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Nurturing citizens in social studies

The proposed move of rationalising the syllabus strikes at the target of training good citizens

The travesty of film journalism

Government Tax - GST Refund and Compliance - Illustration as EPS 10 File

In the name of ‘cooperative federalism’

Derek O’Brien There is a huge gap between what the 14th Finance Commission promised to States and what they have received

PARLEY | Comment

Is Internet freedom being sacrificed for national security?

Sriram Srinivasan The government’s banning of Chinese apps may not have met the proportionality test

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Nurturing citizens in social studies

The travesty of film journalism

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Hardly smart about urban health care

In the name of ‘cooperative federalism’

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The problem of being over-reliant on one revenue stream

Notebook | Comment

Joining the scattered dots

Invisible loads, arbitrary deletions

The truncations suggested by CBSE violate the holistic nature of the planned curriculum

Is Internet freedom being sacrificed for national security?

The government’s banning of Chinese apps may not have met the proportionality test

Joblessness and opportunity in Tamil Nadu

The longer-term decline in the labour participation rate can be attributed to a host of factors

COVID-19 has no religion

No single person, event or community can be blamed for the spread of the virus

Green-lighting ecological decimation amidst a pandemic

Projects in critical forest habitats are being considered or have been given clearance by the Environment Ministry

More sabre-rattling, more isolation

Chinese muscularity in the South China Sea is leading to a growing chorus of protest

Ethiopia’s bloody mayhem

The Oromos are furious that Hundeessaa has been killed even as traditional fault-lines are being redrawn

Bollywood’s many maladies

While nepotism is widely discussed, there are other structural injustices in the industry that need to be addressed too

The pandemic is about eyes shut

There is a resonance between Saramago’s literary world and the migrant labour distress in contemporary India

In stand-off, keeping an eye on the nuclear ball

In the conventional escalation along the LAC, India cannot afford to ignore China’s expanding nuclear arsenal

Before the next health crisis

We must urgently confront air pollution and global warming and strengthen health systems

No more Sattankulams

India may not be able put a complete end to police violence, but it can take steps to reduce its incidence

There’s no one to fill Mahalanobis’s shoes

India needs a top statistician to frame data-based policies for welfare and development

Rolling back the induced livelihood shock

Specific policy measures can reverse the lockdown-created trauma and stop it from snowballing into chronic poverty

How to counter China

India needs serious economic reforms

The search for unity in a moment of crisis

For this, India must treat all minorities in an even-handed and mature manner

Re-enfranchise the forgotten voter

There must be the political will to usher in a ‘One Nation One Voter ID’ to ensure ballot portability

Police violence and how some lives do not matter

As a country, Indians seek accountability selectively because their commitment to the rule of law is not principled

In an uncertain world, a seat at the global high table

Counter-terrorism will be one of India’s highest priorities as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council

Can alternative medicine be subject to modern rigour?

An integrated approach will create a win-win situation for both ayurveda and allopathy

The precarious condition of hospital cleaning staff

We need to protect and train these essential workers

Interrupted by a virus, in medias res

The pandemic has forced us to unlearn what we consider ‘field reporting’

Reforming India’s digital policy

The country needs to attract FDI and advance its goal of becoming a $5 trillion economy

How not to tame the digital dragon

The arbitrary ban on 59 web services undermines legal processes and democratic norms

Streaming for reading

Same Language Subtitling of visual content can enable a viewer develop life-long reading engagement

Striking a blow against Assam’s inclusive ethos

The State’s language law points to a homogenised nationalism overtaking minority linguistic and cultural aspirations

Making trade more digitised

While different interventions have positively developed the port ecosystem, there are still gaps that need to be bridged

Utilise MGNREGA to the fullest capacity

The scheme should not be diluted in the name of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan

Reviving SAARC to deal with China

Deeper regional economic integration will help India

PCR testing is a double-edged sword

In order to avoid blind reliance on the result for COVID-19, clinical diagnosis by specific criteria should be popularised

Share public data with the public

Lack of reliable data in the public domain has hampered the search for policy alternatives in India

A new era of accessibility: on persons with disabilities in the post-COVID world

This is an opportunity for policymakers to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities in the post-COVID world

Grain aplenty and the crisis of hunger: on universal Public Distribution System

The focus on One Nation One Ration Card is misplaced when what is needed is a universal Public Distribution System

The World Bank's STARS project needs an overhaul

Instead of building state capability, the World Bank education project gives a larger role to non-state actors

The Mapillah uprising

Pitfalls of monocausal explanations must be avoided

P.V. Narasimha Rao, the subversive insider

This personality trait subverted his own place in the consciousness of the new India that he helped shape

In border claims, reimagining South Asia’s boundaries

In the backdrop of troublesome territorial assertions, the ‘entity’ needs to be rethought of as a region of regions

The pandemic imposes a steep learning curve

Though online instruction will shape education in the future, there is much to absorb in the context of COVID-19

Why China is being aggressive along the LAC

Its moves are inﬂuenced by a host of factors — from the fractures in the global order to the decline of India’s smart power

Can online learning replace the school classroom?

E-learning is out of reach for many students coming from the disadvantaged sections

Outside the confines of an interview

A tribute to Senthan from Jaffna, an LTTE critic and a cheerful raconteur

Drug abuse amidst pandemic

The economic downturn may leave people vulnerable to use and trafficking of illicit drugs

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