US has given up defending the women & children of Afghanistan it promised to protect
With Biden honouring Trump era deal with Taliban, it's allowed the militant group to make rapid advances across Afghanistan, especially in regions where women are most vulnerable.
Stop negotiated peace settlement with Taliban right away, it’s still a terrorist group
Send in the UN forces to aid Afghanistan and call out Pakistan. Otherwise, the international community will have blood on its hands.
Why India can’t figure out what a third wave of Covid will look like
The stuttering vaccination program and a lack of clarity on how & where the second wave was virulent are making it difficult to figure out what a third will look like.
Unions say Essential Defence Services Bill against right to strike but even ILO sets limits
While introducing the Bill, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that its provisions will not prevent ordnance factory workers from expressing their grievances.
How does a country boost its Olympics medals tally? By hosting the games
Analysis of Olympics held from 1992 through 2021 shows that the single most powerful driver of medal tally is hosting the event, and how many years since a country last did it.
Processed food can repeat India’s automobile export success
Despite Covid, agricultural exports boomed in 2020-21. Export earnings can go up if India shifts focus from primary processed agricultural commodities to value added processed food products.
India must focus on China’s new ‘arms race’ and not get carried away by Gogra disengagement
India is already well within the targeting range of Beijing’s existing missiles. But an arms race is not good at all for Delhi’s own positioning in international relations.
Google, Amazon, Flipkart have all protested. India needs a new trade secrets law
The absence of trade secret legislation in India leads to unnecessary litigation and non-cooperation in ongoing antitrust investigations.
Ministers to Hockey India, all are quiet on casteist attack on Dalit player Vandana Katariya
What do India's sports bodies have in common? Silence on discrimination.
India’s last-mile Covid-19 responders are leading the way to a just recovery
From inclusive vaccine access to securing livelihoods, India-based non-profit organisations are reaching about 17.1 crore marginalised people.