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SubscriberWrites: Reservation policy in India needs be more inclusive and aim for greater diversity

The current system of reservation doesn’t give the benefits of reservation to the individuals who face double or triple discrimination, writes Ashish Agrawal.

SubscriberWrites: From planes and pensions, democracy & politics or Covid deaths — everything is being hijacked

Irate subscribers suggest rewiring democracy, more women in politics, how to revive Congress, understand Modi’s popularity – and much more.

SubscriberWrites: Why Kamal Haasan lost in the Tamil Nadu polls but Udaynithi has a winning combination

It’s all about the views of 2K generation which is looking for natural talent or experience in its politicians, says Balaji Alagurajan.

SubscriberWrites: The planet isn’t going anywhere, we are if we ignore the perils of climate change

Our environmental failure will cost us in disease, economic loss, food and water shortages — and human lives, worries Samar Rege.

SubscriberWrites: The best thing for the opposition is for Rahul Gandhi to leave Congress & start his own party

This would blunt BJP’s attacks on the party and allow a charismatic leader who is not a dynast to take over, says Shrivathsan Sridharan.

SubscriberWrites: No need to vaccinate entire population to control pandemic – target those who go out most

Vaccine is the first shield of defense. A defending army never aims to kill each and every member of the enemy but to slow down the advance, says Ashish Patki.

SubscriberWrites: In praise of making money & why it’s a good idea to let a thousand billionaires bloom

Shaunak Desai defends the super rich from the charge that their creation of wealth also creates greater inequality in society.

SubscriberWrites: ‘If only I had seen/Grey as Grey…..I might have been saved/This Black day!’

Those are lines from a poem written by Sangeeta Kampani, who is fighting a bout of the rogue virus and trying to make sense of it.

SubscriberWrites: Why Israel won the Gaza conflict against Hamas & the media refuses to acknowledge it

Worldwide, the liberal and conservative political establishment and media interpret territorial conflicts as religious ones—they’re wrong, writes Keval Gokani.

SubscriberWrites: India must revive its nuclear testing programme if it is to offer China a credible deterrent

India should not stop nuclear tests but carry on with Pokhran like tests till the point of a reliable, proven, safe thermonuclear arsenal is attained, writes Jay Desai.

On Camera

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?