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A Hindu-Muslim dialogue without conditions

A. Faizur Rahman

A genuine dialogue the RSS chief hopes to initiate must also recognise that India belongs equally to all communities in it

Are the Taliban returning to Kabul?

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In the interest of the public

Shubham Janghu Compulsory vaccination is legal and does not violate anyone’s fundamental rights

Japanese education spells holistic development

Prachi Gupta Prajakta Khare It begins from scratch with elementary schools playing a vital role in trying to create mindful and responsible citizens

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A Hindu-Muslim dialogue without conditions

In the interest of the public

Are the Taliban returning to Kabul?

Oxygen for fiscal federalism

Spotlight on the triangle

No need for a drastic population policy

Japanese education spells holistic development

It begins from scratch with elementary schools playing a vital role in trying to create mindful and responsible citizens

Dalits’ fist of fury

Recent portrayals of Dalits in cinema are agnostic to Ambedkar’s political principles and social ethics

Needed: an anti-trafficking law

Human trafficking is a crime in itself, but it is also the propeller of several other crimes

Let’s make room for the river

The floods in Europe are a wake-up call for us to adopt the Dutch mantra, ‘live with water, build with nature’

Weighing down the private unaided college teacher

As a survey in Tamil Nadu shows, the working conditions, welfare of teachers may have only worsened in the pandemic

Yet another colonial legacy: on India’s regulatory regime

India’s regulatory regime needs a radical overhaul

‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’ is more than just a Turkish delight

Turkey’s influence through its TV show has not waned

Did ‘Orange’ counter ‘Saffron’ in Karnataka?

The Lingayat mutts’ influence and their heterogeneity have been a tough nut for the BJP to crack

An emigration Bill that does not go far enough

The new Bill is better than the Emigration Act 1983, but more reforms are needed to protect Indian workers

Lessons from India’s food security response

Government measures to tackle the food crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic were effective

Getting India’s military convergence formula right

For genuine military jointness, a blending of minds and tailor-made solutions are critical

Are law and technology a solution to fake news?

Stakeholders are attempting to find a robust and effective solution to sift fact from fiction

Empowering nature with biocentric jurisprudence

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court of India has sought to move away from an anthropocentric basis of law

Making decisions under stress

The pandemic has made it more difficult for us to think rationally

Will the new e-commerce rules really favour consumers?

The intent of the rules is unclear and there are several consumer protection rules already in place

The diminishing status of the Chinese worker

The centenary of the Communist Party of China is a chance to look at the status and role of the working class

Prosecutor, not persecutor

The public prosecutor has an ethical obligation to balance the interests of the victims, the accused, and society

Man cannot live by the Internet alone

The real world rooted in the earth and soil can create wealth too

A compromise amid uncertainty

The OPEC deal to step up crude production will ease rising prices and balance domestic and global priorities

A cardinal omission in the COVID-19 package

The Government’s COVID-19 health package II again overlooks the need for and availability of health human resources

Accepting radical otherness

The erosion of our ability to accept the radical differences amongst communities has resulted in strife

Biden’s political pick

Eric Garcetti could provide momentum to the bilateral global strategic partnership

India’s equity market bubble may burst soon

With all agencies downsizing growth projections, the equity market is vulnerable to a major correction

The thread to grasp in the Kitex story

The saga of the garment maker’s investment relocation points to the bargain between capitalism and democracy

Making India a sporting nation

India can compete better in the international arena if different States are developed as centres of excellence for different sports

A more humane police force

Political will is an essential component in bringing about any major reform in the Indian police force

Surveillance reform is the need of the hour

The proposed legislation related to the personal data protection of citizens fails to consider surveillance

Egypt takes centre stage in West Asian affairs

The instrument that Cairo is using to assert its diverse interests in a complex region is not military force, but diplomacy

Calculating the benefits of lockdowns

Lockdowns need to be guided by trade-offs between harsh and mild policies

Time to build a valuable economy

COVID-19 has brought home to us the absence from the economy of certain crucial services

A new chapter in Nepal’s quest for political stability

The Supreme Court order offers some respite amidst the political uncertainty, with lessons for Indian diplomacy too

An irrational draft population control Bill that must go

The Uttar Pradesh government should understand that evidence backs the principle of informed free choice

A star who stood his ground

Unlike today’s Bollywood actors, Dilip Kumar never withheld from speaking his mind

Is the Indian stock market in a bubble?

Investors believe stocks are overvalued but disagree on how to play the market

Interference an investigating officer can do without

Growing instances of judicial interference in an investigation are not only undesirable but also not sanctioned by law

No pseudoscience, please

Astrology exploits the vulnerability of the human mind and cannot be taught as a mainstream course by universities

People’s voice and Kashmir’s future

The all-party conference failed because it completely ignored Kashmiri sentiments

Awards cannot be doled out

Care needs to be taken to ensure that only those deserving of awards receive them

Five years later, Brexit continues to divide

The Brexiteers who forecast a clean break with the European Union underestimated many key issues

Growth matters but income levels matter more

India needs a sharp revival of demand for which higher per capita incomes are necessary

Upholding trust in vaccination

Instead of regressing into ‘target mode’, involving the community and spreading positive messages could help

Disable unconstitutional sections

Several steps can be taken to ensure that people are not booked under laws held unconstitutional

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