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A wage code that is a hasty composition

The Code on Wages (yet to be notified) has not succeeded in a consolidation of laws and is a case of tall official claims

A demarcation in the interest of public order

Imperatives after India’s September virus peak

T. Jacob John M.S. Seshadri After having peaked in the middle of this month, COVID-19 infections could continue till March before turning endemic

Growth compulsions, fiscal arithmetic

C. Rangarajan D.K. Srivastava The economic situation warrants enhanced government expenditure; the policy challenge is to minimise the growth fall

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A wage code that is a hasty composition

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A demarcation in the interest of public order

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Imperatives after India’s September virus peak

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Diagnosing what ails medical education

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Growth compulsions, fiscal arithmetic

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Parliamentary scrutiny on the back burner

Shadow force apart, India needs a China plan

With a resolution to the stand-off far away, New Delhi must study how Beijing has handled its other boundary disputes

Health worker safety deserves a second look

The key is to adopt a systems approach and lay emphasis on a culture of health worker well-being

Weighing in on the efficacy of female leadership

It is necessary to get rid of inherent biases and perceptions about the effectiveness of women in roles of authority

Seeing dystopia in India’s democracy

The state’s attachment to the procedures of democracy has not been matched by concern for a fulfilling life for Indians

E-learning in India, a case of bad education

In poorly performing educational systems as in the country, online learning may not usher in a revolution

Making the language of the law comprehensible

The demand for greater availability of laws and public records in the 22 languages in the Schedule VIII is not a big ask

Interpreting the India-China conversations

There is a divergence in views on both sides; India needs a plan to check Beijing’s strategic objectives and ambitions

It’s a no green signal from the farm world

There is good reason why opposition to the agriculture Bills may be a reflection of the genuine concerns of farmers

Define the contours of hate in speech

The Sudarshan News case is a chance to infuse clarity on offensive speech, hate speech, and the exceptional cases

Another Afghan peace push and a role for India

New Delhi’s engagement after America’s exit must build on its resonating vision of a stable and plural Afghanistan

Criticism, the judiciary and a word of advice

On free speech, there must be a forum to moderate dialogue between the players — lawyers, journalists and the public

Reject this inequitable climate proposal

The UN Secretary General’s recent advice to India amounts to asking for its virtual de-industrialisation and stagnation

Nicks to the Chinese strongman’s image

Though no threat to Xi Jinping’s authority, developments in China’s domestic security landscape reveal systemic fissures

Nationalism and the crisis of federalism

Unless the attack on coalescent, democratic nationalism is curbed, cracks might appear in a distinctive Indian project

Lessons from an immortal conversation: on the deep insights that the Mahabharata can offer

Today, as India confronts some of its biggest strategic challenges, there are deep insights that the Mahabharata can offer

India’s great silence is the loudest sound

Citizens must unceasingly demand that they be enabled to know the facts of the crises, authoritatively

Coronavirus fears and preconception advice

With widespread community transmission, women in particular face a risk; a health advisory is essential

In LAC talks, from peace to conflict prevention

There seem to be irreconcilable differences between India and China over fundamentals of the key border agreements

A game of chess in the Himalayas

In the standoff with China, India has two choices — walk into the trap that has been laid, or learn from the 1962 event

The great greying of China

There is evidence that the country’s aging population will incrementally impede its economic growth

An agriculture-led revival as flawed claim

The crisis in agriculture demands that the government announce a strong fiscal stimulus for the rural economy

In blockchain voting, leave out the general election

The idea of further digitising India’s electoral infrastructure is problematic and could hinder free and fair polls

Realism and the undemarcated border

Missteps by India and China in the past rather than modern-day territorial expansion have resulted in the stalemate

A case for down-to-earth governance

Strong local governance remains the unfinished agenda to make India’s democracy strong and deep

What is in a NAM and India’s alignment

The country has not yet found a universally accepted successor, as a signature tune for its foreign policy

China’s LAC aggression, India’s obfuscation

There are important reasons for the government’s confusing claims, political grandstanding and blurring of facts

Policy lessons in Tamil Nadu’s language formula

C.N. Annadurai’s argument was that the official language should be equidistant to all in a multilingual society

Court’s drift and chinks in the judiciary’s armour

An opaque ‘master of the roster’ system and a certain kind of judge are sufficient to destroy judicial independence

Parliament stifled, business, and a word of advice

Despite the limited monsoon session and constraints, MPs must scrutinise the government’s work and guide policy.

Mind the gaps in India’s health care digital push

While the digitisation of health-care data could help, what many Indians face are unaddressed issues in the health sector

A politics of avoidance that must be questioned

The dropping of Question Hour, which helps the government feel the nation’s pulse, goes against the grain of democracy

Victory in a long battle for equal opportunities

With the grant of permanent commission, women officers of the Indian Army will have clarity on their career paths

A guide to flattening the curve of economic chaos

Well-thought-out policies can reverse the results of incompetence; the onus is on the Centre to spend now

In Kashmir, still a long way to go

Delhi should be careful not to view immediate dividends as representing a new dawn; much lies beyond the horizon

The environment is a national issue

To view environment protection through an ideological or political lens will only spell its doom

GST reform needs a new grand bargain

The GST compensation issue strengthens the necessity for a new system between sovereign and sub-sovereign entities

A development that will hardly put India at ease

The World Bank’s decision to halt its annual ‘Doing Business’ report on data authenticity issues has major implications

Despite the messaging, it is still advantage China

India needs to show foreign investors it has the benefits of China with fewer risks as a relocation destination

National well-being and the counts that matter

As decennial census operations are limited, India needs new ways to know its cumulative human capital and potential

The participants we need in Phase 3 trials

Why it is a good idea for healthcare workers and vulnerable subjects to enrol in the COVID-19 Phase 3 trials

Impartial, aloof and sober as a judge

Judges must ponder and pursue the old norms that earned them respect and public confidence

Making agricultural market reforms successful

Consistency in Central policy, complementary reforms and a collaborative Centre-State approach are necessary

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