US-China trade war: After all the talks between the two parties, still a huge gap in perception After all the talks between China and the US, there is still a huge gap in perception. That says as… By BloombergMay 10, 2019 01:35 IST
When countries use ‘security’ to restrict trade Although the WTO has expressed its right to adjudicate security exceptions invoked by members under Article XXI of GATT, it… By Amitendu PalitMay 10, 2019 01:34 IST
Transparency of data can improve nutrition for India’s poorest The government, on its part, collects a range of information including the number of beneficiaries, their nutritional status and variances… By GuestUpdated: May 10, 2019 17:17 IST
Cyclone Fani: Support provided to Odisha so far has been largely inadequate The supercyclone Fani, with wind speeds of 220-250 km per hour, on May 3, 2019, had a devastating effect on… By Pravakar SahooUpdated: May 10, 2019 06:48 IST
Facebook is its own worst political enemy The social network has announced a slew of measures intended to fight misleading news stories and foreign meddling in elections,… By BloombergMay 9, 2019 02:50 IST
Privatisation to reducing losses of state-run power entities: A difficult time awaits the next government The overall picture is of serious impediments in some segments that require urgent reform or resolution if encouraging private investment… By Renu KohliMay 9, 2019 02:42 IST
EVMs may have flaws, but paper ballots allow easier subversion of democracy One booth per assembly segment translates into less than 1% of the total polling booths in the country, thus, it… By The Financial ExpressUpdated: May 9, 2019 07:09 IST
Transparency vs state secret: Public interest a powerful touchstone for official secrets act The Centre’s stand is portentous since indiscriminate application of OSA can have a chilling effect on the freedom of the… By The Financial ExpressUpdated: May 9, 2019 07:12 IST
Is the MCA-21 a black box that is distorting GDP data? It is not clear if the explanation is kosher as no one knows whether the fake bills being generated are… By The Financial ExpressMay 9, 2019 02:23 IST
Anchoring bias in investments: Awareness and assessment can act as first line of defence Seeds of this bias are sown when someone assumes certain value for an unknown quantity before attempting to estimate that… By GuestMay 9, 2019 01:44 IST
Judges must be independent, but must also be accountable The fear of judicial independence getting eroded holds so firm that it has helped the judiciary tide over whatever crises… By Sarthak RayMay 9, 2019 01:37 IST
Building ecosystem for the social sector At a critical time in the history of India’s social sector, an ‘ecosystem’ of this kind will decide how the… By Ashish DhawanMay 9, 2019 01:34 IST
UN report warns of accelerated mass extinction, but the world hardly seems to care Current extinction, a paper published in Science says, is 1,000 times higher than what would have been if there were… By The Financial ExpressMay 8, 2019 03:21 IST
US ban on Iran oil fuels price risks In 2018, when the US banned imports of Iranian oil and gave waivers to eight countries, oil prices started to… By GuestMay 8, 2019 03:18 IST
India needs national and state missions to modernise the brick sector Demand-side regulations like mandating a certain percentage of building materials from fly ash in the building by-laws of cities could… By Chandra BhushanMay 8, 2019 03:17 IST
Pre-packaged insolvency: Process should help achieve the overarching objectives of the IBC While the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) in India, in its current form, does not facilitate the pre-pack concept, it’s… By GuestMay 8, 2019 03:13 IST
Tax shouldn’t be taxing, after all Over the last few years, there is a significant spurt in cross-border transactions involving software licensing, use of copyright, patent,… By GuestMay 8, 2019 03:10 IST
India’s digital pathway: Not roses all the way, thorns aplenty, too India is digitising faster than almost every other country—40% growth in internet users in the next five years and the… By TV RamachandranMay 8, 2019 03:09 IST
‘Operation Sindoor could’ve been catastrophic for Pakistan’: Indian officer says they lost over 100 soldiers
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