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AA Edit | Afghan: Get US to stay on
It is to be hoped that the incoming Biden administration begins to seriously invest in counter-terrorism in the Afghanistan theatre
18 Jan 2021 12:20 AM
AA Edit | Transparency the key to success of vaccine drive
If a vaccine is under trial and has not gone through the due process, its administration should be called clinical trial, not vaccination
18 Jan 2021 12:10 AM
AA Edit | A seat at the table
The Pope, however, has once again refused to give women the permission to become priests
16 Jan 2021 12:05 AM
AA Edit | Does America have spine to convict its President?
Faith in the system has also eroded at a time when the pandemic has killed more Americans than World War II and Vietnam War combined
16 Jan 2021 12:05 AM
AA Edit | Policy not court’s brief
The SC’s job is to determine the constitutionality or otherwise of a legislation, not whether it is in the public interest
14 Jan 2021 12:28 AM
AA Edit | Election fever grips TN as early hustings begin
The battle lines have been drawn between the two traditional rivals, who have been ruling the state alternately since 1967
14 Jan 2021 12:22 AM
AA Edit | No room for racism
We are often reminded that cricket is a gentleman’s game that prides itself on having been a constant metaphor for fair play
11 Jan 2021 8:53 AM
AA Edit | How moving court over agri-row may go wrong
The farmers have consistently made it clear that they are not questioning the constitutionality or legality of the issue
11 Jan 2021 7:36 AM
AA Edit | Bird flu: Remain on alert
India has been called upon to pull up its socks against the avian flu which has till now killed thousands of birds and poultry in 4 states
08 Jan 2021 4:32 AM
AA Edit | Trump’s ‘insurrection’ was the final straw...
The first ever Senate wins for the Democrats in a long time in Georgia were a final rebuke to Trump
08 Jan 2021 4:21 AM
AA Edit | Scale down the parade
It may be recalled that in the years 1952, 1953, and 1966 no invitation was extended to an international dignitary to be chief guest
07 Jan 2021 4:52 AM
AA Edit | Scrap laws, ask farmers, don’t skip due process
As for the farm laws, the government has done too little to take the stakeholders into confidence
07 Jan 2021 4:28 AM
AA Edit | Naked power grab
It appears the ruling BJP was in a tearing hurry to pass the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill 2020
17 Dec 2020 7:23 AM
AA Edit | Facts don’t back PM’s theory on farmers’ stir
The farmers seem to be up against the strength of ideology rather than economic logic
17 Dec 2020 7:12 AM
AA Edit | Biden affirmation is a win for US democracy
Mr Biden, put it in a gracious speech in which he said realistically, 'Now it is time to turn the page'
16 Dec 2020 7:02 AM
AA Edit | ‘Reckless’ Kamal Haasan
He even pledges to make ministers out of at least 20 women when the mantle falls on him
16 Dec 2020 6:46 AM
AA Edit | Lessons from Delhi border
The government’s propaganda machine, however, is jealous of the confident, new farmer
13 Dec 2020 11:59 PM
AA Edit | Maintain decorum and probe Nadda cavalcade stoning
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee can hardly be said to have covered herself with glory when she rhymed disparagingly on Mr Nadda’s name
12 Dec 2020 7:22 AM
AA Edit | Breaking up Big Tech
The Internet may not be that much different for users if Facebook were to hive off WhatsApp or Amazon were to divest its acquisitions
11 Dec 2020 7:33 AM
AA Edit | Democracy and reforms: How much is too much?
Niti Aayog CEO had recently said that 'tough reforms' were difficult in the Indian context because there was 'too much democracy' here
10 Dec 2020 12:09 AM
Columns
Farm laws are intended to give Corporate India a legal licence to muscle in on these small guys who have unequal or no bargaining power
We have vaccinations slowly covering the population but as of now it will be Easter before the over 50s will be covered
An intolerant religion can never be the basis of nationhood and national unity in India
As an adolescent, like most others, I wrote those poems. Emotions crystallized in show-off nonsense from studying literature