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Chinese President Xi Jinping, Myanmar President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi at a ceremony in Nayi Pyi Taw marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

Myanmar’s growing dependence on China

It doesn’t have many friendly nations to help it balance ties with Beijing

Untapped soft power

Reporters at the World Health Organisation headquarters in Geneva on January 22, 2020.

WHO’s unexplained hesitancy

R. Prasad At a time of panic, the WHO is releasing information on the coronavirus in dribs and drabs

The right to protest in a free society

Rajeev Bhargava In a democracy, people participate politically not only during but between elections

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The makings of a digital kleptocracy

Trump and Johnson: two peas in a pod

Not a ‘Right’ agenda

In Assam, basic dignity at stake

Respecting reproductive choice

It’s time for India and Pakistan to walk the talk

History and the 5G dilemma

As India looks to developing 5G technology, its quest in the 1980s for an American supercomputer offers lessons

BJP: from ‘being different’ to ‘being dishonourable’

Under Advani, being a ‘party with a difference’ was BJP’s article of faith; under Modi, the claim is just a nostalgic memory

Making national legislatures more gender-balanced

Quotas can ensure more number of women MPs

The dramatic ambulance ride that wasn’t

How an idea for a ‘perfect Mumbai feature story’ failed to materialise

How to make the Surrogacy Bill more inclusive?

The government need not restrict the surrogacy option to married couples only

The minutiae of Trump’s mediation claim

Governments pursue their national interests single-mindedly without allowing sentiment to influence their judgment

Making Chennai a water-wise city

There is a compelling need for a paradigm shift in the way the ongoing water crisis is being viewed

Sri Lanka, an island of hope in the midst of global measles resurgence

Sri Lanka has become free of the viral infection

Draft New Education Policy offers contentious remedies for a structural malady in medical studies

The NEP’s proposals will not ensure equity in health care

India's shifting strategic concerns

What India needs to do as the U.S. and China get busier in the subcontinent

The complexities of Naga identity

The Nagaland govt. will face many hurdles in its quest to compile a list of indigenous inhabitants

Giving ties with Seoul a facelift

India-South Korea relations are yet to reach their full potential despite making significant strides

Making the water-guzzling thermal plants accountable

An improved monitoring mechanism can play a key role

Faltering steps in the anti-AIDS march

The commitment to end the AIDS pandemic by 2030 needs strong and fearless leadership

Smoking e-cigarettes is more injurious to health

The government’s ban proposal needs to be welcomed

What does it mean to oppose Brahmanism?

Anyone who adheres to the principles of the Indian Constitution is automatically anti-Brahmanical

Subverting the RTI regime

The recent Amendment will dilute the powers and functioning of Information Commissions

Six reasons why the Economic Survey’s presentation of MGNREGA is misleading

The Economic Survey presents an unbalanced view of the technical interventions in MGNREGA

Facial recognition is an invasive and inefficient tool

Use of facial recognition technology in law enforcement can have disastrous consequences

Shakti Mills rape case verdict ignores the proportionality principle

The High Court’s verdict in the Shakti Mills rape case disregards several judicial standards & precedents

An ally, a partner and American unilateralism: on the U.S. response to Turkey's S-400 deal with Russia

There are major differences but also similarities in the U.S.’ response to Russia’s S-400 deals with Turkey and India

The NEP and liberal arts education

The draft’s endorsement of critical thinking would have gained credibility if it had promoted liberal values

Green shoots of economic growth

Without factoring in agriculture, the vision of a $5-trillion economy will remain a distant dream

The mission Modi could have undertaken

By visiting Tehran as a neutral intermediary, the Prime Minister could have reassured Iranians that India is a long-term friend which is keen to see the end of American sanctions regime

A journalist’s right to loiter

The intent of the Finance Ministry seems to be to know which official met which journalist and when

Rising above sports fandom

Wimbledon ensures that reporters conceal their loyalty towards a player

Does the anti-defection law serve any purpose?

The Supreme Court has held that it is the Speaker’s discretion to decide on the resignations of the 15 dissident MLAs belonging to the Congress-Janata

Inappropriate template for a legitimate target

The Economic Survey, while rightly calling for a rise in private investment, incongruously invokes the East Asian model

OIC’s curious record on Xinjiang

While the bloc has made repeated references to Kashmir, it has been ambivalent about China’s treatment of Uighurs

Turkey’s tilt towards Russia

Why Ankara is ready to risk NATO’s ire over a defence deal with Moscow

The benefits of blockchain

India could take a leaf out of Europe’s book instead of calling for a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies

The price of a good cuppa

The lives of tea-estate workers in West Bengal have worsened in many aspects over the years

Takeaways from the Kulbhushan Jadhav case ruling

India’s more successful legal journey to the ICJ must now reshape New Delhi’s approach to potentially difficult situations

Tapping the potential of communities to end AIDS

Success is achieved where policies and programmes focus on people, not diseases

The many hurdles in proving citizenship

The brunt of the systemic problems of the National Register of Citizens is being borne by the poorest

The wheels to a low-carbon transport system

It rests on accessing public service, choosing rapid transit over car driving and supporting electric vehicle transition

Financing Indian elections: Black all the way

By all accounts huge expenditures were incurred by candidates of big parties and since it was above the election expenditure limit of ₹70 lakh, most of it has to be black.

Creating a fair digital payments market

Local firms will be at a disadvantage if big tech companies are given plum roles

It no longer runs in the family

Political power in the Indian subcontinent seems to be drifting away from dynasties

A WASH for healthcare

Without adequate water, sanitation and hygiene amenities, infection control is severely compromised

A hand-to-mouth Budget

It is inescapable from the arithmetic that revenue expenditures and tax revenues are in need of serious corrections

A test of law and justice

The challenges made to the 103rd constitutional amendment present a more difficult judicial examination than usual

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