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SubscriberWrites: Marketing façade or genuine change? What’s behind India’s electric vehicle revolution

Given the responses Ola and Tata have received for their electric vehicles, it is evident that Indians have bought the idea of making this world a better place, writes Seshank Mavalapalli.

SubscriberWrites: Why India struggles to produce world number 1 “team” but is great in individual sports

Subscriber writes on Indians general tendency to be more inward looking and not enjoying each other’s success, which is the core to building a world beating sports team.

SubscriberWrites: India isn’t ready for another pandemic caused by airborne virus. Here’s why

Govts across the globe are graduating final-year MBBS and nursing students early to replenish their health professional forces, whereas India is setting up tougher entrance exams that scare off talents, writes Balaji Alagurajan.

SubscriberWrites: Are the custodians of open economy taking a U-turn on climate change policy?

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is EU’s effort towards leading the world on climate policy. But we need to work out pricing mechanism, technological platforms, institutional framework, writes Neha Baid.

SubscriberWrites: Connecting IIMs with SAI: What Indian sports can learn from Japanese judo culture

In Japan, the sports system is built with purpose. It's not a coincidence that Japanese sports clubs are run by students, writes Prafull Kasture.

SubscriberWrites: Vaccination, Afghanistan, asset monetisation — Modi govt’s mixed performance on 3 parameters

The focus now is on managing public expectations not by foolish triumphalism but through actions like robust inoculation and lockdown phase outs, writes Shubhayan Bhattacharya.

SubscriberWrites: Central Bank Digital Currency is an idea whose time has come. But is India ready?

Digital currency is one step towards establishing a new-age, de-centralised financial system. India needs to be smart and willing, writes Vivek Sehrawat.

SubscriberWrites: A country of a billion auditors, the missing smart cities and DMK’s gimmicks

Subscribers write on creating ‘nuisance value’ for civic authorities, the missing action on promises of smart cities and the absence of ‘decency’ in the DMK government.

SubscriberWrites: Karnataka, UP, and Punjab – Why BJP can handle infighting and Congress can’t

While Congress commits harakiri by giving Siddhu free rein against Amarinder Singh, BJP has been able to handle its rebels better, writes Arup Polash.

SubscriberWrites: Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has put India in its most vulnerable position yet

India’s neighbours Pakistan and China have a strong influence on world affairs today. Then there is the radicalisation element, writes Col KL Viswanathan.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

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?