Opinion & Edits

Fighting COVID-19 and food insecurity requires new ideas, robust political will

Pranab Mukherjee had the ability to push opposing views towards common ground

What would happen if Prashant Bhushan were given immunity, allowed to speak freely?

India must aim for wider consumer base, direct public spending accordingly

Fighting COVID-19 and food insecurity requires new ideas, robust political will

By working together, learning and contributing together, we can overcome both pandemics and transform the agri-food system.

Young masters

India’s joint gold medal with Russia in the Chess Olympiad is a landmark moment to build on

Vision may be a crucial ingredient in people’s trust, shields the leader from objective facts

Whether the leader’s vision is faulty, has little substance in reality, becomes unimportant; what is decisive is the belief that the leader is a visionary.

A full life

As politician, administrator and statesman, Pranab Mukherjee built a rich legacy and remained relevant till the end

Forty Years Ago, September 2, 1980: Andhra Crisis

Sources in the Congress I high command said that they are confident that a decision on a CM for Andhra Pradesh will be reached by the end of this week.

India must aim for wider consumer base, direct public spending accordingly

To achieve economic growth of 7-8 per cent, the government needs to start addressing some of the traditional sore points such as the large infrastructure deficit, the weak financial sector, archaic land and labour laws, and the administrative and judicial hurdles.

What would happen if Prashant Bhushan were given immunity, allowed to speak freely?

What would happen if the public were to be allowed to sit in on the arguments? The truth would come out. Details of compromised adjudication would perhaps come out.

Pranab Mukherjee had the ability to push opposing views towards common ground

It was this ability to carry no baggage and, above all, no resentment at having been wronged that Pranab Mukherjee exemplified and imparted to others.

A labour law, more beneficial

Relaxing clauses of the Gratuity Act could help draw in more workers, especially those in the unorganised sector, under its ambit

Education and the town-country divide

Fulfilling New Education Policy’s aim of supporting teachers and students in rural areas will require investment in infrastructure

Pranab Mukherjee was a man of government, who saw consensus as the way to administer India

India will remember Pranabda for his contribution as a minister heading virtually every important ministry. He will also be remembered as a leader who believed in holding conversations across the political divide.

Wakanda forever

Chadwick Boseman paved the way for actors of colour in the cinema of comic book blockbusters

Measuring pain

GDP figures confirm the sharp contraction of the economy, and the arduous challenge of recovery that lies ahead

Mr Bhushan’s fine

He should seek a review so that the Honourable Court may get an option to erase the blot

Shinzo Abe’s élan, his resolute foreign policy in disturbed international times shall be missed

Despite Shinzo Abe’s failings, he represented stability both at home and abroad as he took up resurrecting a liberal order in Asia that US President Donald Trump had abandoned.

Environmental regulatory system should be bridge between community, industry

The pandemic presents an opportunity for us to think of a new recovery path, one that can decouple economic growth and environmental degradation

Government needs to act urgently to conclude NRC process in Assam

The authorities have not been treating this matter with the gravity that it deserves. Shifting the goalposts for political gains reflects an extraordinary lack of regard for the people who have been excluded.

Forty Years Ago, September 01, 1980: Sixth plan prep begins

A resolution adopted at the end of the two-day meeting of the council said that the basis of the draft plan will be the objectives, programmes, targets and thrusts for growth and additional resource mobilisation outlined in an earlier draft framework.

In dealing with Chinese power, Delhi needs an internationalism that is rooted in realism

Delhi’s pursuit of economic regionalism in East Asia and a multi-polar world in partnership with China and Russia had severely underestimated the economic and political consequences of China’s rapid rise.

Tibet, a resource and a solution

Openly standing against China’s occupation of Tibet could help India strategically and diplomatically

Teacher in the digital age

A modern classroom should equip the student to navigate a plethora of information, identify fake news

Pranab Mukherjee, the Man for All Seasons, departs

Pranab Mukherjee passes away: Probably no Indian politician can match Mukherjee’s enviable record as a long distance runner. He had a ringside view of Indian politics for some five decades.

Move to raise women’s age of marriage reflects punitive paternalism

The proposed policy, instead of addressing the causes and consequences of under-age marriages, may instead produce adverse, suboptimal outcomes affecting the poor and marginalised the most.

Demand and supply

RBI governor warns against risk-aversion, bankers point to lack of demand for credit. Onus lies more on government than RBI