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India is and will remain a democracy and why restoring statehood for J&K will be a mistake

Subscribers look at Middle East and Myanmar to argue in favour of India’s democracy and note how statehood will undermine all progress made by  revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

SubscriberWrites: Covid pandemic has been harder and more tragic for poorer Indians

With a poem titled Kamala, Sangeeta Kampani highlights how the coronavirus pandemic wreaked destruction in poorer households of the country.

SubscriberWrites: Upcoming polls in Uttar Pradesh will decide future hierarchy of BJP

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SubscriberWrites: Tackling nepotism in politics is more important than Bollywood

Deepak Bharti writes that Bollywood has no accountability towards common people, unlike politicians whose activities affect daily lives.

SubscriberWrites: ‘Zinda reh jaati hai yaad’ — how Dilip Kumar was a star onscreen and also off it

Deepesh Salgia pens an emotional tribute to the legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who passed away Wednesday.

SubscriberWrites: How Right to Food is more entitlement than a fundamental right

According to Shaunak Desai, food, education, and healthcare are entitlements that an individual needs to obtain for himself.

SubscriberWrites: Free market capitalism leads to greater economic democracy than socialism

Capitalism provides various opportunities to several people while economic power is consolidated in few hands in socialism, writes Hindol Roy.

SubscriberWrites: Punctuality and planning — Indians can learn better time management from the Japanese

In India, we focus more on departure time while in Japan, the focus is on the arrival time, writes Vaibhav Pradhan.

SubscriberWrites: National Education Policy visionary on paper, but ignores basic needs of the sector

Raunak Bardia compares the NEP to the 1992 National Policy on Education and notes that both policies have vague goals with no action plan.

SubscriberWrites: Shift from ‘Modi govt’ to ‘Modi State’ shows nothing has changed in national politics

From curbing civil liberties to sedition charges, every democratic institution is being eroded to strengthen Modi, writes Kanti Gopal Kovvali.

On Camera

Resetting Afghanistan ties is geopolitical need. Gandhis are showing their diplomatic ignorance

With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.