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Opinion
]Why David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens won the Nobel Prize in economics
The prize this year is unique in the sense that it is awarded both for “methodological contributions” and applied work. The broad theme that unites their work is the use of “natural experiments” to answer important economic questions
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 08:24 PM IST
By Anand Shrivastava and Avinash Tripathi
The collective complicity for AQ Khan
The notion that Khan operated a rogue proliferation network is useful fiction. His death leaves many questions unanswered
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 06:49 PM IST
By Dhruva Jaishankar
In Perspective | Whistle-blower Haugen’s critique of Facebook, and the way out
Facebook engagement-based algorithms and its financial incentives are at the heart of the damage it’s causing and must be regulated; the company’s trove of data needs to be opened to outside researchers; and there is unanimity among American lawmakers that regulation is necessary
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 05:01 PM IST
India must find its way back into trade arrangements
How can India address the ongoing changes in trading relationships as well as broader changes in the global landscape? Instead of being reactive, it could be more proactive and forward-looking, such as in building economic alliances that leverage the links between trade and investment.
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 03:10 PM IST
By Sanjay Kathuria, TG Srinivasan and Prachi Agarwal
Decoding China’s recent aggression vis-a-vis Taiwan
Chinese air and maritime incursions into Taiwanese territory is not a new phenomenon. China has been militarily coercing Taiwan since the 1990s. This has particularly been the case since Taiwan went through a democratic transition process.
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 03:10 PM IST
By Sana Hashmi
Congress shouldn’t get carried away by Lakhimpur Kheri. Fix structural issues
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra enthused the cadre and sent a message. But having a clear chain of command in Delhi and resolving factionalism in Punjab and Rajasthan are essential for the party
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 10:25 AM IST
By Vinod Sharma
Glasgow: The science, the policy landscape, and the (absence of) action
Sharma and Kerry have suggested that India should enhance its NDC and make larger commitments to bring down CO2 emissions drastically so that, globally, the 1.5 degree goal can be kept alive
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 11:27 AM IST
By Jayashree Nandi
By 2025, India can have 200 unicorns. Here is how
Today, India is the third largest start-up ecosystem globally by number of start-ups, with more than 15,000 start-ups opening shop in 2020, up from 5000 in 2010
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 09:52 AM IST
By Vikash Jain, Shaleen Sinha, and Vaibhav Malhotra
LAC and the India-China stalemate
LAC is fragile, and India has to deal with a more complex geopolitical situation than in October 1962
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 07:38 PM IST
By C Uday Bhaskar
Lakhimpur Kheri: The movement and the politics
This non-violent farmers’ movement, which has been going on for a year, has now witnessed a bloody incident that has aroused anger and passion
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 07:31 PM IST
By Shashi Shekhar
Kashmir: When domestic politics hurts national security
The Kashmir killings are a trap. A forceful response can hurt innocents, help militants. But not responding isn’t an option either. Political engagement is the only way out
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 03:53 PM IST
By Avinash Paliwal
The question, the grief, the excuses, and the return of 1990
When the mass exodus of 1990 forced hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit and Sikh families to flee their homes, conspiracy theorists spun a deceitful account of a single man orchestrating the migration to suit their political ends. It did not matter that the story of each of these families was uncannily similar; the leitmotif of these stories being despondency, uncertainty, and worst of all, the apathy of being accused of being pawns in a political game.
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 05:12 PM IST
Gandhi, Tagore, and India’s coaching culture
NEP can only succeed if there are enough schools and colleges, teachers and lecturers, to provide education. A Unesco report warns that 1.1 million teacher vacancies are unfilled. The situation is particularly dire in rural India.
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 12:19 PM IST
By Mark Tully
In a changing world, a rethink of India’s foreign policy
A thought-provoking paper, recently released by the Centre for Policy Research, argues that the foundational source of India’s influence in the world… rests on four pillars: Domestic economic growth, social inclusion, political democracy and a broadly liberal constitutional order. Today, each of those pillars is wobbling.
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 12:18 PM IST
By Karan Thapar
Is there a rethink in DC on Pakistan?
Is Biden ready to strip Pakistan of the MNNA designation? Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have called for it, and a bill has been moved
Updated on Oct 08, 2021 08:49 PM IST
By Yashwant Raj
In Kashmir, the selective caravans of mohabbat
Imagine a Kashmiri Pandit in the 1990s, braving all kinds of threats and hand-grenade attacks outside his shop, surviving the madness of 30 years, thinking that maybe the worst is over
Updated on Oct 08, 2021 08:41 PM IST
By Rahul Pandita
On economic reforms, India seizes the baton
Modi’s India continues to create opportunities for its people, as Xi’s China deviates from Deng’s vision and destroys private sector wealth
Updated on Oct 08, 2021 08:38 PM IST
By Baijayant “Jay” Panda
Fantasy sport, Karnataka’s online gambling ban, and what policymaking gets wrong
The ambiguity created by the law’s failure to distinguish between gambling and OFS is likely to incentivise overcompliance and lack of response uniformity among OFS platforms
Updated on Oct 08, 2021 06:24 PM IST
By Atish Padhy
The Rahul versus Mamata versus Arvind battle
The Congress can’t be discounted, but its weaknesses have emboldened other parties to expand their national footprint
Updated on Oct 07, 2021 04:50 PM IST
To increase the share of gas in its energy mix, India has diplomatic options
The government has a target to increase the share of gas in India’s energy mix from the current 6% to 15% by 2030. The success of this plan depends on the availability of cheap gas
Updated on Oct 07, 2021 02:54 PM IST
By DP Srivastava
India is staring at a public health crisis due to ultra-processed food products
India is sitting on a ticking time-bomb of non-communicable diseases if you believe the findings from the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey. The survey revealed that 56% of children between five to 19 years of age had cardio-metabolic risk factors
Published on Oct 07, 2021 01:42 PM IST
By Arun Gupta
Don’t just blame big-ticket projects for the destruction of the Himalayas
There are plenty of other comparatively much smaller, below-the-radar schemes that are chipping away the natural heritage of these ecologically fragile states. Like highways and dams, these too continue, despite protests, in the name of development and taking advantage of State oversight or, in many instances, unethical governance.
Updated on Oct 06, 2021 09:19 PM IST
CM to PM: Modi’s two decades of service
In 20 years, Modi has created a new India. His policies have uplifted the poor, empowered women and children, resolved legacy issues, and made India secure and confident
Updated on Oct 06, 2021 09:20 PM IST
By Jagat Prakash Nadda
Russia and India are not allies. But they are close partners
It is necessary to broaden contacts between political, business, social and cultural circles, and to increase the number of bilateral expert events
Updated on Oct 06, 2021 08:00 PM IST
By Gleb Ivashentsov
In 95% of rapes, the culprit is an acquaintance. Design the right strategies
It is time we realised that rape does not happen only when an unsuspecting woman walking on a secluded road is pulled away by a weapon-wielding stranger
Updated on Oct 06, 2021 07:05 PM IST
By Arpan Tulsyan
Scientifically Speaking | We are eating too much salt and it is killing us
New research conducted in India and in China shows that by using substitutes for table salt, health risks associated with high sodium intake can be lowered
Updated on Oct 06, 2021 04:46 PM IST
By Anirban Mahapatra
The Mahatma and his economic worldview
Counterintuitive as it may appear, there are striking parallels between Gandhi and Adam Smith’s views on wealth and morality
Updated on Oct 05, 2021 01:15 PM IST
By Jaithirth Rao
With LED, a self-reliant India can show a light to the world
LED is more than just a cost-efficient, energy-efficient and cleaner lighting option for India. It is also the driver of exports, employment, and economic growth, an illustration of what India could do with its focus on self-reliance. It is increasingly a global hub for LED with exports in 2018-19 growing 86% over the previous year to touch five million units.
Published on Oct 05, 2021 12:53 PM IST
By Mukund G Rajan and Bishal Thapa
The link between village size, school years, markets and women in the workforce
The costs of neglecting public schooling and health, costs that are all too apparent, all too often fall on women. India’s new National Education Policy rightly stresses the importance of improving schooling facilities and reducing dropout rates. Ensuring these objectives holds the key to higher LFPRs for women.
Updated on Oct 05, 2021 12:06 PM IST
By Anjini Kochar