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Rebuild India’s confidence, revive the economy

Manmohan Singh Praveen Chakravarthy

The path to a sustained recovery is to improve sentiments in society, using economic tools

The significance of the Char Dham board verdict

Faizan Mustafa

Diluting the EIA process spells a path of no return

Suhrith Parthasarathy The draft environmental impact assessment 2020 is a brazen attempt to weaken critical checks and balances

Rajasthan developments: Getting ahead of constitutional practices

P.D.T. Achary If constitutional principles and practices no longer excite the citizens, but new political norms do, democracy is in trouble

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The significance of the Char Dham board verdict

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Rebuild India’s confidence, revive the economy

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Diluting the EIA process spells a path of no return

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Rajasthan developments: Getting ahead of constitutional practices

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An education policy that is sweeping in its vision

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A quest for order amid cyber insecurity

COVID-19 and a country club India must leave

Instead, an opportunity awaits the nation to join other states that recognise the value of a just public health-care system

Adopting a public systems approach to COVID-19

Right now, India’s public health infrastructure and its responsiveness should be the principal concern of the government

RIC, a triangle that is still important

Calls for a westward shift in India’s foreign policy appear misplaced as engagement with Russia and China does matter

Needed, a map for India’s foreign policy

In the backdrop of setbacks, especially in the neighbourhood, the country has to reconsider its diplomacy’s trajectory

The chilling effect of criminal contempt

It is regrettable that judges believe that silencing criticism will harbour respect for the judiciary

A motorcycle and the art of court management

In contempt of court cases, one must tread carefully, or not at all; there are questions for the judiciary too

Staying away from political thickets

Even under a sovereign Constitution, parliamentary and legislative supremacy in their areas of working must be respected

Towards national security and peace in Hong Kong

It is in India’s interest to maintain stability in the Hong Kong SAR given their close economic and trade ties

The BJP’s hegemonic narrative

Focus is not on the BJP’s dubious methods of destabilising elected governments, but on the disarray in the Congress

Set up a High Court for Puducherry

The administration must highlight the need to streamline expenses, the case volume and constitutional rights as factors

Statues as deeply contested heritage

Preserving or removing a person’s statue must rely on shared judgment of his contribution to collective life

The main planks in a counter-China policy

Trying to make sense of Beijing’s actions is critical, and India must use the ‘subtler tools’ of power available to it

More than a crisis, a chance to rebuild health care

Innovations in managing the COVID-19 pandemic can help India revolutionise care delivery and related outcomes

Piloting a protocol of accommodation

The Congress must revisit its past, to a time when its leadership wrote the blue book on the art of political reconciliation

Make the right call on ‘Malabar’ going Quad

India’s plan for naval coalition building alone will not credibly deter China’s military power in the Indian Ocean

Iran ties need quiet diplomacy

India must continue to remain politically engaged with Tehran despite its partnership plan with China

Predictions, pandemics and public health

Those who did not consider an anticipated pandemic as a reason to have a good public health care system were insouciant

The lost voice of the Indian university

The university administration has been replaced by the Education Minister and his bureaucratic apparatus

It’s time to flatten the pandemic stereotyping

Groups labelled COVID-19 superspreaders represent some of the most vulnerable categories in Indian society

China’s post-COVID aggression is reshaping Asia

Its moves are spurring support for coordination between other Indo-Pacific partners, with their desire for U.S. leadership

The standoff and China’s India policy dilemma

As New Delhi seeks to reset ties with Beijing, it must take note of the ongoing Chinese debate on India

Viral outrage only spikes the data

Adverse public reaction to bad coronavirus figures could only end up creating incentives to suppress crucial numbers

Enabling people to govern themselves

With the pandemic showing up flaws in governance institutions, this is a better way for humanity to face new challenges

The sum and substance of the EU’s China dilemma

Though the Asian giant is critical to European economic health, the political narrative is a sign of a shift in the wind

Hardly smart about urban health care

Despite the renewed policy focus on cities, the pandemic has exposed the weaknesses in handling a public emergency

Do we need a fiscal council?

An institutional behemoth with such a wide job chart will likely add more to the noise than to the signal

The problem of being over-reliant on one revenue stream

U.S. universities with already limited fiscal space will now find themselves even further squeezed by the ICE regulations

Owning up to criminalisation in politics

The February 2020 order pushes the envelope further on restricting criminal candidates from contesting elections

The social contract needs to be rewritten

The pandemic crisis can be overcome only when a state is sensitive, has decentralised steps and ensures empowerment

Police terror and the theatre of law

The Jayaraj-Benicks case shows that without proper rule of law, citizens are condemned to live in local tyrannies

The pandemic is about eyes shut

There is a resonance between Saramago’s literary world and the migrant labour distress in contemporary India

India’s foreign relations and the course of history

As examples show, national interest is that which is based on the perception of the government of the day

Re-enfranchise the forgotten voter

There must be the political will to usher in a ‘One Nation One Voter ID’ to ensure ballot portability

India must not cast anchor in ‘Enrica Lexie’

As a good international citizen, the country has accepted the tribunal’s award; it must ensure that Italy fully honours it

Reset rural job policies, recognise women’s work

As India emerges from the lockdown, labour market policy has to reverse the pandemic’s gender-differentiated impact

India’s torture culture needs to end now

Only the people, including the Bar, the media, civil society and student groups, can rise up against torture practices

In an uncertain world, a seat at the global high table

Counter-terrorism will be one of India’s highest priorities as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council

Striking a blow against Assam’s inclusive ethos

The State’s language law points to a homogenised nationalism overtaking minority linguistic and cultural aspirations

Police reform and the crucial judicial actor

The lesson from Thoothukudi is that constitutional courts must attempt to change the practices of magistrates

PCR testing is a double-edged sword

In order to avoid blind reliance on the result for COVID-19, clinical diagnosis by specific criteria should be popularised

In ending standoff, magnanimity must prevail

India’s border dispute with China calls for peaceful resolution, and has no place for moral outrage or military might

In 24 hours, Palestine faces an existential threat

India needs to ask itself whether it supports the Israeli annexation plan that is in contravention of international legality

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The trio said the contempt law in question was unconstitutional, rooted in colonialism and produced a chilling effect on free speech and expression.

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Former Union Minister Manish Tewari

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah attends an event in New Delhi on August 1, 2020. Mr. Shah said on August 2, 2020 said he had tested positive for COVID-19.

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A pilot with IndiGo airlines was killed and the driver seriously injured when the car they were travelling in rammed a container truck on the Nehru Outer Ring Road at Himayat Sagar.

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A passenger shows her ticket and identity card to a security person at the airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. File (representational image)

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Police personnel fine motorists who came out without reason on the complete lock down day, at Goripalayam in Madurai on August 2, 2020

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Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. File

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