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PM Modi’s 1st-year report card — C in economy, D in governance, but A in political optics

In his second stint, PM Modi has gained an advantage over his opposition — any economic downturn can now be blamed on the coronavirus pandemic.

Dear young IRS officers, taxing the rich in Covid times is bad economics

Accusations of ‘tax terrorism’ predate the pandemic. It should have rightly caused the IRS leadership to reflect on their own set performance metrics.

Bihar, Bengal Covid migrants aren’t as lucky as those from UP or MP

While Kejriwal and Uddhav Thackeray are keen to send the migrants out, Nitish Kumar has constantly pushed back, saying that it would violate the lockdown.

Something’s wrong with how university VCs are picked. Exam delay debate is one fallout

The traditional insistence on completing the syllabus instead of pruning it will only be a drag on an already-delayed academic calendar due to Covid.

Class of 2020 is the unluckiest. Covid brings awkward adulting with no farewell, no jobs

For teenagers entering adulthood, end of college is always a transition period filled with mixed emotions. Covid has denied them the chance to feel all this.

Gram panchayats, unsung warriors finally emerging as states’ saviour in Covid battle

Modi's video conference with sarpanchs puts gram panchayats in the news. But it's their work among migrants and against Covid that should take the spotlight.

Djokovic right to be anti-vaxxer. Federer or Kohli didn’t just wake up one day as champions

An athlete's career isn't just all performance. One wrong move can end a career. Novak Djokovic is well within his right to oppose mandatory Covid-19 vaccine intake.

With FDI move, India can now trade with China from a position of strength

India's trade deficit with China was about $57 billion in 2019. New Delhi may not be able to put transactions with Beijing on hold forever.

India should use damaged Brand China, not bash it over Covid like US and Germany

From border to trade to Indian Ocean, there are many other areas of concern India could focus on instead of attacking China over the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid blurs distinction between war and peace as soldiers worldwide fight the third army

Covid-19 is posing a unique challenge for militaries world over. Asymptomatic nature of the disease in younger soldiers has only made things difficult.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?