Editorials

It is a distinction that no country can be proud of. India has earned such a distinction: being the world’s most polluted nation. A recent study by an American research group has revealed stark numbers about how air pollution has turned out to be a major cause of deaths. Conducted by the University of Chicago’s […]

Pragmatism, caution and national interests must guide India's new strategy while engaging with the Taliban

The latest data on the first quarter of the current financial year 2021-22 shows a big jump in the gross domestic product (GDP), compared with the corresponding period last year, but it may not be a true reflection of the country’s economic recovery process. This is because the base for comparison is very low, set […]

The Afghan conflict exposed the futility of military interventions in faraway lands and the price people must pay

Sustaining the momentum of the focused push to vaccination needs to remain a high priority

India has the highest burden, accounting for over 27% of the total cases in the world

The worst fears that Afghanistan would become a fertile ground for terrorist outfits are coming true

The States like Telangana where oil palm cultivation is being encouraged in a big way with incentives have flagged the issue of high import tax on oil palm seeds and rightly advocated tax reduction

A network of terror outfits running through Afghanistan and Pakistan will pose a new set of challenges for India

Though politically risky, the govt needs to unlock optimal value from assets

Nod for Zydus Cadila'd Covid vaccine for children will help India ramp up its vaccination programme quickly

A spate of failures, including the recent unsuccessful GSLV-F10 launch mission, has come as a setback to an otherwise glorious track record of ISRO

SC ruling allowing women to sit for NDA entrance for entry into the Army is path-breaking

Just a flattening of infection curve will not lead to restoration of normal growth trajectory

Lack of a cohesive policy on segregation, collection and recycling plastics is a major stumbling block

Migration tragedy and economic slowdown have highlighted the need for replicating MGNREGS in urban areas

With the fall of Afghanistan, China and Pakistan will try to minimise Indian engagement with the Taliban

The full potential of the initiative can be realised only if the tariffs on scrap are rationalised

Talks with the Taliban will mean that India has begun to distinguish between good and bad terrorists

There is a strong case for undertaking caste census to enable policymakers to fine-tune affirmative programmes

It is argued that such a mixed regimen will help overcome the challenges of the shortfall of certain vaccines and remove hesitancy, especially in settings where multiple Covid-19 vaccines are being used

The goals need to be reframed and redefined in view of the grave implications of climate change

The Navy must now be given freedom and budgetary support to build another warship

The Ladakh standoff had started in May 2020, when China diverted its troops who were on a routine military exercise in the Tibet area to four patrolling points in eastern Ladakh