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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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Turf issues in fighting corruption

Single File | Comment

A ladder, not a crutch

Proving a point on audit trail

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The unkindest cut

Is there genuine change in Algeria?

Poll Call: Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail

The principle and procedure in Lokpal

It is disappointing that the appointment of the Lokpal was shrouded in secrecy

How to achieve 24x7 power for all

Three steps to help rural India overcome electricity poverty and reap immense socio-economic benefits

The politics of enmity

We must reject the idea that membership in a group comes with an enemy to be fought

Taking a cue from Japan

How India can bridge the Belt and Road divide with China

Poll Call: Electronic voting machine (EVM)

EVMs replaced the paper ballot system in the Kerala State elections in 1982 and are now used during Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. EVMs are easy to

Chowkidars are those who protect the rich

Why the BJP campaign is on the mark

Deepening insecurity

The buzz around ‘Mission Shakti’ should be an opportunity to review India’s defence strategy

Poll Call: Election manifesto

An election manifesto refers to a statement issued by a political party fighting an election that informs people about the party’s programmes and

The dark side of grand narratives

The pursuit of national greatness must not impose a cost on the weak in the periphery

Taking a chance with Imran

Imran Khan is India’s best bet in years to ensure a durable peace with Pakistan, including on the Kashmir issue

The arrogance of the ignorant

It is tragic that ‘New India’ chooses to attack Adivasis and forest-dwellers instead of those destroying its ecology

The irrelevance of secularism

The formula that the state must remain equidistant from all religions is proving to be unworkable

Parley | Is Modi the best communicator of them all?

A comparison of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strategy with some of his predecessors

When cacophony sounded like music

Recalling the days when the election season had a festive air

What the world thinks

A brief analysis of the Pew Research Center’s study and findings on India

The shape of an urban employment guarantee

Such a programme will not only improve worker incomes but also have multiplier effects on the economy

Temple and state

Calls to ‘liberate’ temples from the state goes against the social justice ethos of the Dravidian movement and the law

What we need is a commons manifesto

How India handles land use change will decide whether it can improve lives without warming the world

A deal at last? on Naga conflict

It will not be easy to find a please-all deal on the Naga conflict

A blow against Article 370

Presidential orders and the circumstances in which they were made have eroded J&K’s special status.

The return of the rural: on Hindi cinema portraying rural landscape

A clutch of new filmmakers is attempting to restore the rural to Hindi cinema

An own goal for Britain?

No one, in Parliament or in government, is still clear on what Brexit means

Balancing work

Only if men share the burden of unpaid care work can more and more women be a part of the workforce

Learning love from New Zealand

Hate has curdled the capacity for compassion in India. Will Indians take a leaf out of New Zealand’s book?

Encouraging secret donations

The electoral bonds scheme needs to recognise the complementary nature of the rights to privacy and information

Paradigm shift for TB control

Ending TB by 2025 is impossible but sustaining its decline is in the realm of reality

Deconstructing addiction

The simple home truth is that love and work are all we need for a better life

Disinformation is everywhere in India

It is not only social media that is responsible for it, but also news media and some politicians

Parallel tracks on trade ties

Economic diplomacy can still prevent the removal of the U.S.’s trade benefits to Indian exports

Revolutionary ideas that live on

Bhagat Singh’s intellectual bequest should be a beacon of light to build a new India

The phenomenon of ghost newspapers

As India goes into poll mode, news must not be up for sale

What is indelible ink?

This refers to the violet-coloured ink in India that is applied on a voter’s forefinger after she exercises her vote. In 1962, the Election Commission

What can India do to influence China on Masood Azhar?

India-China dialogue has expanded but the two countries are not on the same page on terror

Testing Israel’s character

The April election will determine whether Israel belongs to all its citizens or to the Jewish people alone

Beyond the ‘us-them’ binary

By calling the Christchurch attacker a terrorist, the New Zealand Prime Minister sent a powerful message

Hold those in power responsible in the fight against terorrism

The fight against terrorism can never succeed without holding people to account for costly lapses

The case of the missing election in J&K

The failure to hold Assembly polls shows up problems in the working of the Election Commission

For a healthy planet

We must think of context-specific solutions for India to play its part in reducing global warming

Reality of impunity, rhetoric of human rights

Isolated innovations are not enough to stop cases of custodial torture

Ayodhya and mediation: the dome to protect is the Constitution

A crucial question in the Ayodhya matter concerns India’s vision at independence

Re-examining socialism

On taking a political gamble that could improve people’s lives

Disempowering gram sabhas

Sabotaging the Forest Rights Act damages democracy

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