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Will Trump’s WHO attack hurt global health readiness or much-needed wake-up call?

US President Donald Trump has stopped US funding to the WHO accusing it of mismanagement and being too China-centric.

There’s no ‘How to revive economy after Covid’ playbook. But Modi’s India can have an edge

Although economists have warned against decisions like America First and Brexit, India does have the edge when it comes to boosting domestic consumption post-coronavirus.

Shekhar Gupta is mistaken. Modi gave away India’s HCQ for a thank-you tweet from Trump

Modi is a prime minister who never reverses his domestic decisions. But after two phone calls, India partially lifted its ban on hydroxychloroquine export to supply to the US.

China blasts Trump’s move to stop WHO funding, pledges to continue its support

US decision will weaken WHO’s capabilities & undermine international cooperation. China will as always support WHO, Beijing said.

Anthony Fauci, top US scientist who is contradicting Trump publicly amid Covid-19 crisis

Immunologist Anthony Fauci has publicly disagreed with Donald Trump over the last few weeks, but only because the US 'faces a much bigger problem'.

US, Australia, Japan target China on Covid-19. Should India join or act in self-interest?

US allies Japan and Australia, it appears, have joined ranks to call out and penalise China for its inaction with regard to the Covid-19 pandemic.

China is feeling the heat over Covid-19 — from Japan to Australia. But India’s hands are full

As US and China trade barbs, battle-lines are being drawn. Traditional US allies like Australia and Japan have taken a tone Beijing won’t appreciate.

US, UK speed up repatriation of citizens from locked down India, Germany, France halt process

Amid uncertainty over lockdown extension, US, UK & Brazil ramp up process to send back citizens stuck in India. Germany, France, Russia put temporary halt.

Covid-19 and the Great Recession can be fought only if nations come together, like in 2008

The scale of the Covid-19 crisis is larger than that of the 2008 recession but today’s economy is structurally similar to the one that existed a decade back.

We have a new problem — America is drinking its way through the coronavirus crisis

Alcohol may be essential for some, but too much of it is dangerous for many, both now and into the future.

On Camera

1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case still haunts Indian policy-making in Kashmir

The kidnapping—followed by the killing of four Indian Air Force officers soon after, and the executions of Intelligence Bureau personnel—made the triumph of jihadism seem inevitable.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.