Editorials

The Puducherry debacle shows the Congress has consistently refused to learn lessons from the past

China regaining its position as India’s top trade partner in 2020 reflects the hard economic realities

Allow States to formulate their own vaccination strategies depending on local conditions

The job of any government regulator is to ensure a level playing field and not to stifle creativity by imposing restrictions

Greater private participation is must for an open and inclusive space sector

Involving private sector will accelerate the process and ensure there is minimum wastage of the vaccines

The total rout of the saffron party in the Punjab municipal elections must be seen as an unequivocal repudiation of the NDA government’s controversial farm laws

One may or may not agree with protesters but to say that dissenting voices attract the sedition law is unacceptable

Making the CAA a poll campaign plank will cause enormous damage to the social fabric

Australia’s tough stand in framing rules of engagement between traditional media outlets and tech giants has lessons for India

The Centre must step up political outreach to strengthen grassroots democracy in J&K

Given Beijing’s track record and its growing territorial hegemony, India needs to tread carefully

WHO must provide definitive answers on the origin and spread of the coronavirus

Recruiting citizen volunteers to patrol cyber world violates democratic principles

Prime Minister must personally lead the talks with farmer representatives to find a middle ground

There must be checks on unregulated infrastructure construction in Uttarakhand, which has an exceptionally fragile landscape

A fine balancing is needed involving a push to indigenisation and simultaneously seeking weaponry from abroad

 By pledging to bring diplomacy back to the centre stage of America’s foreign policy, Biden has sent a message of reconciliation

Creating a DNA database could expedite justice but it must be supported by robust infrastructure and people’s trust

Though the virus curve has been showing a steady decline, there should be no room for complacency

It will be tragic if Myanmar’s political future is to be dictated by the US-China geopolitics

By announcing massive infra push in poll-bound States, Sitharaman has sent a clear political message

While it is desirable to be optimistic about growth, the Survey must have openly acknowledged the problem areas

In India where women’s safety has poor record, acquittals based on technical definition will do great harm to the cause of justice