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US Navy was quick to fix responsibility for Covid-19 crisis. Indian military can take lessons

Indian military’s track record in fixing accountability is poor, most notably during the Kargil War. This can have serious repercussions for us in peace and wartime.

Covid an excuse to push Indian Muslims out of informal sector jobs. Apartheid the next step

What Muslims are effectively facing now is a new form of concerted, deliberate economic marginalisation through blatant lies linking the community to the virus.

How will you restart the economy? There is no perfect answer

There are likely to be unknown unknowns and, with that, a high risk of collateral damage & unintended consequences.

Understanding potential Covid-19 vaccines and how they can defeat the virus

In episode 439 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains how the Covid-19 vaccines under trial can potentially contain the pandemic.

Can China be brought before an international court over Covid pandemic? Yes

The court action would require significant international cooperation and willpower to implement. But to avoid another pandemic, it must be done.

China’s blunders in Wuhan should settle the debate about democracy and economic progress

The virus exploded from Wuhan to the world because the Chinese form of government abhors transparency. What they need is democracy — and India should learn this lesson.

China’s presence at the UN is growing stronger and Covid is another opportunity for Beijing

At least six top positions at the UN lie vacant. Countries, including India must nominate qualified candidates to stop China’s growing clout at the global body.

How to lift the coronavirus lockdown? Learn from Austria and Denmark

If there’s a lesson to heed from the likes of Austria and Denmark ending such a shutdown should be done very, very carefully.

Modi must not extend lockdown. Economy won’t survive on ventilator for long

Modi must think hard before listening to political advice on extending the Covid-19 lockdown. There are some cures worse than the disease.

Here’s how India can become a global bio-medical hub post Covid-19: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Indian start-ups are thinking creatively and using cutting-edge technology. But many of them are stuck at the stage of taking ‘ideas’ to ‘proof of concept’.

On Camera

Amit Shah, not PM Modi, is Mamata Banerjee’s real challenger in this Bengal election

According to BJP leaders in West Bengal, five factors are working against the Trinamool Congress. When you travel across the state, these factors do surface in one form or another.

Indian tech giants struggle to shake off $115 billion rout amid Iran war, AI challenge

Infosys, the second-largest outsourcer, forecast annual sales growth below analysts’ estimates Thursday, following a profit miss at smaller rival HCL Technologies two days earlier.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

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.