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Forty Years Ago, April 30, 1980: Assam Climbdown






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Nation’s fight against Covid-19 cannot ignore the chronically sick, vulnerable




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It is now essential to begin end of lockdown




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B R Ambedkar laid the foundation for workers’ rights, social security in India




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More than ever, the rights of workers, vulnerable need to be secured




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Forty Years Ago, May 1, 1980: Imphal violence





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Irrfan struggled before he made it. That’s what made him such a good actor




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An open-ended, expanded employment guarantee at minimum wages should be its centrepiece




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Loss of great artiste helps in understanding the loss any death represents




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The price we pay for turning a blind eye to migrant workers




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Life versus livelihood: PM Modi must tap on every available resource




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Can we have a ration of relief?




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It should inspire countries to recommit to principle of universal bio-deterrence.





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RBI’s job involves trade-offs, not conflicts




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After pandemic passes, MP will emerge as logistics and warehousing hub for rebalanced supply chains




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In Pakistan, religious leaders, not doctors, are setting Covid policy




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State attacks Dalits via anti-Left rhetoric, as directly attacking them would cost it heavily




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Disruption of global supply chains during pandemic creates tremendous opportunities to reindustrialise India




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We will never know how many people died of starvation, because no state government will admit to starvation deaths




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What will we even tell our children? How long before they can take the Metro or hug a friend




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When all this is over, it really is important that big bosses of Indian journalism urge season of introspection




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The new capitalism: In the foreseeable future, politics will drive economic policies, not market-based rationality




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Ramadan marks the revelation of the Quran, which places knowledge above all





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India can absorb shocks of pandemic, take the lead in reshaping global order




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In our pursuit of economic growth, we ignored voices of India’s informal sector for too long




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South Korea holds lessons for leaders trying to use crisis to consolidate power




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Dealing with Covid-19 pandemic: Why the ‘Kerala Model’ is working




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Cocoon of the privileged is punctured by pandemic




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South Block is turning the Covid crisis into an opportunity to conduct diplomatic engagement online





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May 5, 1980, Forty Years Ago: Marshal Tito dead




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Impasse caused by pandemic offers room to rethink board exams, find alternatives




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SC decision will remove arbitrariness in medical college admissions




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How do we build a society less susceptible to debt, disease, devastation?




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Diverting rice to produce ethanol during pandemic is unethical





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May 6, 1980, Forty Years Ago: Tito’s funeral




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As industry struggles back to its feet, there is an opportunity to do things differently




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The panchayati front: Tap potential of local self-government to fight COVID-19




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The making of a polite, people-friendly police




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The Buddha’s message, for a better world




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With strong partnerships across the country, there has been steady improvement in supply chains of essential goods




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COVID-19 is likely to spread once lockdown restrictions are removed, a pragmatic approach is needed




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A mantra for post Covid world: We need a slower pace of life with greater investment in social well-being