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There is no doubt now what complacency and sycophancy have done to India. The country is breaking its previous record to count over 3.46 lakh infections a day on April 24, the highest recorded anywhere in the world since the pandemic began. The daily casualties...

Just before the 2014 election, two of India’s most famous economists had a public quarrel. Because they were academics the language was mostly polite but the disagreement was not minor. It was about the Gujarat Model. Jagdish Bhagwati took the side of Narendra Modi, and...

Officials in Haryana close to retirement have been directed not to issue any fresh order pertaining to promotions, transfers and tenders etc. They have been instructed to take prior approval from the state Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan while issuing such orders or face disciplinary action....

Mark Cliffe Many governments, aiming to foster a green and inclusive post-pandemic recovery, have embraced the slogan “Build Back Better.” So far, policymakers have focused on increasing public spending in ways that address climate and environmental challenges while also creating jobs for the disadvantaged. But...

There is a school for 400 children in Solan, Himachal, called Southvale: The World School. The school is run by young MBAs. The owner is Rishabh Chopra and the technical operations are under Snigdha Parihar. It emphasises on education, but more than that, a moral...

It is a matter of concern that the judiciary has to intervene and dictate the executive what it needs to do and when. This is valid even to deal with a colossal public health disaster such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Both the Central as well...

The Centre April 19 decided to allow vaccination against Covid-19 for all above 18 years of age from May 1 on a day when the country reported a new record high of 2.73 lakh infections. In “a liberalised and accelerated Phase 3 strategy of Covid-19...

The credibility of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be tested on April 24 when leaders of all the 10 countries of the bloc will meet in Jakarta to tackle the crisis arising out of the military coup in Myanmar on February 1...

What sort of India is the present generation growing up in and what will they live through? I am over 50 and with good health and good luck might see another couple of decades or so but in productivity terms my best years are behind...

In September last year, the Modi sarkar gave the go-ahead to its most ambitious bid to reform the bureaucracy – a national capacity building programme. Finally, the programme has got underway with the creation of the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) under the National Programme for...