Opinion

Melvin Durai I don't attend church often, but when I do, I enjoy some parts of the service more than others. In almost every service I've attended, at least a few minutes are dedicated to shaking hands. The minister says something like this: "Peace be...

Bhubanananda Sahu World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared COVID-19 a pandemic and called upon the world to deal with the disease seriously. Almost all nations are faced with problems the pandemic has begun posing since the start of this year. As is well-known, the virus...

Jagat Prakash Nadda Rarely is a statesman born who leads his country and society out of a grave crisis and by enunciating new ideals establishes the nation as a global leader. When one rises to become Prime Minister despite being born in a poor family,...

Prominent individuals look at the Covid-19 scenario and visualize the way forward for the nation. –EDITOR The world's largest COVID-19 lockdown would likely end by May 17. India has so far reported more than 60,000 cases. India did close the international borders very early and...

Ann Linde & Arancha González Regardless of where one looks, it is women who bear most of the responsibility for holding societies together, be it at home, in health care, at school, or in caring for the elderly. In many countries, women perform these tasks...

Prominent individuals look at the Covid-19 scenario and visualize the way forward for the nation. –EDITOR Science fiction writer Kim Stanley opines that what was felt impossible becomes thinkable and this would start rewriting our imaginations amidst the outbreak of Covid-19. Many, including WHO, have...

Sanit Kumar Rout COVID-19 has paralysed economic activities across the globe. The growth prospects for India are gloomy and the rating agencies predict it to be falling to zero level this fiscal. Indian states will observe varied impacts of the downturn based on their resilience...

Bharat Jhunjhunwala Governments across the world are today borrowing huge amounts, increasing spending and trying to bring their economies up and running in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. This strategy is based on the belief that the present crisis will be of a short...

Prominent individuals participating in this continuing series here visualize how things will be in the post-Covid and post-lockdown scenario          —EDITOR Social distancing or lockdowns as a means of fighting a pandemic can never be an answer in Indian conditions. The reasons are many, but...

Arvind Subramanian The Covid-19 crisis augurs three watersheds: the end of Europe's integration project, the end of a united and functional America, and the end of the implicit social compact between the Chinese state and its citizens. As a result, all three powers will emerge...