Opinion

Bharat Jhunjhunwala Many state governments have decided to either dilute or freeze labour laws for three years. Such steps, though necessary, will alone not help revive the economy. The stated idea is to create a better environment for investment in these states. Businessmen invest only...

Kamal Baruah They’re always ready for action; their journeys always filled with ‘joy in despair’ that leads them to their destination. They move bases from spot to spot, frequently, that only people in the military will understand what TDs (Temporary Duty) are all about. They’re...

James A. Goldston In just a few months, Covid-19 has stricken millions and effectively shut down the global economy. At the same time, the pandemic has profoundly altered the global debate about inequality and raised the prospect of reversing our decades-long failed experiment with market...

Melvin Durai A sign above a medical shop in Ludhiana, Punjab, has received a lot of attention through social media and various news outlets."Gupta & Daughters," the sign says. The owner of the charitable pharmacy, Manoj Kumar Gupta, 54, has garnered more publicity for this...

Nancy Birdsall The coronavirus pandemic has plunged the world into a dangerous state of disequilibrium, in which the siren call of populist nationalism and the clear, compelling necessity of global cooperation and collective action are locked in (literally) mortal combat. Sadly, nationalism is winning so...

Guru Prasad Mohanta A cure for COVID-19 is most important. Japan, among others, is the latest to approve Remdesivir for use in severely ill COVID-19 patients. This is still an investigational drug and has not received approval for general use in any country. Earlier, the...

Brahma Chellaney The global backlash against China over its culpability vis-a-vis international spread of the deadly coronavirus from Wuhan has gained momentum in recent weeks. China itself has added fuel to the fire, as exemplified by its recent legal crackdown on Hong Kong. From implicitly...

Prof SN Misra Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been unveiling a slew of major initiative to resuscitate MSMEs, power sector, migrant workers, farmers etc. These are essentially intended to provide increased sinews to the Make in India initiative, christened Atmanirbhar Bharat. Reforms are also announced for...

Saeed Naqvi What does one make of it, this singular absence of even a column-inch worth of interest in this land of Vasudaiv Kutumbakam, when Nazism in its raw, naked form comes riding on the back of the Croatian Catholic Church to organize celebratory mass...

Jens Spahn Germany is often referred to as a positive example of how to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. We were successful in preventing the overburdening of our health system. The curve of infections is clearly flattening. And the proportion of severe cases and fatalities is...