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In India, or in countries outside Western Europe and North America, such happenings will be criticised but will not be unusual

The 2021 freebie promise has been the most extensive on record with AIADMK offering a washing machine for each of about two crore families

Biden signed a historic US $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package heralding a path-breaking measure that sets very high standards

Spectacles and theatrics are essential ingredients of Indian elections and our leaders never fail to deliver them

In a state with only 70 MLAs, change of loyalty is not hard to engineer — a syndrome Uttarakhand shares with several small states

The Congress has of late demonstrated an unenviable ability to watch nonchalantly the sight of its bastions falling to the rivals

It is to be seen what former President Hamid Karzai — and others — make of the Blinken approach in contrast with that of President Ghani

Reservation is essentially a political question; its legal aspects are addressed by Article 15 (4) of the Constitution

His marriage may have helped liberate Harry from the trappings of power and privilege

The government must also open up the programme for all sections of the population, co-opt as many institutions, and make the process easier

Out of 2,308.8 megahertz airwaves that were on offer, just a little more than one-third — 855.6 MHz — was purchased

If the government forces companies to take steps that may impact employee productivity, then it forces companies to be less than competitive

When it is known that she cannot stand for election for another six years, what was the need to announce that she was leaving the turf?

The criminalising of dissent is the clearest sign of an authoritarian government

While India could be better placed than the Western countries, it would be wrong to say that its economy has come out of the woods

The government has a great responsibility towards funding cyber security measures in all sectors that are strategically important

The court’s job was limited to see if the man in the dock is guilty or innocent or if he deserves a lenient treatment

The inoculation rate is going to be the biggest challenge for India with a huge number of two-dose vaccinations to be undertaken

In calling out the Crown Prince Mr Biden merely sent out the political signal that he is different from Donald Trump

It’s not clear if all the G-23 leaders will be in the Azad camp for Congress president when the party elections take place