Opinion

Santosh Kumar Mohapatra The Centre is on a privatization spree despite the hits the economy has taken in the context of the COVID-linked lockdown. The stress is on shaping a “more coherent” Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) Policy. It is a moot point whether the nation...

Ajit Ranade The border conflict in eastern Ladakh has claimed 20 brave soldiers -- the worst casualty along the India-China border in more than 50 years. At best of times, the line of actual control (LAC) which is not an internationally recognised border bristles with...

SN Misra Of the various COVID-linked economic packages announced by the government, an additional allocation of Rs 40,000 crore under the MGNREGA programme has attracted special attention. The prime reason for this is that it is likely to create additional 300 crore man-days of work...

Saeed Naqvi A strategy to undermine China beyond recovery has been spelt out by closet Sinologist in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, Ramdas Athawale. He isan MP from Maharashtra and Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment. He exhorted the nation on the...

Philip N. Howard Would you believe that the coronavirus was developed by a government to weaken its foreign rivals? Or that “patriots” created it to foment a revolution against “big government” and the “deep state”? Sadly, far too many people who have encountered such disinformation...

Kevin Rudd and Daniel Rosen Back in 2013, the Chinese government laid out a policy agenda that promised real reforms to an economy laden with debt and distorted by the influence of the country’s large state-owned enterprise (SOE) sector. But instead of seeing that agenda...

Bharat Jhunjhunwala The main reason for outward migration is the mismatch between geography and population. For example, the construction of the Bhakra Dam led to an increase in the area under irrigation in Punjab and to a higher demand for labour. Thus, large numbers of...

Dr DK Giri In a violent clash between the Indian and Chinese soldiers last Monday at Galwan Valley in Ladakh, over 20 Indian soldiers, including a colonel were killed and more were injured. Casualties are reported from the other side, but the exact number is...

Bertrand Badré and Yves Tiberghien In order to pave the way for renewed international cooperation in these times, three myths need to be debunked. The first is that COVID-19 qualifies as an unexpected "black swan" event for which no one could have prepared. In fact,...

Shiv Kunal Verma Galwan will now forever have the same ring to it as Nam Ka Chu. Judging from the initial reports, the tactics adopted by the PLA were similar to what the Chinese did after the cease-fire had been declared in November 1962, when...