The purpose of Covid cess is to cover for the money spent on vaccination as well as on assisting the poor during the pandemic. But public health is a state subject.
Against warnings of long-term economic risks, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reaffirmed the government’s 2019 Budget plan to issue overseas sovereign bonds.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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