Editorials
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India awaits another stimulus
The fiscal support must tilt towards more direct spending and tax relief -
Playing the Taiwan Card
Forging better ties with Taiwan will help India in countering China hegemony and restoring regional balance -
Centre blinks on GST
States should be taken on board while working out the modalities on the quantum and distribution of borrowings -
A big dampener
With repurposed drugs showing disappointing results, it will be dangerous to drop guard at this stage -
Hunger Republic
India has well-designed programmes but there are gaps galore in implementation -
Dragon’s devious plan
China is trying to use the festering border dispute as a pretext to meddle in India’s affairs and mislead the international community -
Rain fury
The GHMC has a major task on hand as only 15% of the city's roads have stormwater drains -
Airlines caught in turbulence
Though the situation is grim for airlines and airport operators, the govt has done little to assuage their concerns -
Unilateral move
The ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ approach of the Modi govt on GST demonstrates its arrogant attitude -
Shun politics over human tragedy
Every rape case is a sad commentary on the functioning of institutions meant to provide security to women -
Fine-tuning emission control
India has adopted a Climate Change Action Plan, but it does not have a clearly defined emission-control target -
Bihar puzzle
In all likelihood, it is the post-poll manoeuvring that will decide who will get to rule Bihar -
Protectionist move
Blocking foreign workers will not suddenly equip Americans with the skills needed for the technology jobs -
Countering China’s belligerence
Quad needs to look beyond narrow security issues to broader political and economic cooperation -
Game changer weapon technology
SMART could turn out to be a major factor in how India will counter China’s submarine menace -
Go for Stimulus 2.0
Consumer sentiment is still extremely low and the economy cannot bounce back without boosting demand -
Trump in hospital
With sheer recklessness and disdain for science, Trump has allowed the virus to wreak havoc on the US -
A national shame
It will be a bigger offence if Hathras and Balrampur cases end up as just another set of cold statistics -
Amnesty’s exit
It is deplorable to treat human rights organisations like criminal enterprises and dissenting individuals as criminals without credible evidence