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Pallbearers of ‘cow science’

Pseudoscientific claims are made by pliant researchers, supported by the state and believed by a section of society

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We’re not all in the same boat

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen at the passport control point at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on January 17, 2021.

A chink in Kremlin’s armour

Garimella Subramaniam Alexei Navalny’s relentless courage has galvanised opposition to Vladimir Putin

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The shipping sector is at sea

R.N. Joe D’Cruz Sagarmala provides hope for improving carrying capacity and developing infrastructure and ports

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We’re not all in the same boat

A chink in Kremlin’s armour

Pallbearers of ‘cow science’

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Roots to government-private thought partnerships

Can the Biden-Harris team save the planet?

How China might tackle the Biden presidency

Budgeting in a time of crisis

Keynesian economics offers guidelines for preparing the Budget

The time for — not mass but targeted vaccination

In the endemic phase, which India seems to be entering, the strategy should aim to prevent deaths, eradicate COVID-19

A big push for education

The pandemic gives us a chance to make education systems more inclusive, flexible, and resilient

The shipping sector is at sea

Sagarmala provides hope for improving carrying capacity and developing infrastructure and ports

In agri-credit, small farmers are still outside the fence

The agriculture sector’s performance has not been commensurate with the increasing subsidised credit it receives

A pick between dark politics or collective resistance

The democratic world has a choice — either accept the politics of violence or kindle the urge to resist the status quo

Following the paper trail

Documents, unlike people, will never betray reporters or withdraw comments

A case to dispose of mercy petitions swiftly

The prolonged detention of death row convicts in prison is inhuman and against the canons of justice

Are courts encroaching on the powers of the executive?

The courts are increasingly intervening in matters without providing sound legal reasoning

Getting it wrong on India’s level of agricultural support

The methodology behind the OECD’s numbers, that suggests negative support, has pitfalls and limitations

The many infirmities of China’s Western Theatre Command

Xi’s renewed aggression points to underlying issues

The long shadow of Trumpism

Biden faces an uphill task in manoeuvring through the legacy of Trump

Mobilisation and composite culture

The anti-CAA stir of 2020 needed the universality that today’s farm protests have

True empowerment of the electricity consumer

Without strong accountability provisions, the consumer protection rules will not guarantee better power supply quality

Cooking up a storm: on 'The Great Indian Kitchen'

A new film shows that it is individual insurrections that could prove critical in challenging hegemony

A stress test for American democracy

Donald Trump is out of the White House but Trumpism will be a tougher challenge to deal with

The threat of deepfakes

We need AI-backed technological tools to detect the unreal

India-Nepal relations in a new transition

New Delhi is comfortable with some changes as its Nepal policy is heading towards deeper engagement with all sections

The limits of Biden

His margin for manoeuvre will be narrow

How co-morbidities make COVID severe

Physicians are confronted with a complex problem that involves multiple organ systems

Don’t doubt Indian vaccines

Vaccination is important to prevent a second wave

Mining in India equals selling the family gold

Treating mineral sale proceeds as revenue or income hides the real transaction — the sale of inherited wealth

Bridging the gulf between dream and reality

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideas and his movement have enduring appeal, including in India

Rise of shadow entrepreneurship

Without regulation, the situation could spiral out of control

Financial boom at a time of economic stagnation

The paradox becomes clearer by recognising the circuit of financial flows beyond the real economy

Vaccine optimism and the scientific uncertainty link

Amidst the vaccine rollout, there is a critical need for a climate of transparency and data sharing for scrutiny and debate

Building trust in vaccines

By being accountable and transparent and countering misinformation, the government can improve vaccine intake

Karnataka’s giant leaps backward

It has squandered its precious political and administrative heritage

Two protests and false parallels

While democracy was under siege in the U.S. last week, autocracy was under siege in Hong Kong in 2019

Mediating the farmers’ protests is difficult terrain

If the top court does find itself mandated by a higher public duty to intervene, then it must observe some essentials

Restoring credibility of the GOP

Republicans can make amends by holding Trump accountable and by reaching out to the Democrats.

Policing a turbulent democracy

A balance has to be struck between police autonomy and the need for the political executive to retain control over the force, but this rarely happens

In ancient Al-Ula, forging a new future

The Arab Quartet’s reconciliation with Qatar could lead to new regional alignments

The debilitating side-effect of a flawed vaccine trial

A failure to investigate the conduct of the recent Covaxin phase-3 trial can affect the course of other studies under way

Decoding Cuba’s currency reforms

Cuba will gain from a unified peso but it must take citizens along in order to implement the new reforms

Arrow’s Paradox in the age of social media

Shortened attention spans, relentless messaging, and the mechanics of elections make for an incendiary mix

A step back in gender equality

Paying women for domestic and care work is a recognition of their efforts but may not reduce and redistribute their burden

Dialogues for democracy, lessons from Rajasthan

Federalism and good governance need engagement between people and officials, as the MGNREGA programme shows

A tale of two speeches at AMU

Modi’s speech at the university showed a shift from Nehruvian candour to courteous commendation

The front seat in electric mobility

The lithium and cobalt industry are likely to grow domestically to support the switch to electric vehicles

Planning an exit out of the easy money regime

The RBI’s main challenge would be in managing the tension between restraining inflation and supporting recovery

Grading India’s counter-coercive strategy

It can only be fair to argue that the country has done well in countering Chinese moves in eastern Ladakh

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