Editorials

The urgency of reforms in this crucial area of public policy was felt during the migrant crisis that hit the country in the immediate aftermath of the hasty nationwide lockdown last year

Centre’s relief package may hold promise for the long term but what India needs is urgent measures to revive demand

The drone attack on IAF station, despite ceasefire with Pakistan, shows that the terror modules are very much active

Given the virulence of Delta Plus variant, India needs to be extremely cautious about its unlocking measures

If breaking political impasse was the objective of the J&K meeting, then it can be said that it met the expectations

There is a need to insulate the updated Cinematograph Act from whimsical subjective interpretation

The fact that no Indian university figures in the global top 100 in QS World University Rankings is yet another reminder of the ills plaguing higher education

India needs to administer a minimum of one crore doses a day to inoculate its 95-crore adult population by December

J&K parties must view Centre’s invitation as a confidence-building measure because maximalist positions will not help their cause

The line between the constitutionally guaranteed right to protest and terrorist activity is getting blurred

It is reprehensible to invoke religious fears to spread falsehood against vaccines

Though business activity has increased sharply this month, consumer sentiment and labour market remain weak

Poor countries, accounting for 80% of world’s population, remain at risk of Covid waves in the absence a global vaccination plan

Vaccination rate must go up 3-fold to cover 80% of adult population by Sept, given the rapid mutation of the virus

Rising income inequality is the key reason why poor are finding it hard to access proper healthcare in this crisis

Barring Chhattisgarh and Kerala, most States have women vaccination rates worse than their sex ratios

With the US under Biden and the post-Brexit UK keen on countering an aggressive China, this augurs well for India-G7 engagement

Prasada’s exit feeds into the perception that Congress leaders no longer see the party as a winning horse

Focus should be on raising non-cane contribution to ethanol blended petrol programme to protect crop diversity

Modi’s address on vaccination policy bore the hallmarks of a political speech intended to score brownie points

The Telemedicine Practice Guidelines must address data safety and privacy of healthcare professionals and patients

Islamabad must stop misleading the international community with a farce to cover up its sponsorship of terror

It is time a national consensus was built in favour of scrapping the sedition law as it is anathema to democracy

The Centre should consider utilising its position as the monopolistic buyer in the market and pass down the benefit to all people