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India’s watchwords in a not so bright 2022

There are risks that could be both domestic and geopolitical and New Delhi must take care to read the signals properly

Storm warnings of a megacity collapse

G. Ananthakrishnan

An epidemiologically sound testing strategy

Chandrakant Lahariya India’s latest COVID-19 advisory shifts the pandemic response from ‘treatment oriented’ to one focused on public health

A quest for social consensus against hate speech

Gautam Bhatia It requires consistent legal implementation over time and daily conversations that society needs to have

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Storm warnings of a megacity collapse

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An epidemiologically sound testing strategy

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A quest for social consensus against hate speech

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Extending GST compensation as a reform catalyst

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The sail that Indian diplomacy, statecraft need

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Some Raj Bhavans are on the war path

Re-establishing ownership of the Mandal space

The hegemony of Hindutva has not necessarily meant that Mandal politics is on its last legs

The politics of a Minimum Support Price

Facilitating a bargain between wealth accumulators and welfare seekers seems to have become the key function of politics

The Chinese challenge uncovers India’s fragilities

The border crisis has laid bare political, economic and diplomatic problems — the result of choices made after 2014

The hint of a ‘one nation one NGO’ regime

The current purge against civil society organisations seems to be indiscriminate and alarming

A sobering reminder to the powers that be

The present masters of the nation’s destiny must remember the solemn assurance their tallest ever leader made in 2003

This NSP cannot change Pakistan’s direction

Without cooperative ties with India, the Pakistan people may not have human security or a successful economy

An unfortunate ideological shift in the judiciary

A recent speech by a judge of the Supreme Court has serious legal and political connotations

Barriers to a knowledge society in Kerala

While the Left’s contribution has led to the decline of the university, the Congress’s role has hit education in general

Haridwar’s hubris of hate must be stopped

A manic irrationality is being seeded in Indian society, with hate-filled words having an impact on the rights of all

Put out the data, boost the dose of transparency

The Government must make COVID-19 data including that for vaccine regulatory approvals and policy available

The cold truth about India’s income inequality

Far from pushing for social and economic equality, the state is fanning systems and principles to strengthen the divide

The elderly are assets, not dependents

Proof of a truly developed country lies in the way it not only nurtures its young but also cares for its elders, equally

Under Modi 2.0, a course-corrected foreign policy

The Ministry of External Affairs appears to have taken back the reins, with an emphasis on substance over style

Needed, a public health data architecture for India

It would be better off with few comprehensive national surveys than being over-dependent on the omnibus NFHS

As a regional leader, not a victim of circumstance

India must respond to neighbourhood challenges by making it clear that it is an arbiter of its destiny and the region’s

Changing the iconography of power

The hegemony of Hindutva can be gauged by its confident makeover of structures with a powerful symbolic significance

Amid vaccine booster talk, context matters a lot

While discussions are essential, India should decide its COVID-19 booster dose policy based on local evidence and data

Reality checks for the Opposition’s unity project

Since 2014, the Opposition parties have been divided and ineffectual; merely beating the drum of oneness is not enough

The challenge of achieving 9.5% growth rate

The key lies in the government’s ongoing emphasis on infrastructure spending as reflected in its capital expenditure

Reflections on flying blind into the storm

The lack of public data on the pandemic will hit the integration of a fast shifting scientific frontier with clinical practice

A false conflation between duties and rights

Allowing the language of fundamental duties to subsume political debates would hit the moral principles of the republic

Going back to the foundation of the Republic

The most important contribution of the Constitution to civic nationalism is of representation centred on individuals

Fathoming the new world disorder

It is pegged to the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, a development with a far-reaching impact on global politics

The evolution and framing of the Constitution

It does not impose, with reason, the same burden of accountability on the Judiciary as the Executive and the Legislature

Goods and Services Tax as an unfinished agenda

Seen purely from a revenue point of view and as a fiscal policy tool, India’s GST is still on a rocky road

Children and schooling in the post-COVID-19 era

India will have to confront bitter facts if it wants to prepare a recovery plan of any credible and practical value

Russia, a legacy relationship with limitations

The India-Russia relationship stands deeply strained by larger geopolitical realities, but there is scope for improved ties

A monumental mistake fomented by impunity

The anguish over the Nagaland killings is inadequate, especially as there is no gesture to recommend the end of AFSPA

A docket full of unresolved constitutional cases

These involve crucial questions about state power, accountability and impunity, and cannot be left hanging by the courts

The Omicron response is not making sense

The onus is on countries in the global south to show leadership and let rationality and science determine the course

COP27, in Egypt, must focus on food systems

In any reimagination of food systems, now unequal and strained, the world has to factor in climate change adaptation

A white touch to a refreshed green revolution

The Amul model, of a socio-economic enterprise, has immense potential to aid India’s crop-growing farmers

The Trinamool is playing T20, AAP a Test match

The party that is more likely to appropriate the electoral space of the Indian National Congress is the Aam Aadmi Party

Small grant but a big opportunity for local bodies

The earmarked health allocation recommended by the 15th Finance Commission can fulfil a mandate on primary care

The three farm laws were never a solution

True agricultural reform rests with local governments, and States need to go back to the basics and expert suggestions

What the Omicron variant means for India

It could pose a threat to progress made in the COVID-19 fight, but additional information is needed

A close reading of the NFHS-5, the health of India

Given how little the country spends on health and education as a share of GDP, the improvements seem remarkable

Having an ear to the ground in Punjab

Amid burning social issues, the farm laws repeal may not aid the BJP, while the Congress and AAP are in a tight contest

Battered and bruised, repealed and withdrawn

The shaping of the different trajectories of the farm laws and Andhra’s ‘three capitals’ plan is revealing

Over-valued unicorns in a distressed economy

Euphoria over the ‘beacons’ in India’s unicorn gale may be misplaced as their valuations are linked to future earnings

Reversing follies in a haunted battleground

Institutionalised neutrality is a remedy that can stop Afghanistan from becoming a geopolitical pivot and a terror source

‘Go back to committees’ is the farm laws lesson

In any key legislation, the practice now of not involving the established systems of Parliament has to be reviewed

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