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The Election Commission of India cannot be a super government

There is still some confusion about the extent and nature of the powers that are available to the Election Commission

Election watch from across the Bengal border

Syed Munir Khasru

The roots of a decentred international order

Shelley Walia In the post-pandemic period, developing economies should rise to meet the U.S.-led liberal hegemonic world order

On the trail of the second wave’s dynamics

T. Jacob John M.S. Seshadri India let its guard down too early and policy hesitancy and fast-spreading virus mutants have added to the surge

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Election watch from across the Bengal border

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The Election Commission of India cannot be a super government

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The roots of a decentred international order

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A multipolarity, scripted by the middle powers

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On the trail of the second wave’s dynamics

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Institutions, caste and the vital cog of trust

Why less may be more for India and China

A conversation between India and China, driven by hard talk and finding shared interests, even if modest ones, may be amply rewarding

Bengal needs no Radcliffe Line of hatred

In the elections, much violence is being done to the mind of Bengal, to its thinking wires, its feeling nerves, its very soul

In climate change noise, India’s role as conductor

New Delhi needs to introduce equity, differentiation and justice in the ‘net-zero’ debate

Designing a resolute COVID-19 response

Control has to be quick and the damage being caused contained as the pandemic has resurfaced in a fully open society

Why the Personal Data Protection Bill matters

The proposed regime under the Bill seeks to be different from the existing regime which does not adequately protect users’ data

Through a backchannel, steps forward

There are several indications of a backchannel being in place between India and Pakistan since 2020

India does have a refugee problem

It needs to clinically address the issue of refugee protection and introduce appropriate legal and institutional measures

Plough to plate, hand held by the Indian state

The distinct characteristics of India’s agriculture require that a reformed state must ensure farmer, consumer welfare

Deconstructing declarations of carbon-neutrality

India should not join this game as it has to stay focused on development as its immediate need and aspirational goal

Stamp out the canker thwarting democracy

A solution lies in an informal alliance of people and institutions propelling a stream of public-spirited action and activity

The alchemy of anti-incumbency

Mamata Banerjee’s assumption that Bengali nationalism could block anti-incumbency and Hindutva may be optimistic

The Kerala Model at the crossroads

The role of planning and social oversight in the economic development of the State needs to expand further

Going beyond Tamil Nadu’s ‘freebies’ narrative

Other important promises that could touch, and likely improve, the lives of millions rarely make headlines

A missing science pillar in the COVID response

India’s fight against the resurgence of the coronavirus is a challenge requiring strengthened data and better science

Stop the Ambassadorships for sale

U.S. President Joe Biden faces a new challenge as the demand for not appointing donor ambassadors gains momentum

A step that enhances cooperative federalism

The amendments to the GNCTD Act define, without doubt, who represents the ‘Government’ in the unique case of Delhi

Still no recognition of the third tier

In the FC-15 proposals, the goal of fiscally empowering local governments to deliver territorial equity is still far away

India does not shine when only some gleam

A new architecture of economic growth, which begins from the ground, is required to create better lives for the majority

Remoteness is no hindrance to academic excellence

Excellence in education depends on the quality of mentorship and not on the size or location of campuses

Polarisation in times of dispossession

It is democratic struggle within Sri Lanka, rather than advocacy in Geneva, that will put an end to this dangerous trajectory

Weighing in on the saga of a vaccine

The AstraZeneca story shows that in research and development, logistics, transparency and communication also count

An antidote to Islamophobia, within and beyond

The Muslim laity must shed its docility and challenge the ‘religious authorities’ to be open to Islam’s pluralistic teachings

Dormant Parliament, fading business

The gradual deterioration in Parliament’s functioning has to be stopped if it is to fulfil its constitutional mandate

Here is why the electoral bonds scheme must go

It violates the basic tenets of India’s democracy by keeping the knowledge of the ‘right to know’ from citizens and voters

Assessing India’s counter to ‘diminishing democracy’

New Delhi has engaged its international critics not on facts but on values, and must now make its position clear

Tamil Nadu’s distinct growth path is in peril

The political emphasis on welfare interventions is insufficient to address the emerging developmental issues in the State

The absent programme at the Kerala hustings

In the rain of promises in the political manifestos there is no evidence of the wherewithal

The surge of geopolitics in South Asia’s power trade

India’s new trade rules are political and an irritant; instead, New Delhi should be planning a stable institutional model

Delhi’s administration as the tail wagging the dog

The Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 will reduce the elected government to a mere vestigial organ

Doubling down on a resilient India

For leading companies with global ambitions, the rewards of investing in this complex country are worth pursuing

The ground report in the Assam duel

The Congress-led alliance faces the ruling BJP and allies and an idea of nationalism subsuming distinctive identities

The message in Alaska, from Washington to Beijing

The Quad partnership could mount a counter-challenge to China, but India’s steps will be more nuanced

Biden and the West Asian tinderbox

The U.S. is a sunset power in the region and the President faces challenges in reshaping American engagement here

Aligning a missile deal with destination Manila

India’s emergence as a regional security provider will depend on the way it handles the BrahMos sale to the Philippines

Pulling India’s democracy back from the brink

Suggestions that its democratic credentials have been tarnished merit a serious, thoughtful and respectful response

Responsible AI — the need for ethical guard rails

Without adequate safeguards, AI can widen social and economic schisms, leading to discriminatory outcomes

Reinventing radical politics, by looking Left

The Left needs to actively pursue agents of change such as secularism, the Green, ethnic and national movements

The job crunch and the growing fires of nativism

Unless States in India have the autonomy to create jobs, they will only resort to reserving existing jobs for locals

Forestalling a cyber Pearl Harbour

It would be a grievous error if India were to underestimate the extent of the cyber threat it faces, especially from China

The new media rules are a tightening noose

What is worrying is the executive’s idea that users need to be protected against the very media that seek to inform them

Politics apart, troubles aplenty for Kerala

Challenges await the new government in areas such as development, health and harmony

Tectonic turbulence in Dravidian politics

The power vacuum in Tamil Nadu has opened up its politics to an opportunity for change, which voters must examine

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