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Trump’s Israel-Morocco deal is another mess for Biden to clean up

Biden should distance himself from Trump’s decision, without antagonizing Israel or Morocco, and reaffirm American commitment to international law and a mediated end to conflicts.

What India must do to be a functioning social democracy — stop practising state capitalism

India, more an electoral democracy than a system-respecting republic, is moving in the direction of pre-socialist Britain, with powerful billionaires controlling the state.

Why the vaccine approval fight is a dangerous game

The urge for countries to win points for speed in rolling out vaccines risks could backfire as regulators indulge in one-upmanship, undermining trust.

Nine months into the Covid pandemic, rethink those bad habits — again

Lockdowns jolted us into new habits — some healthy, others, not so much. Over time, too much of any of these will leave a person depleted. It's time we cultivate healthier habits.

Why Singapore’s cruise fiasco should be a red flag to Davos

The recent Covid scare on board a Royal Caribbean Cruise vessel shows that almost a year into the pandemic, it’s still unwise to take any arrangement, in any place, as set in stone.

Farmers adopt advanced tech, raise productivity when they have mobile phones: Study

Researchers looked at data from two programmes launched by the Indian government in mid-2000s to find a positive impact from increased access to information.

BJP’s feverish Bengal push and what it means for 2024, and all about new magic number 119

In episode 637 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta looks at election data to highlight how BJP is using state polls to prepare for 2024 general elections.

India’s FDI rules for digital media begs one question — do we benefit from fewer news outlets?

Due to this new FDI policy, India will see international investments directed towards entertainment websites rather than those that provide news.

Objection to Ayurveda students doing surgery is a turf war driven by commercial interests

Dismissing Ayurveda as jugaad and quackery is the worst kind of disinformation campaign against one of the ancient indigenous forms of healthcare systems.

Govts want backdoor entry to encrypted WhatsApp texts. It can also be backdoor for hackers

Celebrity WhatsApp texts have been flashed on TV ever since the Sushant Singh Rajput case took over news. Govts do not need backdoor access to it.

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.