years in opposition in Haryana seem to have done the […]
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Beyond Trumpisms :India must not take its eye off the Afghan ball
US PresidentDonald Trump’s endorsement of Prime Minister Modi has been over the top. That he termed Modi the ‘father of India’ could be dismissed as mere Trumpism; but for an American to call anyone Elvis […]
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On PM Modi’s speech at UNGA
Prime Minister Modi delivered a great speech at the UNGA. My English teacher in 8th grade used to say “The proof of pudding is in eating. “ India is a highly developed country with developing […]
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Big bank theory: On Public Sector Bank mergers
For its sheer magnitude, the scale and the ability to disrupt the status quo, the mega bank mergers announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday must go down as the most significant the banking […]
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India and Pakistan can be Friends: Give Peace a Chance
It was the dark period of militancy in Punjab in the 80’s. I happened to be in a meeting of Senior Citizens of Ludhiana District with the then Governor Siddhartha Shankar Ray, I recall having […]
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AgustaWestland bribery: Can CBI make the rare catch sing?
Christian Michel fought long and hard to avoid a deportation to India. He was earlier successful in preventing a court appearance in Italy where the case against the chief of AgustaWestland for bribing Indian officials […]
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A divisive statue of unity
Giving Patel his due to appropriate him for political ends Nearly seven decades after he passed away, the ‘Iron Man’ of India has received a tribute befitting his status as the unifier of India. The statue […]
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Time up for Akbar: Step aside or prove the #MeToo charges wrong
As skeletons tumble out of MJ Akbar’s dark closet with alarming frequency in the form of his former women subordinates narrating harrowing tales of sexual harassment, he may well turn out to be the Harvey […]
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The New Deals: U.S.-Mexico-Canada Pact
After more than a year of intense negotiation, the U.S., Canada and Mexico managed to arrive at a revised trade agreement on Sunday to replace the quarter-century-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Even though […]