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Modi’s Atmanirbhar package paves way for Make in India 2.0 in post-Covid world

Make in India 1.0 was successful in starting a manufacturing movement. Make in India 2.0 can lay its base.

Pigeons aren’t first. India-Pakistan have long been sending deer, monkey spies

The initial interrogation of the Pakistani pigeon revealed that it was part of the espionage ring that began its operations in India in 1970 with 'Titar ke do aage titar.

India’s Fingers have come under Chinese boots. Denial won’t help us

The Modi government and the military have gone into ‘denial’ about loss of territory, attributing the present situation to differing perceptions about the LAC.

Black Lives Matter protests can work if they use Gandhian tactics and stay peaceful

When Americans debate Gandhi’s non-violent protest in moral terms, they miss the point. It is not a purely moral question, it is about both morality and tactics.

A belligerent China can be just the catalyst India-Australia ties need

The virtual bilateral summit between PM Modi & Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison comes at a time when both countries are under attack from China.

We shouldn’t assume there will be a post-Covid-19 era

On the World Vs Virus podcast, historian Niall Ferguson said that we shouldn’t assume that there will be a post-Covid-19 era.

As Covid goes out of hand, Modi goes back to yoga, acronyms and nationalism

In the beginning, Narendra Modi took complete ownership of the Covid issue. With the migrant labour crisis and the growing spread of Covid, Modi is moving on to other things to protect his image.

Pandemic is fast-changing our offices but workplace surveillance is also on the rise

The workplaces we return to post-Covid are likely to look very different from those we left behind, with safety trumping all other considerations.

Not Pangong or Galwan, why India must worry about Hotsprings-Gogra region most

The Hotsprings-Gogra region has seen significant military build-up on the Chinese side of the LAC, including armoured vehicles and over 1,000 troops.

Remember Vajpayee-Nehru episode? That is why Congress must let Modi off the hook on China

PM Modi must be let off the hook, not because he deserves to but because not doing so would hurt all of us collectively. Think 1962.

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?