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Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AFP)

AA Edit | Putin bares his fangs

In two decades of Putin's rule, whatever little resistance was there from critics had been ironed out with brutal state...

4 Feb 2021 8:05 AM IST

Enhanced security at Singhu border during farmers protest against the new farm laws, in New Delhi, on January 31, 2021. (PTI /Ravi Choudhary)

AA Edit | Farmers aren't hooligans; don't act like a police state

It is crucial that the Opposition, the ruling party, and those that are prone to sit on the fence seek to define farmers...

4 Feb 2021 7:54 AM IST

A convoy of army vehicles patrol the streets in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, February 3, 2021. (AP)

Sunanda K Datta-Ray | Future unclear in Suu Kyi country: Do generals...

Like all those who stage coups, the Tatmadaw says it will hold a 'free and fair general election' after the emergency...

4 Feb 2021 7:38 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, February 03, 2021

Mohan Guruswamy | No new taxes? Budget's Mahabharata lessons

Even in a much smaller economy like India, in the ultimate analysis it's the state of the economy that determines...

4 Feb 2021 7:20 AM IST

A national library employee shows a gold Nobel Prize medal in Bogota, Colombia. The Nobels, with new winners announced starting Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, often concentrate on unheralded, methodical, basic science. (AP File)

AA Edit | Nobel and the ignoble

A red flag around Nobel news should warn us not to get carried away by nominations because everyone can send nominations...

3 Feb 2021 4:53 AM IST

The government says it has aimed making India a $5 trillion economy by 2025. That cannot happen based only on the performance of the biggies. It will be unwise on the part of the government to put all its eggs in the trickle-down theory basket and ignore the small players. (Photo:PTI)

AA Edit | Largesse for poll' states, MSMEs get short shrift

However, two sins of the budget one of commission and the other of omission have struck that jarring note

3 Feb 2021 4:37 AM IST

India is now caught between Biden administrations call for united action and the traditional Indian policy of playing both ways. (Photo:AFP)

K.C. Singh | India caught in a fix on dealing with Myanmar

The military coup that took place in Myanmar early on Monday morning took the world by surprise

3 Feb 2021 4:24 AM IST

As PM reshuffles his pack of babus, plum jobs for two sidelined'...

The Centre has transferred and posted 18 secretaries to different ministries and departments while several have been...

3 Feb 2021 4:10 AM IST

Policemen stand guard as a Nepalese Civil society activist holds a placard reacting to the developments in Myanmar during a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, February 1, 2021. (AP/Niranjan Shrestha)

AA Edit | Myanmar back to square one

The reason given for the transfer of power is voter fraud in the elections held last November, which must be the weakest...

2 Feb 2021 8:17 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during the post-budget press conference, at National Media Centre in New Delhi, Monday, February. 1, 2021. (PTI/Arun Sharma)

AA Edit | Budget's thrust is good, now government must deliver

Despite the misses, the intent and direction of the Budget are good, and the government must work on delivering on its...

2 Feb 2021 7:36 AM IST

The immediate concern of the finance minister has been to reinvigorate the economy, stimulate demand and alleviate widespread distress emerging from the Covid-19 setback. (PTI/Manvender Vashist)

Chandrajit Banerjee | Game-changer that will help enable growth with...

This is a development-oriented and pragmatic Budget which will help reset growth while promoting social inclusion

2 Feb 2021 7:24 AM IST

Ms Sitharaman has announced a huge capital expenditure outlay across sectors from health to infrastructure, and even to the financial sector, by setting up a Developmental Financial Institution with a capitalisation of Rs 20,000 crores. ((Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | State back in saddle; can pvt sector drive...

There is the feeling that the economy is at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel, and the post-pandemic turnaround is around...

2 Feb 2021 7:14 AM IST