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TopicJay Bhattacharya

Topic: Jay Bhattacharya

Who is Kolkata-born Jay Bhattacharya, new acting chief of US medical body?

Jay Bhattacharya is a health economist and was a professor of medicine, economics, and health research policy at Stanford Medicine.

US President-elect picks Indian-American scientist Jay Bhattacharya to head health institute

Bhattacharya is the first Indian-American to be nominated by Trump for a high-ranking position.“Together, Jay and RFK Jr. will restore the NIH to a Gold Standard", said Trump.

Stanford’s Jay Bhattacharya is Fox regular, anti-lockdown. Twitter is his new foe

Jay Bhattacharya continues to advocate for herd immunity on Covid, despite his much-touted Swedish model resulting in an unnatural number of deaths.

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.