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SubscriberWrites: Why Covid is `turning point’ for voters & Modi’s `spectacular `failure’ in moment of crisis

Subscribers also complain of media scavenging on pandemic and politicians ignoring responsibilities during polls

India can get out of this Covid ‘mess’ but it will mean setting aside differences first

From the government and opposition to the public, Aakaash Singh holds everyone accountable for the surge in cases.

Modi and Shah are struggling to groom an efficient next generation of BJP leaders

The party has no tall, young leaders for the future in Gujarat, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, writes Mir Affan Hashmi

This is what Modi needs to do make his govt accountable in the Covid crisis

Kanti Gopal Kovvali says PM Modi can still abide by his 'Raj Dharma' if he is open with the public and media

How to save the ‘soul’ of the Central Vista project — press pause

Amol Holey argues that if work continues on the redevelopment project, it will always be associated with the pandemic.

SubscriberWrites: How media ‘sabotaged’ vaccine rollout and a ‘doomed’ vaccine nationalism

From who’s to blame for the current surge in the pandemic to conspiracy theories on China, subscribers give us a piece of their mind.

SubscriberWrites: ‘Democracy 2.0’ — A new definition of democracy is needed in changing times

Civilisation constantly evolves and political definitions must evolve with them. Deepesh Salgia offers three new definitions for 'Democracy 2.0'

SubscriberWrites: India’s ‘system’ has failed but illusion of leadership lingers

Sarvesh Pawshe says that in these despairing times, it is difficult to understand who really is at fault.

SubscriberWrites: Euphoria around TMC win ignores BJP’s massive growth in West Bengal

BJP increased its seat tally from 3 to 77 in 2021, unprecedented growth by a political party, writes Arupendu Gupta

SubscriberWrites: Don’t blame PM for the current Covid situation – CMs are the real culprits

Ananthakrishnan S says that Maharashtra is run by a `useless’ chief minister and Kejriwal is no better.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

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.