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With Raisi in the saddle, the road ahead for Iran

Ramin Jahanbegloo

The ultra-conservative leader may be quite ambitious even as many Iranians are pessimistic about better days ahead

India’s vaccine policy needs clarity

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Towards a more federal structure

Trilochan Sastry If States directly collect more tax, they will become less dependent on the Central government

Focus on COVID-19 estimated deaths

Chandrakant Lahariya Mortality estimates, not officially reported deaths, have the potential to strengthen the pandemic response

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Towards a more federal structure

A case to decriminalise suicide

India’s vaccine policy needs clarity

With Raisi in the saddle, the road ahead for Iran

A matter of dress and discipline

Focus on COVID-19 estimated deaths

In India, looking beyond the binary to a spectrum

A delay in the provision of marriage rights to same-sex couples would fall foul of constitutional guarantees, judgments

Should India accept Islamic State returnees?

Respecting international law, India should bring them back and try them in court as Indian citizens

Court-hopping at the click of a mouse

COVID-19 has changed the way reporters cover the Supreme Court

Recovery takes more than reforms

In any serious attempt at economic recovery, the focus must be on food supply and not money supply

A place for disruptive technology in India’s health sector

Artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and data analytics have a defining role to play in shaping the medical sector

Higher education and COVID-19

Institutes should be given financial assistance to create safe campuses for students and staff

Acquitted but not forgotten

The right to be forgotten must be studied along with the concepts of fair criticism and accountability

Energy inefficiency can short circuit cooling India

As Indian homes will be a key site where future cooling demand will play out, awareness of energy efficiency is crucial

A seesaw of science and pseudoscience

India is drifting rapidly towards a state of ignorance even as it aims for development

Embracing cryptocurrency

The fact that cryptocurrency has no legal classification should not be the impetus to prohibit its use in India

Needed: full disclosure on electoral bonds

The Supreme Court’s suggestion to ‘match the following’ on political donations is impractical and incorrect

A paradigm shift in vaccination

The COVID-19 vaccination drive demonstrates that India has become Atmanirbhar in vaccination against infectious diseases

An acquittal with no good, but the bad and the ugly

The criminal justice system must observe the basics of a proper investigation, judicial fairness, and the survivor’s rights

Preserving India’s archives

Moving the collections in the National Archives annexe needs careful planning and execution

The ideas that Satyajit Ray couldn’t film

Ray was always assessing the cinematic potential of literary sources that ignited his imagination

A policy difficult to defend

Allowing money spent out-of-pocket to feed vaccine production in India is regressive and inequitable

Unlocking war histories with a purpose

The declassification of India’s military history should also lead to building on successes and avoiding past follies

Biden’s Manichean vision

Dividing the world into democratic and autocratic camps is unrealistic.

Planning for a biosecure future

COVID-19 has further highlighted the biosecurity concerns of synthetic biology

The signal from the Iran presidential election is clear

The non-transparent process of candidate selection has carefully rejected reformists and focused on hardliners.

Making peace with nature

A decade of protecting and reviving the ecosystem will help India in various ways

Learning to take questions

Schools reach out to the media for publicity but are averse to scrutiny of any kind

Should retired officials be barred from disclosing information?

The restrictions in place must be based on operational calculations

The rope of federalism and an unwanted tug-of-war

The controversy in West Bengal, over political and administrative issues, is an aberration in the federal polity

The murky space of ‘social audio’

While apps like Clubhouse give a push to innovation, privacy and data rights remain out of focus

South Asia’s healthcare burden

Despite the debilitating pandemic, state investment in the health sector remains deeply inadequate.

The promise and perils of digital justice delivery

Phase 3 of the e-Courts project can harness technology for service delivery without increasing surveillance risks

A hospital’s misplaced priorities

The notice by GB Pant Hospital to its staff against the use of Malayalam was in poor taste

Building trust in governance

A service delivery platform which builds trust between citizens and government has shown results

The proportionality principle

Hamas endangers Israeli civilians by targeting them and endangers Gazan civilians by using them as human shields.

Preparing for the next COVID-19 wave

Vaccinating the vulnerable, constant surveillance and reliable data will help India tackle the third wave

State interventions, Lakshadweep’s future

The archipelago’s integration into the mainstream should not lead to emotional alienation and physical damage

Towards a stronger mental health strategy

More needs to be done in India in the context of COVID-19, which has exacerbated mental illnesses

Students’ safety, first

Career, safety, and empathy were the criteria considered while debating the CBSE Class 12 exam

Beijing’s belligerence and Dhaka’s pushback

As the Quad gains momentum, states in the Indo-Pacific and South Asia are more likely to resist Chinese largesse

Cease the conflict and build the peace

With a section of the young generation rejecting violence, Israel and Palestine must explore peaceful negotiations

Recognising sex work as work

Adults have the right to earn through providing sexual services and live with dignity

Behaviorial change can reduce transmission

There are different ways, rooted in behavioural science, that we can employ to improve mask wearing

The time to limit global warming is melting away

There are no second chances and nations must use COP26 to address the enormous threat of climate change

Behind headlines and numbers, stories of invisible lives

The lives of many in China have been turned upside down by the one-child policy

A new home for old artefacts

A planned decision to move the National Museum could serve the institution’s interests well

Information Technology Rules: a case of overreach?

Only the judiciary, and not the executive, should give an order on traceability

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