Policy choices in the times of Coronavirus
The country is facing the worst crisis in modern times and it would need to follow a structured approach to overcome it. Extraordinary times require extraordinary solutions and the State should step aside from the playbook to make them possible The COVID-19 crisis is a bolt from the blue. There is...
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Strengthen their hands to save us
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Not making a song and dance...
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Sliver of hope
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Getting flying again
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Just a ‘small thing’
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The lion must roar
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Tiger gets it
08 April 2020 | Pioneer
Diplomacy is the key
Surgical strikes after Uri and at Balakot have not ended terrorism and infiltration has increased despite lockdown. The post-COVID-19 environment may provide a window to restart process For Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the use of surgical strikes has become the new-normal in resolving intractable problems like cross-border terrorism, black money and...
Religious leaders have a vital role in COVID war
In India, where religion plays a major role, even in politics, the word of a religious leader will go a long way to help contain the pandemic. It is a welcome measure that they have joined the fight against the virus along with their followers What is the impact of Coronavirus...
Need infectious disease hospitals
Given the advances in design and architecture, it is possible to create a hospital within a hospital that can be used during outbreaks The Covid-19 pandemic has led to the emergence of multiple global strategies on prevention, containment and management of the disease. Tactical and strategic systemic approaches that nations have...
Don’t demonise a community
Switch on the TV and all you will hear are reports about the spike in the number of Coronavirus cases. These are being linked to the congregation in Nizamuddin A rather disconcerting communal atmosphere seems to have enveloped the entire country at a critical juncture when we all should be displaying...
Hardly an elevation for a former CJI
Both ‘Mr Gogoi’ and ‘Justice Gogoi’ have not broken any law. Still, perhaps Justice Gogoi may have dropped the ball on the way to the Rajya Sabha and allowed the common man to question the independence of the judiciary Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi demitted office in November...
An opportunity taken in a crisis
Dictatorship was clearly where Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán was heading — and now he has arrived with the passage of an ‘emergency’ law Hello, dictator!” said Jean-Claude Juncker cheerily to Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orbán, at a European Union summit a couple of years ago. The president of the European Commission was...
Serve up a fresh NFSA
The 80 crore people the Govt currently targets for giving subsidised foodgrain under the Food Security Act includes millions of higher-income beneficiaries who don’t deserve it The Finance Minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, announced a Rs 1,70,000 crore package under the PM-Gareeb Kalyan Scheme (PMGKS) to address the plight of tens of...
