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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the State Department in Washington, on May 28, 2021. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Aakar Patel | How Jaishankar put on mat in US over Hindutva and other...

India under Narendra Modi has spent a lot of energy in drafting laws that go after minorities

2 Jun 2021 7:20 AM IST

Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP file photo)

Sriram Karri | Game score at halftime: China 1, Mankind 0

It looks unlikely with the pace at which Covid is moving around the global field if there can be an equaliser

2 Jun 2021 7:06 AM IST

Making a socially just world requires much more than condemning oppressors and crying with the oppressed. (Representational image: Mahmud Hams /Pool Photo via AP, File)

Pervez Hoodbhoy | Why are Arabs powerless? It's not guns; ideas rule...

In a nutshell, imperialist conquests showed that brains would rule over brawn: a stark truth that got still starker with...

1 Jun 2021 7:30 AM IST

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the State Department in Washington, May 28, 2021. (AP/PTI)

K.C. Singh | To improve India's image, govt needs a reality check

The US will help but may extract greater alignment with its interests in the Indo-Pacific against China, on climate...

1 Jun 2021 7:26 AM IST

These findings highlight the urgent need for countries to implement stronger tobacco control measures (Photo: AFP)

Mohan Guruswamy | Tobacco India's top health crisis: Act now, or just...

It is not that the incidence of smoking is low in India if we take into consideration the widespread bidi habit

31 May 2021 7:39 AM IST

Narendra Modis imperious manner as Prime Minister contrasts with his attitude towards the Central government as the chief minister of Gujarat and his promise of pursuing cooperative federalism . (ANI)

Sanjaya Baru | Flux in Centre-state ties with breakdown of trust

A cooperative relationship between the two is essential for good governance in a quasi-federal administrative system...

31 May 2021 7:25 AM IST

Mr Modi was earlier expected to reshuffle his ministerial team last year but the exercise was put off because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Representational image: ANI)

Anita Katyal | Bengal BJP split on Roy, Adhikari; why Uma mum on Ganga...

The delay in the reshuffle of the Union Cabinet is testing the patience of many ministerial hopefuls

30 May 2021 8:00 AM IST

On solo commutes, we should cycle everywhere we can, switching to green public transport where cycling might be hazardous, with the occasional use of an electric car when transporting the whole clan. (By arrangement)

Shreya Sen-Handley | Back to the future', with a ticket to ride

This pandemic has opened my eyes to what's essential in my life; that which provides long-term joy over short-lived...

30 May 2021 7:44 AM IST

A medical worker inoculates a woman with a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Bengaluru, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (PTI)

Pavan K. Varma | On vax policy, govt doth indeed protest too much

Dr Paul lists out seven 'myths' regarding the critique of the govt's vaccination policy, and bravely sets out to give...

30 May 2021 7:31 AM IST

Citizens are aware of the gravity of the situation and are coping the best they can. They will continue to do so, regardless of the numbers game being played. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

Shobhaa De | Why govt's fudging of figures fools nobody

The official Covid-19 charts have created a major credibility gap -- it is getting harder and harder to believe what is...

29 May 2021 2:04 AM IST

BoJo was sanctioned for columns he wrote in the Daily Telegraph likening Muslim ladies wearing burqas to letter boxes with round tops and slits below and then to Balaclavaed bank robbers. (Jessica TAYLOR / various sources / AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Does UK have institutional racism'? The debate still...

In all the ups and downs and instances of that episode, it was never pointed out that 13 current Labour MPs are Muslims

29 May 2021 1:50 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi addresses supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during a mass rally ahead of the state legislative assembly elections at the Brigade Parade ground in Kolkata. (Photo: AFP)

Karan Thapar | 7 yrs of PM Modi: Can he lead us out of the abyss?

The Narendra Modi that we voted for was probably more our creation and less of his own making

28 May 2021 1:34 AM IST