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More carrot, less stick
19 April 2020 11:07 PM ISTEducating the ignorant on the dangers of the virus and the efforts undertaken to combat it is the responsibility of all ‘opinion leaders’ in society
A watershed moment
11 April 2020 8:34 PM ISTThe brutal impact of COVID-19 on our interconnected globalised systems and the subsequent failures in response will likely force a complete rethink of...
A chance to do-over
29 March 2020 9:00 PM ISTThe economic shakedown caused by COVID-19 must force a rethink of the entire underlying model of global economics and growth for the post-Corona world
Failure of a nation
1 March 2020 8:32 PM ISTOutbreak of the Delhi riots highlighted the incompetency of various agencies that are meant to safeguard the lives and property of citizens
A strategic play
24 Feb 2020 8:44 PM ISTTrump’s visit to India must be seen as part of a larger effort by Prime Minister Modi to inculcate a personal relationship with the American leader
Worth the debate?
19 Feb 2020 8:57 PM ISTTrivial debates on potential feuds between historical personalities detract from substantial discussions of deep-rooted issues concerning...
Double-edged
7 Feb 2020 8:45 PM ISTIncendiary rhetoric and sarcasm can be valuable political tools if used carefully
Data mining: boon or bane?
17 Sept 2019 10:22 PM ISTDigital age has made data science an important tool – allowing corporations to reap immense benefits while simultaneously infringing individual...
Cost of economic overhaul
11 Sept 2019 8:37 PM ISTThe economy is faced with hiccups created by the government’s attempt to introduce a rule-based economic system in a rent-seeking semi-feudal...
A mood of gloom
4 Sept 2019 10:31 PM ISTThe transition led by right-wing has impinged a grim mood in economies which were cradles of western liberal philosophy
Dividing Digitally
12 Feb 2019 8:45 PM ISTThe world has seen the rise of many social media coaches to help politicians and political parties. Mayawati is just a late entrant
Insensitive gender sensitivity
30 Jan 2019 7:13 PM ISTIn truth, gender sensitivity is crippled by distinctions in class, appearance and sophistication – if high-born, you are more equal than others