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On UP’s political turf, a new rivalry is unfolding: Mayawati vs Priyanka Gandhi

The UP assembly election is two years away, but Mayawati’s attacks on Priyanka Gandhi suggest that the latter is doing something right, politically of course.

The writing is on the wall: Pakistan’s Imran Khan govt is on the edge of collapse

The army has always wanted an increased role in managing politics in Pakistan. Imran Khan’s ministers are giving it just that.

Covid crisis could drive up global poverty for the first time since the 1990s

In terms of where poverty is located, it is likely to increase dramatically in middle-income countries in Asia, such as India, Pakistan, Indonesia and the Philippines.

I am a public health adviser who got Covid. This is my advice to Delhi and Modi govts

I tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks ago. I know India will turn the corner as long as we are responsive to data from the ground.

Don’t write off the UN, Covid is just the kind of global crisis it was set up to fight

75-years of the UN Charter come at a time when the world struggles to deal with the shock waves of Covid-19, and tragically, we see a shift away from multilateral cooperation.

How Ramdev’s Coronil makes social media’s fight against misinformation more difficult

Even as Modi govt asked Patanjali to stop advertising Coronil as a Covid 'cure', platforms did little to stop misleading hashtags, or remove health misinformation.

Calling LAC conflict ‘intelligence failure’ is lazy. It ignores India’s real problem

Both India’s political and military intelligence would have picked up signals of the change in China’s stance. Only, if we prioritised China as much.

Borders aren’t autonomous facts, they can’t be made irrelevant in the world of power-play

Contemporary Indian maps including Aksai Chin were printed only on Nehru’s orders in the 1950s. The Chinese have no better historical claim.

Covid is not the only reason why Pinarayi Vijayan could make history in Kerala in 2021

More than Covid, it is the Congress party in Kerala that will help Vijayan return to power in the assembly election next year.

Private sector can put Indian space mission into higher orbit. But ISRO must take it onboard

Private sector companies need access to ISRO’s centres and labs for research and development activities in order to achieve their full potential.

On Camera

Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.