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Global Covid vaccine plan can take a lesson from polio campaign

Polio triggered no pandemics, no economic crashes. Yet the large-scale campaign against what was once called infantile paralysis is arguably the closest precedent to today’s effort.

A peek into the future of Modi cult

The Motera stadium, at the heart of Sardar Patel Sports Enclave, is named after Narendra Modi. A cult is in making.

Should museums be woke? Europe’s war against ‘negativity’

Students, curators and museums in Europe and the US are digging up their own history. But national pride is coming in the way of justice.

When celebrating 50 yrs of 1971 War, don’t forget this life-saving sachet and Bengali doctor

Dr Dilip Mahalanabis pioneered the use of ORS in refugee camps — a solution that has saved millions and been called the most important medical advance of the 20th century.

Sanctions on India over Russian S-400 will damage Biden’s goal in Indo-Pacific

A comparison of trajectories of India-Russia and India-US defence ties illustrates how India stands apart from Turkey on the applicability of CAATSA sanctions.

Modi govt’s new IT rules don’t empower consumers, but expand State power over online content

The new govt guidelines for online content are a mixed bag that meets some expectations, but fall short on others and reflect the lack of a consultative approach.

How Modi-Shah’s BJP is co-opting regional cultural icons in poll-bound states

In episode 692 of ThePrint's Cut The Clutter, Shekhar Gupta explains BJP’s strategy of reaching out to cultural icons of communities ahead of polls.

From vaccine hesitancy to vaccine eagerness. In phase II, Modi govt has new challenges

When senior citizens and those aged between 45 and 60 with comorbidities get the vaccine, the adverse effects following immunisation may be a potential minefield.

As India returns to positive growth, it must think why it can’t remove poverty like China has

India must be concerned about loss of economic momentum, and because it isn’t outpacing countries that are nowhere near China in growth & development.

Why Biden’s military strike in Syria should wake up Iran

By authorising air strikes on Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria, Biden has demonstrated that he won't turn a blind eye on aggression in the hopes of resuming nuclear diplomacy.

On Camera

Being Dalit on a dating app. Upper caste men only want to argue over reservation, EWS

My Instagram bio reads ‘Namasudra Dalit, West Bengal’. But around 10 men – whom I had added from dating apps – unfollowed and blocked me after learning about my identity.

Indian airlines are on path to capture 50% of market for international travel to & from the country

Adding new routes and more aircraft, Indian airlines are now looking to cash in on the post-pandemic surge in international travellers.

Retired Indian Army Colonel working with UN killed in Rafah, Israel orders probe

Eight months into the war, this is believed to be the first 'international' casualty to be reported. 46-year-old Waibhav Kale joined UNDSS two months ago ‘to make a difference’. 

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.