Opinion
A Dream Run Gone Awry? Novavax’s Delay on COVID Vaccine and What It Means for India
Novavax started off as a strong contender, promising 2 billion doses in 2021, despite failing to bring to market a single vaccine candidate in its 34-year-old history.
The Impossible Triangle? EU Faces A Balancing Act In Maintaining Ties With China, US
In the face of increasing Chinese influence and worsening China-US ties, EU finds it difficult to maintain good relations with both Beijing and Washington.
This is How Narendra Modi Govt Plans to Get Every Adult Indian Vaccinated in Next 7 Months
After ensuring supply of PPE kits, ventilators, and now oxygen and Remdesivir, Modi government has a plan in place to get all adults vaccinated by end of this year.
Tamil Nadu’s New CEO Stalin is Making the Right Moves—by Appointing the Right People
There is no honeymoon period for the new Tamil Nadu chief minister, who has to handle the COVID crisis as well as display fiscal prudence.
No Lab Experience for Students, Projects Languishing: How COVID-19 Has Impacted Research
Achieving objectives within a timeline is crucial in research. Not being able to do so is great loss for science. The ultimate beneficiary of progress in science is the people.
Following the Gang Rape of Activist at Tikri Border, Protestors Have Lost the Moral Compass
The leaders privy to the incident chose not to inform the police and tried to hush up or sort out the matter themselves.
Oxygen Crisis: India Needs More Manufacturing Capacity, Reforms to Breathe Easy
India needs capital, labour and land reforms urgently so that many more states become attractive destinations for industrial hubs.
What The Fork: Who Invented Chicken Manchurian, Indians or Chinese? Kunal Vijayakar Has the Answer
Indian Chinese food was born in Kolkata, somewhere around the 1700s when the Hakka Chinese settled in the city, writes Kunal Vijayakar.
Well-behaved Women Seldom Make History. Mamata Banerjee Could Lead Challenge against Modi-Shah in 2024
Mamata Banerjee does not fit the mould of the stereotypical ‘good, maternal, married’ Bengali woman which the CPM or the BJP would have admired.
COVID Pandemic Has Disrupted Global Value Chains, India Must Reorient Its Trade Policy
Investment in IT and digital infrastructure positively impacts exports diversification, as seen in the case of the Indian pharmaceutical industry.
RSS Has Changed. But What About The Opposition's Strategy To Counter Its Influence?
To take on the RSS, political parties like the Congress and the TMC need to create a new body and soul. They need to create new organizations, writes the author.
The 7th Fleet Commander Statement Shows Just One Thing—United States’ Stupidity
The United States’ Freedom of Navigation programme and the activities undertaken within it are not new.
In Jharkhand, Has the Tribal Custom of Pathalgari Become a Political Tool?
By withdrawing the Pathalgari cases, the Hemant Soren government will have blood on its hand.
Why DMK Could Be on the Path to Repeating TMC’s Mistakes
The story of Durga blends seamlessly with the story of Ram. The oneness of India comes from inside, not outside.
In Tamil Nadu, One Poll Promise Has Got Everyone Talking—A Monthly Payment to Homemakers
The idea first floated by actor-politician Kamal Haasan has prompted both DMK and AIADMK to include it in their manifestos.
A Year After Lockdown, We Have Learnt Going Local is the Best Way to Fight a Pandemic
Some of us argued that a complete lockdown was the only way out, while others advocated partial and localized closures.
