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For many Indians, the game of cricket is their religion. They are devoutly attached to the scintillating battle between the willow and the leather as it transports them to a world of pure joy and entertainment. For this reason, the super-performers of this game are...

The controversy about Sameer Wankhede’s Scheduled Caste certificate gives us the opportunity to examine two issues. The first is reservations and the second is religious freedom. On reservations, India allows Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist Dalits access to SC reservation but not Christian and Muslim Dalits....

“Cautious but gets the job done”, is what one senior colleague says of him. Most observers agree that this one vital trait has helped Amit Khare rise to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as his new advisor. This, and the fact that he has steered...

Climate change is the ultimate test of whether it is possible for countries both to compete for global dominance and collaborate to save the world. If the United States and China cannot work together on this issue, they cannot work together anywhere. Together, the two...

Masood Ahmed Epidemiologists tell us that COVID-19 was not a ‘black swan.’ In our lifetime, there will be pandemics that are equally if not more severe. And when the next one comes, China, Singapore, and maybe Vietnam will be better prepared because they have learned...

Terrorists and communal forces have no religion, however much they try to claim championing one religious cause or another. The veneer of religion is used only to unleash fear and trigger tension with an ulterior motive to capture power. Nor do they have any specific...

What is happening in India from Kashmir to Mumbai is a spine-chilling crime thriller -- shady corporate-bureaucrat-political nexus, swinging deals and money-spinning rackets through devious routes. This is the inescapable conclusion one can reach going by allegations by high profile persons of the likes of...

With India achieving the milestone of administering 100 crore vaccines to contain the scourge of COVID-19, the government has gone on a propaganda blitzkrieg to ‘celebrate’ the event. The fact that the government’s inept handling of the pandemic since it broke out over a year...

India has administered one billion or 100 crore doses of vaccine and this is a fine achievement. Where did this 100 crore doses come from and what was the role of government in procuring them? This needs to be understood. August 7, 2020, the Serum...

The Air India sale is finally done with, fittingly, the Tatas back in the cockpit. But there is no rest for Tuhin Kant Pandey, Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM). Already, he and his department colleagues are looking ahead at...