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Democracy needs an Internet ombudsman

Abhishek Singhvi Jaiveer Shergill

There must be a gatekeeper to balance appetites for technology, security and privacy.

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PARLEY | Comment

Should early child care centres be opened sooner?

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Independent but not alone

Ben Wallace India and the U.K hold shared values and commitments to justice, stability and free markets

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Limits of racial politics

Narayan Lakshman For Indian-American leaders, the policy points matter more than the race

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Democracy needs an Internet ombudsman

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The challenges in counting the dead

Independent but not alone

Notebook | Comment

Limits of racial politics

PARLEY | Comment

Should early child care centres be opened sooner?

Shutting the door on Huawei

A self-reliant foreign policy

In a multipolar world order, this means having variable combinations with like-minded partners

How the tiger can regain its stripes

Tiger conservation needs a reboot to match the scale of India’s aspirations in other domains

More than a vaccine, it is about vaccination

As a COVID-19 vaccine is for all age groups, putting in place an innovative delivery platform in time is a must

A ‘democracy capture’

What happened to Indian democracy? A bad accident? Or the only possible outcome of the system?

Whither our view of the world?

The case for non-American voices in international relations debates has never been stronger than now

From locker rooms to classrooms

Various educational interventions will enable us to move towards gender equality

The future of Indian secularism

It is premature to pronounce the end of constitutional secularism; it has only suffered a setback and can be revived

India’s population data and a tale of two projections

The country’s demographic future will see peaking and then declining numbers driven by a sharp fertility reduction

The WHO’s relevance is fading

It has been reduced to a coordinating body, beholden to the interests of rich member states

The whys of death by suicide

Society extends compassion and empathy on the one hand, but discriminates, bullies and segregates on the other

Making up for shortfalls in GST collection

The GST (Compensation to States) Act assumes a 14% growth target for States, which is unrealistic

The main bricks to use in India’s steel frame

Compassion and honesty are what must guide successful entrants into the still fiercely competitive civil service

COVID-19 deaths may be higher than reported

The death figures for India may have to be adjusted for low coverage of medical certification of cause of death

At stake is our bodily integrity

The potential misuse of data collected during this pandemic raises concerns beyond just privacy

A new direction for India-U.S. ties

The fresh paradigm should be on how to structure common understanding; China needs to be factored in

Bringing nuclear risks back into popular imagination

Awareness of the horrors of nuclear weapons needs to be revived given public apathy and political complacency

The return of the Maoists in Telangana

With members of the banned CPI (Maoist) regrouping in parts of Telangana, the State administration faces an old and familiar challenge. S. Harpal Singh reports on the recent skirmishes between Maoists and the police and the efforts of the government to tackle the threat.

A campaign in Kerala to subvert an alternative path

The Opposition’s move against the Left aims to destabilise the only non-neo-liberal way of development in India

Academic research is necessary, but not sufficient

Investment in research can translate into national development only through pursuit of post-academic research

Verify before reporting

How rumours in 2002 on a smuggled weapon from Pakistan turned out to be false

Can the NEP aid access to universal education?

There are concerns that the policy abandons the state’s commitments under the RTE Act

Straying into troubled waters

Imprisoned fishermen in both India and Pakistan need to be released and their boats returned

Taking nuclear vulnerabilities seriously

All nuclear weapon states have admitted to the possibility that deterrence could fail

How to pay for the stimulus

Money financing is a viable route to take us back to pre-COVID-19 levels of output

Secular fundamentalism in a time of bhoomi pujan

The Congress would be better advised to fight for its own principled ‘Idea of a secular India’, whatever the electoral cost

Books, not bullets in J&K

The Centre’s focus on quality education and the NEP 2020 will help young minds in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

Redefining the medical examination system: COVID-19 and beyond

As in developed countries, the graduate and post-graduate theory examinations should be implemented and follow a uniform pattern across the country

Violating human rights in the Valley

Unchecked preventive detention and difficulty in accessing information are matters of grave concern

J&K and Ladakh, a year on

The government views the removal of Article 370 as a key vehicle to usher in transformational development in the region

The meaning of Gandhi’s silence

Gandhi’s silence on the 1945 bombings suggests how he transformed a tragedy into spiritual action

Lessons from mediating Ayodhya

Among many learnings about the nature of public disputes is an urgent need to create a centre for moderating dialogue

The conservative challenge to Hindutva

Hindu conservatism is the last bastion that right-wing populism seeks to vanquish effectively

A big departure from the past

Sri Lankan Tamil political parties have realised that their bargaining power is tied to the economic progress of the Tamils

Profiteering during a pandemic

Overcharging the public should be made a punishable offence under the Disaster Management Act

A change that hit federalism, inclusion

The idea that Article 370 weakened the Indian Union is erroneous and against basic understanding of democracy

A policy with many a right intention

The NEP has several innovative ideas and daring proposals, but also makes a few problematic assumptions

Parents, the first and natural tutors

How low-income parents can start getting more involved in early childhood care and education

In Assam, a trail of broken barriers

Flood waters have breached dykes and embankments time and again, wreaking havoc on the State. Rahul Karmakar reports on a vulnerable State’s struggle to mitigate the damage

The COVID-19 crisis as a metropolitan battle

The absence of comprehensive and integrated urban planning is starkly visible in the pandemic

Should the government go easy on the telecom sector?

The imbroglio over adjusted gross revenues has shaken the once-booming sector’s foundations

Not the right time to open gyms

The virus spreads faster in closed, crowded spaces that have poor ventilation facilities

Reporting sans spectators

Sports writing loses colour and atmosphere when there are no fans

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