Editorials

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

The retrospective taxation, introduced by then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in 2012 as an amendment to the Income Tax Act, proved a costly policy misadventure

Thie trend suggests that the second wave of the pandemic is not over yet and the third surge might strike sooner than later

China must come clean on allegations of suppression of facts and stonewalling a fair probe into coronavirus’ origin

The recent border clash between the police personnel of Assam and Mizoram had resulted in blockade and political confrontation between the two States

More than half of the adult population has yet to receive even a single dose, despite a slight improvement in coverage in July

While the US and China are hopeful that Islamabad would be able to rein in the Taliban, India does not share such optimism