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Peace has a better shot with Modi, Imran-military on same page, unlike Manmohan-Vajpayee days

On peace with India, Pakistan won’t do an about turn this time. It has no one to turn to.

Statehood to Kashmir shouldn’t just come for a dialogue with Pakistan. India must ask more

A high-profile federal minister in the Imran Khan regime seems to think that General Bajwa’s speech was basically about projecting a positive image of Pakistan.

Of the three farm laws, Essential Commodities Act 2020 most business friendly

The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020 may not be so detrimental to the farmers producing surpluses. It is the consumers who may have to worry.

Why we should cut capitalism some slack after the Covid pressure cooker

A greater tolerance of intentional slack is being built into everything — from how Toyota Motor Corp. manages its inventory and Amazon.com Inc. organises its deliveries.

Mumbai Mahabharat dominated TV news, edging out coronavirus surge

Much of the criticism that the MVA govt is facing today could have been avoided with better media communication.

Why MMDR Amendment bill will help unlock mining industry that has been under-performing

In Episode 709 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta decodes the new MMDR Amendment Bill and explains why it is sorely needed to breathe life into the mining industry.

Looks like team Biden got lured by China into Alaska meeting without a bigger game plan

The Biden Administration also has a responsibility to establish that it’s not another version of the Obama Administration, which did little to push China back.

No one is asking the right questions about Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s ouster from Ashoka University

We pick soft targets, we discuss inanities, but do not talk about the elephant in the room when it comes to Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s resignation.

What institutions like Ashoka University forget when hiring a Pratap Bhanu Mehta

If you choose a PB Mehta or a Ramachandra Guha, you are effectively choosing other faculty who vibe well with their own ideas, not those who challenge you.

Clock is ticking on tuberculosis and Covid is making it worse. Old ways won’t work

WHO's target for reduction in TB deaths fell short by more than half in the last five years. As Covid threatens to reverse the progress, a new resolve is needed on World TB Day.

On Camera

Nitish Kumar’s journey from endurance to exhaustion

Nitish Kumar has mastered the rhythm of renewal in Bihar. In a democracy of churn and chance, endurance may be the rarest—and most refined—form of political art.

India may cancel green projects struggling to find clients

While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.