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Mohan Guruswamy | Force majeure' can't be fig leaf for naked greed

It will be interesting to know if the government has been told by Reliance or Airtel of their inability to pay the...

9 April 2021 4:13 AM IST

It is clear that there need be no middleman in a government-to-government deal but the latest revelation raises questions about the very claim the government had advanced. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Clear the air on Rafales

The government will have to consider instituting an investigation by a credible agency or even a judicial commission

8 April 2021 4:28 AM IST

Even as government health advisories tell ordinary people to observe social distancing, avoid big crowds and wear masks at all times, there is ample evidence of many politicians on the campaign trail doing just the opposite. (Representational Photo: AP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | As Covid-19 spikes, the season of fear is back

We got here because of complacency, by ignoring early alerts by health experts

8 April 2021 4:21 AM IST

An elevated inflation rate is also a cause of concern for the RBI, though it has decided to accord priority to economic growth in the near future. (AA file Photo)

AA Edit | Nurture is the best policy, but watch out for inflation

A low-interest rate regime is considered a key weapon to revive consumer demand and induce normalcy in the economy

8 April 2021 4:17 AM IST

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. (Twitter/ @MahaDGIPR)

AA Edit | Deshmukh: Will probe be fair?

It is clear that in a coalition government, relying heavily on NCP support, Mr Thackeray was not free to sack the home...

7 April 2021 9:01 AM IST

A medic administers the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a woman, at Max Hospital in Saket, New Delhi, Thursday, April 1, 2021. The third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive for 65 lakh people aged above 45 has begun in the national capital from today. (PTI /Kamal Singh)

AA Edit | Ban all large gatherings, give everyone vaccines

It should consult all stakeholders and come to a consensus on banning every event that has the potential to become a...

7 April 2021 7:37 AM IST

Mallika Srinivasan, chairman and MD of tractors and farm equipment (TAFE), is the first private sector specialist to be appointed as the head of PESB for a three-year term. (Image credit: Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | At last PESB has a chief; she has her task cut out

Hopefully, her appointment will now end the delayed crucial appointments to top management posts in central public...

7 April 2021 7:20 AM IST

Security personnel pay tribute to CRPF jawan Shambhu Roy, who died in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh, during his funeral ceremony at Dharmanagar in North Tripura district on April 6, 2021. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Need to rethink strategy to tackle Maoist...

It is possible that some of the J&K separatists and the Naxalites are fanatical ideologues, but there are many others...

7 April 2021 7:16 AM IST

Mr Biden can do even more to help the world rid itself of the pandemic. (Photo: AFP)

A.G. Noorani | America sinking to a new low in crass diplomacy

One had thought that President Joe Biden would break with his predecessor Donald Trump's crudeness

6 April 2021 7:39 AM IST

The YarlungTsangpo, which becomes the Siang on entering Arunachal Pradesh and later the Brahmaputra in Assam (and the Meghna in Bangladesh) is one of the most eco-sensitive regions of the planet. (Representational image: AFP)

Claude Arpi | Hydro, rail projects in Tibet a threat to India

A series of nine hydropower plants in cascade will definitely threaten life across the whole of India's Northeast region

6 April 2021 7:27 AM IST

Given the kind of links that China has established with all major economies, it remains to be seen how effective the Quad countries can be in decoupling themselves from China. (AFP file photo)

Sanjaya Baru | Quad Quandary: Of social intimacy, political conflict

India cannot ignore the fact that Australia, Japan and the United States continue to do far more business with China...

5 April 2021 7:39 AM IST

If the BJP, now in power at the Centre, could run the vaccination programme as efficiently as it seeks to run elections, we could perhaps see light at the end of this dark tunnel. (Photo: AFP)

Pavan K Varma | If only BJP were as good at vaccination as it's at...

The government I am sure is doing its best, but its best falls short, I am sorry to say, of the optimum

4 April 2021 4:52 AM IST