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The Biden push-button to West Asia’s diplomatic resets

Unprecedented interactions among the major powers are leading to a significant diplomatic churn in the region

Prioritising the right to life

Harsh Mander Jayati Ghosh Prabhat Patnaik

Walk the talk on TRIPS waiver

Prabhash Ranjan The government should offer Covaxin’s technology to domestic pharmaceutical companies and foreign corporations

In Kerala, a humane lockdown

Venu Rajamony Lockdowns should be imposed only after adequate preparation and planning

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Prioritising the right to life

No learning from the Spanish flu

Walk the talk on TRIPS waiver

The Biden push-button to West Asia’s diplomatic resets

Restructuring the tribunals system

In Kerala, a humane lockdown

It is getting from bad to worse for women workers

In the pandemic, women have borne a disproportionate burden of the severe disruptions to life and the economy

Lend a helping hand to children the right way

Following the COVID surge, the laws and procedures for the care and protection of orphaned children must be noted

Should political prisoners be released during the pandemic?

Political prisoners can be let out on bail and be treated like they are in detention

Fact and fiction in a fake news epidemic

Only science, free from politics, can help us understand the origins of the virus

Reforming medical education

An unfettered market approach is not the answer to the health workforce crisis

Mucormycosis risk mitigation in the COVID battle

Diabetes control can lower the chances of dangerous side-effects in COVID-19 treatment such as this fungal infection

EdTech needs an ethics policy

The privacy of students who use EdTech apps for learning is at risk

A hundred days after the coup

ASEAN has created a rare pathway to help Myanmar move forward

A bullet train to hunger

The pandemic has highlighted the importance of expanding social security nets

Forget ‘play’, the machine needs to be scrapped

The Centre must revisit its vaccine policy by procuring 100% doses which can then be equitably disbursed to States

Not all crises are opportunities for reforms

The call for reforms today leaves out the stakeholders, which might undermine the very purpose of reforms

How to adopt a child legally

During a crisis, an outreach programme must warn everyone not to entertain any illegal adoption offers

Bengal and what it means for BJP

The party’s further rise will depend on its politics and the Trinamool’s functioning post-Mamata

Evaluate the Ladakh crisis, keep China at bay

A critical assessment of the stand-off offers New Delhi key lessons in managing the strategic competition with China

A national health service in India

It is time to revive a plan that is modelled on the British National Health Service

Fixing the vaccine crunch

Besides the two vaccines in use in India, three vaccine candidates look promising

The impact of vaccination

Data indicate that the vaccination programme has been effective in reducing infections among those aged 60 and above

For the victors, the vanquished and the also-rans

There are many lessons from the results of the recent Assembly elections, the focal point being West Bengal

Back in the shortage economy

India has recovered from extremely trying crises in the past, with sincere and competent leadership

The changing nature of the Left in Kerala

It has moved away from a party-centric state deemed to protect some sections to one that caters to all

A TRIPS waiver is useful but not a magic pill

The U.S.-supported move will have an effect if countries simultaneously address non-IP bottlenecks among other things

IT hub Bengaluru and its struggle for healthcare

In Bengaluru, poor preparation for the second wave has resulted in mismanagement in the allocation of beds, delays in testing, and oxygen shortage. Afshan Yasmeen, K.V. Aditya Bharadwaj and Chitra V. Ramani report on the crisis engulfing a city once touted to be a popular medical tourism hub.

Rent issues as an ignored COVID stress point

The second wave has amplified the issue of rent which does not draw much attention as food and income support do

Kerala Assembly Elections | Not ready for a third force

There seems to be little desire for an alternative to the LDF and UDF

Kerala Assembly Elections | Social demographics shaped the elections

The LDF consolidated support among the social groups which generally vote for it.

Kerala Assembly Elections | Votes for tackling the coronavirus

Effective COVID-19 management worked in favour of the LDF.

Kerala Assembly Elections | How the Left Front bucked a decades-old trend in Kerala

Welfare measures, the Pinarayi factor and good governance helped the LDF overcome allegations of corruption

In Ireland’s complex troubles, lessons for India

A functioning democracy must commit to addressing communal issues with vigilance, tolerance and compromise

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Subaltern Hindutva on the wane?

Contrary to expectations, the BJP’s appeal among backward classes and the rural poor has petered out

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Women rally behind Trinamool

Election after election, women voters have continued to ally themselves with Mamata Banerjee’s party

West Bengal Assembly Elections | The limits to polarisation in Bengal

Despite a fierce Hindutva push, the BJP failed to retain the level of Hindu support it garnered in 2019

A CT scan for COVID merits a word of caution

Going by data and the risk factors, its widespread use in diagnosing the infectious disease needs to be questioned

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Leadership play a key role

The CM candidate was more important consideration for voters during 2016 assembly elections

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Methodology of post-poll survey

All analysis here has been presented on the weighted data set.

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections | The land of the rising sun

Anti-incumbency and strong support for M.K. Stalin helped the DMK win

TN Assembly polls | Did last-minute sops help the AIADMK?

They didn’t yield much for the party but may have softened the blow of the electoral defeat

T.N. Assembly polls | BJP: a liability rather than asset

AIADMK seems to have miscalculated in allying with the BJP

An issue of lives versus livelihoods

That the situations faced by India’s migrants are not a matter of concern in policy making is quite apparent

Local factors determine electoral outcomes in States

While national leaders can provide support, the ground work needs to be done by local leaders with a mass base and sustained presence in local politics

What was the methodology used?

The sampling design adopted was multi-stage systematic random sampling.

A ‘One Health’ approach that targets people, animals

The battle against COVID-19 should also be used as an opportunity to meet India’s ‘One Health’ targets

Second decisive shift

The NDA’s emphatic victory in Assam shows protests and poll preferences can coexist

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