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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

A stress test for American democracy

The threat of deepfakes

K. P. Shashidharan We need AI-backed technological tools to detect the unreal

Mining in India equals selling the family gold

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

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A stress test for American democracy

The threat of deepfakes

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

India-Nepal relations in a new transition

The limits of Biden

How co-morbidities make COVID severe

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

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

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

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

In ancient Al-Ula, forging a new future

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

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

Restoring credibility of the GOP

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

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

The front seat in electric mobility

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

A tale of two speeches at AMU

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

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

Rallying at the seat of power

Some protests strengthen democracy, others weaken it

Getting ready for vaccination

Training more and more healthcare workers to become COVID-19 experts is the way forward

Do we have a grip on disinformation in 2021?

Disinformation is increasing and becoming harder to combat, but fact-checking too is evolving

A hegemony upended by a Frankenstein

The loss of the Republican party in the Georgia run-offs has exposed the limits of Trumpism

When art comes to the audience

Holding the International Film Festival of Kerala in four cities will help reach a wider demography

The quagmire that is Brexit

Once the euphoria of nationalism subsides, Britain will have to face the real issues that affect it

The importance of social interactions

A year of being homebound has deepened divisions in a society already fraught with prejudices

Boosting India with maritime domain awareness

Beyond monitoring Chinese activity in the Indian Ocean, India’s initiatives could help generate intraregional synergy

Changing contours of India-U.K. ties

The two countries have a shared past and need to chart a different shared future

An arbitrary directive

The Centre’s directive to the Bengal government goes against the norms governing deputation of officers

The hurdles in Xi’s great power ambitions

To achieve global leadership, China needs more than wealth and military power

Shock treatment will not work in agriculture

Post-1991, changes in industry caused a second de-industrialisation; the results in agriculture are likely to be no different

Embracing energy efficiency

Doing so can bring down household energy bills and reduce the financial stress of discoms

Hasty approval, no transparency

India has squandered an opportunity to build trust in COVID-19 vaccines

Care is the standard of a vaccine trial

We need a vaccine but not at the cost of the safety of study participants

Quality gigs, a solution to urban unemployment

With no urban equivalent to the NREGA as yet, there must be a focus on supporting new forms of employment

The importance of an otherwise routine vote

There will possibly be a unanimous rejection of the Republican objections to Joe Biden’s electoral votes

Don’t ignore the women farmers

The gender gap in the agriculture sector will only widen more with the current farm laws

An anti-disclosure amendment that hits public health

The dilution of patent working disclosure rules hampers the effectiveness of India’s compulsory licensing regime

Taking note of farmer welfare, the Kerala way

The political allegations levelled against the State in the context of the farmers’ protest are far removed from the facts

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