Politics
Universal Health Coverage: Ambitious plans, inadeq...
January 9, 2020
Even though the government of India has launched various healthcare schemes it has failed to spend adequately on healthcare. India needs to follow the examples of its neighbours and boost its health budget and build a system that can actually offer healthcare to all.
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US-Iran tensions spell trouble for India
January 9, 2020
The US killing Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani at Baghdad’s airport last Friday and Iran retaliating by firing more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq where American troops are stationed is not just bad news for both these countries and the Middle E...
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JNU attacks strengthen students’ resolve
January 6, 2020
The latest attack on the JNU is likely to strengthen the resolve of students nationwide to carry on with their protests.
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BJP’s 2019 report card
January 1, 2020
Starting the year with helping the marginalised and ending it with marginalising a sizeable section of society, here is why India would remember 2019 as a year of the marginalised.
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Double speak on CAA-NRC-NPR
December 27, 2019
Two weeks after the Parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Act, widespread protests continue against the law as well as plans for nationwide NRC and the nod to NPR. Taken by surprise and on the back foot at least for a week in face of the protests, the ruling party has turne...
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Shut the **internet** up!
December 18, 2019
The world’s largest democracy is shutting down the internet far more than any other country. It is not only snatching away people’s rights to free speech but is costing the economy at the same time.
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Student power on display
December 18, 2019
After years of relative calm, protests have gripped university campuses across the nation. Does this signal a new phase in Indian politics?
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Cop25 failure
December 15, 2019
The Cop25 negotiations in Madrid ended in a failure as global leaders try to kick the climate change can down an inexistant road.
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Citizen Amendment Act
December 15, 2019
With nearly half of India burning after the Citizen Amendment Bill was passed, what will be its impact on the ties between its two friendly neighbours –Bangladesh and Afghanistan?
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Russia-Ukraine repair relations
December 14, 2019
The quartet meeting in Paris earlier this week saw Russia and Ukraine take moves to reduce tensions. This would allow Russia to rebuild strained ties with Germany and France and talk business.
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