India’s political system is too topdown. In a first-past-the-post electoral system, few talented new faces can gain enough critical mass to win elections. India’s political parties tend increasingly to represent family dynasties. In addition to the Gandhis, we have regional […]
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Democracy is not about unity — it is about differing and dissenting New US President Joe Biden mentioned ‘unity’ 20 times in his inaugural speech on January 20. So have innumerable past presidents. The mainstream US media are calling for
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Free media have the right to exclude content; that is not censorship Twitter and Facebook have suspended Donald Trump’s social media accounts after he incited a mob to storm the Capitol Building in Washington on January 6. Many Democrats say
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India should attract Chinese investment even while checking it strategically Without making big national headlines, China’s Gland Pharma launched the biggest initial public offering (IPO) of shares in Indian pharmaceutical history of ₹6,500 crore in November. This was oversubscribed more
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India’s police force, for all its blights and corruption, is overstretched and needs help Like many, I have watched the fascinating Netflix series ‘Delhi Crime’. Unusually, it is told from the viewpoint of a harassed, overworked and unfairly castigated police
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Even if there’s a Covid resurgence, India’s economic turnaround is heartening India is recovering from the Covid-19 recession much faster than seemed possible a few months ago. GDP crashed 23.9% in the April-June quarter, among the sharpest falls in the
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An urban employment guarantee scheme poses quite a few serious problems The government is reportedly considering an urban jobs scheme. Some economists hope this can be the start of an Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme, analogous to the Mahatma Gandhi Rural
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The future course of America — and the world — will be determined by past actions of the 46th US president Let Us Give the Donald His Due Many books on Donald Trump’s presidency in 2016-20 will lambast him for
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In the US polls, the Democrat challenger can lose all ‘toss-up’ states and still win Let me throw caution to the winds and declare that Joe Biden will thrash Donald Trump in the US elections on November 3. Let me
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The BJP government should uphold its own pledge to end ‘tax terrorism’ Both Indian businessmen and foreign investors have long complained of India’s ‘tax terrorism’. For Indian business, this refers to tax raids. For foreigners, it means unfair assessments and
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