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Price controls are a terrible idea to tackle private-public healthcare gap in India

There is an environment of mutual distrust among government, hospitals and patients, that existed much before the Covid-19 crisis.

Covid has exposed Kejriwal. He is no transparent, reformist or in-control chief minister

Kejriwal's handling of Covid has taken the sheen off what he claims to stand for. He is not that transparent and able administrator.

Parota-vs-roti tax fight will exist until Indian policymakers let go of Socialist mindset

The roti-vs-parota battle is hardly India’s first tax classification problem. Remember chappal vs sandal? It’s a problem with how Indian officials function.

BJP’s cozy nexus with Maoists in Chhattisgarh flourishes despite leaders’ murder, arrest

BJP leaders such as Jagat Pujari or Bhima Mandavi are small pawns on the chessboard of Bastar. They couldn’t have played their moves without the connivance of top bosses in Raipur.

Modi-Shah’s Aksai Chin bravado activated China’s Ying Pai to cross LAC

China's military-bureaucratic grouping Ying Pai are always on the lookout for a chance to expand their national footprint. Modi-Shah provided them just that in August 2019.

Himanta Biswa Sharma made enemies during CAA protests, but now he is Assam’s Covid crisis hero

The BJP leader and Assam health minister has been drawing praise from all corners for his effective handling of the Covid-19 situation in his state.

Forced national integration of India will ruin its composite culture

Composite culture must reject mono-cultural domination, and reaffirm the value of pluralism of India. Tagore had said that the best way to union is to honour separateness.

The case for postponing Madhya Pradesh and Bihar assembly elections

The Election Commission’s insistence on holding polls in the time of Covid will risk lives and damage democracy.

Keynes can rescue Modi govt from Covid economic crisis, but it first needs funds

After studying the Great Depression, Keynes concluded that in times of huge economic stress, the government should become the spender of the last resort.

Do we need Covid lockdowns for a second wave? Pakistan may offer some lessons

With coronavirus infections surging as economies reopen, officials will need to consider unorthodox alternatives.

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Air Marshal A.P. Singh takes over as IAF chief, task cut out

Air Chief Marshal Singh took over from incumbent V.R. Chaudhari Monday afternoon. His top priority will be strengthening the fighting capability of the IAF, it is learnt.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?