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The move to open the doors to foreign tourists through free visas, for the first time in one-and-a-half years, is a welcome development as it is expected to revive tourism, hospitality, and aviation sectors, the worst affected during the pandemic. The steady decline in the fresh Covid-19 cases, coupled with the vaccination drive gaining momentum, […]
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Unceremonious exit of Captain Amarinder Singh reflects a compelling self-destructive tendency of the Congress
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The pendency of cases in courts, a huge legacy issue in India, has worsened further during the pandemic. With the judicial work being hampered due to shutdowns, the number of pending cases in lower courts rose from 3.2 crore in March 2020 to over 4 crore now. This is a warning signal about the urgency […]
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Though belated, the big-ticket relief package unveiled by the NDA government will, hopefully, provide a lifeline for the beleaguered telecom sector. Allowing 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) under the automatic route and a four-year moratorium on payment of dues by telecom companies form the core of the package. For a sector that has been in […]
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Ravaged by prolonged wars and now under the control of Islamist group, Afghanistan is on the brink of collapse, economically and socially. The global community is wary of extending financial support because of the Taliban’s failure to honour its promise of protecting human rights. While the concerns of the countries around the world about providing […]
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There is a valid criticism that the Centre has been weakening tribunals which play a key role in fast-tracking dispute resolution
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The Mumbai case raises disturbing questions not just about the criminal justice system but also about patriarchal practices
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The exit of Ford Motors from India comes as a blow to the much-touted ‘Make in India’ campaign of the NDA government and reflects on the overall business environment in the country. The decision of the American auto major to wind up its operations in India and close its assembly unit in Gujarat and manufacturing […]
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It is unfortunate that the court virtually endorsed unscientific and irrational ideas and practices
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If at all the international community needed any proof to establish the link between Pakistan’s state actors and the Taliban, it was provided by the way the interim government was cobbled together in Kabul. The composition of the new team bears the stamp of Islamabad all over. The role of Pakistani ISI was clear as […]
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According to UNICEF, only one in four children in India has access to digital devices for online education
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The indiscriminate exploitation of the fragile Himalayan region in the name of development projects has extracted a heavy price in terms of environmental damage. A string of hydroelectric and road projects in the Himalayan States, particularly in Uttarakhand, involving large-scale hill cutting and change in the land-use pattern, has already resulted in the fragmentation of […]
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It’s time the Centre and Kerala government took up containment measures with mutual trust and coordination
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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 […]
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Pragmatism, caution and national interests must guide India's new strategy while engaging with the Taliban
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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 […]
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The Afghan conflict exposed the futility of military interventions in faraway lands and the price people must pay
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Sustaining the momentum of the focused push to vaccination needs to remain a high priority
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India has the highest burden, accounting for over 27% of the total cases in the world
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The worst fears that Afghanistan would become a fertile ground for terrorist outfits are coming true
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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
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A network of terror outfits running through Afghanistan and Pakistan will pose a new set of challenges for India
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Though politically risky, the govt needs to unlock optimal value from assets
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Nod for Zydus Cadila'd Covid vaccine for children will help India ramp up its vaccination programme quickly
