Editorials

It is incongruous for a free democratic country to have a sedition law that fights its own citizens

The government must address societal disquiet for the economic recovery to be equitable

Blending digital infrastructure with manual one is the ideal route to ensure hassle-free vaccination

The sudden change in Islamabad’s commitment towards maintaining peace along the LoC should not lull New Delhi into complacence

The job of any regulator is to ensure a level-playing field and not to stifle creativity

Pakistan, which has been in and out of the FATF grey list, seems to be doing just enough to avoid the blacklist

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