If the poor are hit today, the rich — who started this transmission in the first place in most cases — will be hit tomorrow
Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance: A strong EC Act is still needed
COVID-19: Access to devices a must for bridging the digital divide
Joe Biden has a long list of qualified female VP candidates. So, who will he pick?
What happened to India’s flood management plan?
There is no national-level flood control authority in India — 43 years after the country’s first and last commission on floods was ...
Lockdown, relax, repeat: How cities across the globe are going back to coronavirus restrictions
While there are increasing examples of a return to some lockdown measures, there are no examples demonstrating the success ...
A new epoch: Human population to peak in 44 years
Global population estimated to touch 9.73 bln in 2064, then decline to 8.79 bln in 36 years
Wanted: An urban equivalent of MGNREGA
Such a programme is the need of the hour not only as a measure to revive the urban economy ...
COVID-19, war and hunger: Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is becoming worse
Over 10 million are on the brink of famine; as many as 400,000 children are at the risk of ...
MGNREGS: How the employment guarantee scheme holds up after 14 years
The scheme helped villagers beat poverty, created assets; Despite criticisms, it's time to ready MGREGS 2.0
New global order (or disorder)
Fixing weaknesses in democracy is not about less, but more democracy
Chakwera has his work cut out restoring democratic rule that delivers for Malawians
Chakwera will need to build consensus to ensure that the new electoral laws don’t worsen tensions in the country
A post-pandemic world is unlikely to focus on meeting need over human greed
On what grounds do the optimists look to a future in which social justice, environmental sustainability and reduced inequality ...
COVID-19: Link between migrants, development goals becomes more clear
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic effects the unorganised work force the most: Research work, policy measures needed to ...
Invest in the most vulnerable to tide over COVID-19 crisis
India needs to be a country that achieves progress that’s equitable in the true spirit of its Constitution
China and India’s deadly Himalayan clash is a big test for Modi. And a big concern for the world
Such confrontations are usually defused by talks between commanders on the ground, leading to choreographed disengagements. In this case, ...
Abiy put Ethiopia on road to democracy, but major obstacles still stand in the way
Abiy’s major achievement was dismantling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front. But this was not without its challenges
Child labour: When do we start to rewrite their story
The day people really start believing that there can be no reason that justifies child labour, not even poverty — ...
COVID-19: Lessons for disaster management
Good governance, responsive administration and coordination should be non-negotiable in a process driven by transparency and accountability
Yes, black Africans did construct architectural marvels
The persistent racial stereotype of blacks not having intelligence has often had tragic consequences. It is time to end ...
A dirty US fight to control WIPO
China loses to Singapore in American smear campaign but the US will have to contend with an IP powerhouse
Why do protests turn violent? It’s not just because people are desperate
Some commentators have suggested the violence on streets stems from a deep sense of despair and helplessness that things ...
India has the highest number of COVID-19 cases among its analogous countries
During the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown, India was the 15th worst-hit country in the world
Between 1918-19 Spanish flu and COVID-19, not much has changed
The British government permitted provisional governments to exercise powers under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, the same one the ...
Ethiopia’s poll has been pushed out by COVID-19. But there’s much more at play
It was only in October 2019 that Nobel Peace Prize winner and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated explicitly that ...