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7 steps to dictatorship, India’s coronavirus challenge & AAP’s winning political formula

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Satish Deshpande, Satyendra Pandey, Tanvi Madan & many others.

Raja Mohan on Trump’s ‘trade’ offensive and MK Narayanan wants defence white paper

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Yamini Aiyar, C Raja Mohan, M K Narayana, Salil Tripathi & many others.

Gopal Gandhi on 3 Great Marathas, coronavirus hits Chinese military, says Jayadeva Ranade

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Upendra Baxi, Jayadev Ranade, Narayani Gupta, R. Jagannathan & many others.

Before visit, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, C Raja Mohan, K Srinivasan on Trump’s policies & politics

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Pratap Bhanu Mehta, C Raja Mohan, Krishna Srinivasan, Madan Sabnavis & many others.

Sanjaya Baru on altered India-US relations, Ruchir Sharma & Sandipan Deb go to the Oscars

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Sanjaya Baru, Ashok Gulati, Ruchir Sharma, Tamal Bandopadhyay, Prabha Kotiswaran & many others.

Vivek Katju remembers Pulwama, Seema Sirohi says Trump visit to swing Indian-American votes

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Vivek Katju, Seema Sirohi, Premvir Das, Swati Narayan & many others.

Rajmohan Gandhi disputes Modi blaming Nehru for Partition, end Shaheen Bagh protest, says HT

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Rajmohan Gandhi, Shakti Sinha, Niranjan Hiranandani, Neelkanth Mishra & many others.

AAP victory trumps hyper-nationalism, says Express & governance new nationalism, says TOI

Santosh Desai, Satish Deshpande, Suhas Palshikar on AAP's landslide victory in Delhi and Shankar Acharya, Nirvikar Singh on Budget 2020.

Harsh Mander wants better refugee law, Manu Joseph calls out middle-class CAA protesters

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Harsh Mander, Sunita Narain, Shailaja Chandra, Manu Joseph & many more.

Jaffrelot & Rizvi ask govt to engage with Sri Lanka, Chibber says FM needs to revive growth

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Christophe Jafferelot, Arindam Bhattacharya, Ajay Chibber, Katherine Pistor & many more.

On Camera

The missing piece in India’s reform story—a strong tribunal system

The Supreme Court’s judgment pushes the conversation in the right direction, but it does not resolve the full range of structural issues that determine how tribunals work on the ground.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.