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Hard bargains and the art of policymaking

Discontent over the new farm laws is a result of sidestepping debate and discussion in Parliament

A woman holds a small bottle labelled with coronavirus vaccine sticker in this illustration picture. File

The purpose of a vaccine

Picture for representation.

A looming health crisis

Atul Bagai Antimicrobial resistance is growing exponentially and needs to be tackled before it is late

The last straw is being further disabled

Jay Manoj Sanklecha Denying a prisoner with disabilities his recognised rights is a legal wrong and a display of a lack of compassion

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Hard bargains and the art of policymaking

The purpose of a vaccine

A looming health crisis

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Behind China’s wolf warrior diplomacy

No leverage for Biden on Iran

Why business barons should not run banks

Winners who disappoint

Giving the Nobel Peace Prize to sitting prime ministers or presidents is inherently risky

The last straw is being further disabled

Denying a prisoner with disabilities his recognised rights is a legal wrong and a display of a lack of compassion

Is a person’s address public information?

Only information bearing a nexus to public activity should be available to the public

Recalibrating India-Nepal ties

The relationship has never been free of controversy as both countries have not changed their perspectives of each other

Moving forward in base areas

There are many advantages in deploying additional security forces in Chhattisgarh to tackle the Maoists

A misguided policy that cuts deep into patient safety

It is impossible for Ayurveda to incorporate surgical techniques while ignoring the other domains of modern medicine

Assassination and its aftermath

The fallout of Fakhrizadeh’s killing, while benefiting Israel, will add to the instability in West Asia

The Paris Agreement is no panacea

It is a repudiation of the principles of ‘common but differentiated responsibilities’ and ‘the polluter must pay’

Seasoned faces who could aid the return of America

In line with his agenda of restoring America’s place in the world, Biden is banking on Obama-era liberal internationalists

Stepping out of the shadow of India’s malnutrition

An immediate universalisation of the PDS, distribution of quality food items and community kitchens are a few solutions

Putting trade ties on a new footing

The future looks bright for U.S.-India trade, but it may not be any easier

The false comfort of a perfectly organised election

The messy workings of a functioning democracy might not be the worst thing

Are tougher laws the answer to check online abuse?

There is a strong and wide gamut of laws, but implementation is poor in many cases

Rein in the vaccine nationalism, the profiteering

The WTO has a role in getting pharma firms and countries to treat vaccines and life-saving medicines as a public good

Transition troubles

The quality and tenor of governance under Biden will make or break the future of the American Dream

We don’t need no EdTech control

Children are being made to learn about complex aspects of computer science without any knowledge of real-world needs

Where the lotus meets two leaves

As the BJP aims at becoming a big player in Tamil Nadu, it should not forget the AIADMK’s strengths

Refining trade union strategies to strike a chord

With labour law reforms set to change industrial relations, trade union responses must include social dialogue too

Daring to love beyond societal limits

‘Love jihad’ builds on tiresome sexual rhetoric which is commonplace in caste society

Love in the time of Hindutva

It is not for the state to decide which relationships are acceptable and permissible

With land rights, but no land

Many Adivasi families are unlikely to benefit from the implementation of the Forest Rights Act in J&K

The migrant worker as a ghost among citizens

A new publication contends that their lockdown misery was no anomaly but an effect of exclusion from full citizenship

Weaker germs, stronger cures

‘One Health’ is the optimum approach to counter the impact of antimicrobial resistance

Time for an Asian Century

India’s challenge is in securing an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ in the emerging world order

A conspiracy against inter-faith love

Laws to curb intermarriages are part of a communal agenda

Banking health and the ‘K Curve’ dynamics

Focusing on trends in valuation metrics can provide clues; more stronger banks are needed

A false messiah

Asaduddin Owaisi’s remedy for the Indian Muslims’ predicament is worse than the disease

A leaf from Stacey Abrams’ book

The Democrat’s successful campaign in Georgia offers significant lessons for Indian progressives

No Minister, the trade agreement pitch is flawed

Citing trade agreements for India’s below-potential growth appears to be a way to deflect blame for policy errors

The ‘Time Use Survey’ as an opportunity lost

Gaps in the Indian version’s data will impact Sustainable Development Goal 5.4 and the ILO’s resolution on defining work

Is India facing a two-front threat?

Diplomacy and military thinking will have to evolve more rapidly than we assumed

Reading the Bihar verdict

In the new India, filial entitlement, once the norm, is now looked at askance

Looking for greatness in small gestures

When leaders write their memoirs, it is the finer points that remain

India’s mask of economic liberalism is off

Trade protectionism seems to be the official policy, with the government following the path of its ideological leanings

The storage tale of two vaccines

Moderna’s vaccine offers great promise, especially for developing countries, compared to Pfizer’s vaccine

Soumitra’s world

Just like Satyajit Ray, Soumitra Chatterjee was a man of many skills, interests and deeply held sociopolitical beliefs

The need for ‘maximum government’

The current crisis has provided us with an opportunity to rethink our health, economic and climate policies

Decoding Biden’s presidency, for India and the world

His major preoccupation could be the difficult U.S. domestic agenda; India must revert to pluralist multi-alignment

Constitutional fault lines

T.N. Governor’s inaction on advice to free Rajiv case convicts warrants judicial intervention

T-cell immunity and COVID-19

Immunity observed even without detectable antibodies highlights the need to study T-cell response

Shifting sands for Asian economies

India faces an uphill task in maintaining its viability against highly competitive countries

Changing the discourse on victim jurisprudence

The system needs to account for victims at the pre- and post-crime levels; remedies have been more a judicial initiative

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