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Distantly Close | Satinder Lambah: The giant Indian diplomacy always had
Published on Jul 06, 2022 07:31 PM IST
Lambah was a quintessential backchannel interlocutor and a ready-reckoner on Pakistan. He completed his memoirs spanning six PMs while fighting cancer.

Scientifically Speaking | Young “brain juice” helps to rejuvenate old brains
In the study, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, tested whether an infusion of young mouse cerebrospinal fluid improved memory in old mice. It did.

Published on Jul 06, 2022 07:15 PM IST
Boris Johnson and the longest goodbye
Johnson’s political assassination has been as slow and incompetent as that of Rasputin: Disgruntled aristocrats tried arsenic, bullets from a revolver and drowning in the frozen river Neva before they finally despatched“the mad monk” who was the favorite of the tsar.

Updated on Jul 06, 2022 07:52 PM IST
Bloomberg |
The art of a good unicorn | Startups and the temptation of greenwashing
Startups must learn how to wield the power of sustainability, instead of simply showing off green credentials as Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria become more critical due to the climate crisis

Published on Jul 06, 2022 12:02 PM IST
A regulatory framework for digital assets in India
India would do well to study legislation enacted across global innovation hubs and create a progressive crypto regulatory framework that fosters domestic entrepreneurship

Updated on Jul 05, 2022 08:35 PM IST
Act against the virus of religious polarisation
While the Udaipur incident is investigated by the National Investigation Agency, reform is needed in several other areas: In Muslim communities, political discourse, and State machinery

Published on Jul 05, 2022 08:26 PM IST
Why America today is a politically broken land
Democrats control the White House but the Right wields real institutional power. There is a fundamental clash in values. And there is no consensus on the rules of the game

Published on Jul 05, 2022 08:22 PM IST
Climate and Us | A new — and weakened —environmental regime is in the offing
The environment ministry's forest conservation rules 2022 could have grave effects on forest dwellers and endangered species, and may see more room for exploitation. Here is why it may not set a good example

Updated on Jul 05, 2022 08:02 PM IST
Decoding the role of the Speaker and judicial review in legislative defections
The Maharashtra crisis may be leading India towards a constitutional anomaly. Exercising judicial review prior to the decision of the Speaker of the House virtually nullifies “Schedule X” of the Indian Constitution.

Published on Jul 05, 2022 12:55 PM IST
What explains the rise in women’s workforce participation during Covid-19?
We found an unusual rise in Workforce Participation Rates among rural women during the pandemic years, which is explained by increases in self-employment. However, we shouldn't be jubilant about this just yet

Published on Jul 05, 2022 12:10 PM IST
What will India’s G20 presidency focus on?
India takes over the presidency of the group in December. To live up to the potential of this opportunity, it must choose a policy direction to focus on continuity, incorporate green and digital transitions, and recognise the realities of a post-pandemic world

Updated on Jul 04, 2022 09:28 PM IST
The military’s apolitical ethos is key. Preserve it
The need for an objective review and transformation of the Indian military is imperative of course, but the drivers must be those of abiding national security interests at all times

Updated on Jul 04, 2022 09:26 PM IST
Keeping up with UP | In action-filled 100 days, Yogi attempts an image makeover
As communal temperatures run high across the country after the Udaipur beheading, CM Yogi Adityanath has preferred restraint to rhetoric. This has not gone unnoticed.

Published on Jul 04, 2022 09:08 PM IST
Islamic radicalisation has hurt the moderates
There are Barelvis who say that the DEI is aping Tablighi Jamat and radicalising Sufis, which is bad. The challenge for the security agencies is figuring out how far the DEI preachers may have penetrated the original Barelvis in India

Updated on Jul 04, 2022 09:16 PM IST
AB-PMJAY: Accelerating the growth of health care
With PMJAY becoming the world’s largest successful health care scheme, many countries have learned from the model and adapted it (with suitable tweaks) for their demographics.

Published on Jul 04, 2022 07:15 PM IST
Are you confused by dumplings, dim sum, momo and more? Let's debunk it all
It is tempting to say that the Chinese invented dumplings and sent them around the world. But the truth is that most societies, once they got their hands on flour, created dumplings of some sort.

Published on Jul 04, 2022 11:18 AM IST
Vir Sanghvi, Delhi
Is today’s Opposition strong enough to take on the BJP?
The electoral muddle will start next year. How efficacious would it be to hope for a miracle so soon? The question itself contains the answer.

Published on Jul 03, 2022 08:50 PM IST
Forget Web3. India is miles ahead with its UPI
As the crypto craze is dying down, Web 3 is the West’s new obsession. However, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) stands out as a stable and critical technological invention for the future

Published on Jul 03, 2022 08:49 PM IST
The Simla Agreement: An imperfect peace
The accord completes 50 years today. There was and remains a sense that India had squandered a great military victory. But the evidence suggests that a better deal was not possible, given the fractious nature of Pakistani politics

Updated on Jul 02, 2022 08:45 PM IST
India can lead the democratic world
In his forthcoming book, Towards Decentralized Democratic Global Governance, economist Ramgopal Agarwala argues that the leadership India can provide would lead to the end of hegemony

Updated on Jul 02, 2022 08:46 PM IST
This column’s 25! And there’s much to cherish
I’ve often been asked what is “the true story” of Sunday Sentiments. This morning I’ve decided to give you a potted version. It’s an interesting tale

Updated on Jul 02, 2022 08:47 PM IST
Maha politics has entered a new phase
Uddhav Thackeray’s ideological options are limited — he cannot move to the Right because hardliner Shinde will have him outflanked. His only option appears to be to stick to his moderate Hindutva message, hark back to his father’s legacy, and position himself as a servant of the Marathi manoos

Updated on Jul 02, 2022 08:44 PM IST
Keeping up with UP | What unites and divides the politics of UP and Maharashtra
To draw political analogies in a complex setup like India's is tough, but there are lessons and precedents from up north (UP) for the west (Maharashtra) during this political turmoil.

Published on Jul 01, 2022 09:08 PM IST
GST: A structural reform towards a unified market
Five years since its roll-out, GST has created a united nationwide market. The next five years should be focused on deeper formalisation, removing credit extension asymmetries, and becoming a model for constructive cooperation

Published on Jul 01, 2022 08:07 PM IST
The inadequacies in law that let ‘mob justice’ persist
Jharkhand has one of the worst records of mob lynching, which prompted the government to pass an anti-mob lynching law. But the law alone cannot prevent such incidents unless social conditions are also addressed.

Published on Jul 01, 2022 07:51 PM IST
Can the increase in MSP for paddy help boost its yield?
The announcement came against the backdrop of a crisis in wheat production and should be weighed against three considerations.

Published on Jul 01, 2022 07:51 PM IST
Terms of Trade | Missing: India’s Opposition
Maharashtra churn, presidential elections, and by-poll results highlight the poverty of opposition’s politics in India

Published on Jul 01, 2022 07:30 PM IST
Pride Matters | My life as a young queer person in small-town India
The time is different now than it was a decade ago because we’re rethinking gender. But as a young queer person in my small hometown of Jabalpur, things were a lot harder. Here is my story:

Published on Jun 30, 2022 08:59 PM IST
BJP looks to capture Sena’s political space
Maharashtra’s 2022 coup is a retaliation for the betrayal of 2019. Eknath Shinde may be the new CM but the real power will be with the BJP

Updated on Jun 30, 2022 08:28 PM IST
If GST compensation has to continue, change the design
A uniform compensation rule is unfair to states that managed Covid-19 better and recovered faster

Updated on Jun 30, 2022 08:29 PM IST
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