Covid-19 deaths in India near 1 million

With 50 million children remaining stunted (low height for age), India still accounts for a third of the global burden of childhood stunting. ...read more

The pandemic’s effect on turnout, tensions in NDA, Muslim voter choices, impact of economy on anti-incumbency, and the changed political scenario will affect the outcome...read more

For us in India, it’s hard to believe policemen can be liked. Yet with a little effort things can change. a former cop told me the first step is to isolate the police from political interference...read more

There is a principle of European law known as subsidiarity. Under that principle, the European Union can only act if it can be shown that the action taken at that rarefied level would be more effective than action taken at the national or local level. In other words, decisions should be taken as...read more

Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi spoke for 96 minutes during the General Debate of the 64th UNGA on September 23. This took its toll on UNGA’s schedule for the day. And, the penny with this realisation dropped for me when I was approached later in the day by a UN official and requested to......read more

Given how differently men and women communicate, it’s crucial to read between the lines, with kindness and empathy. ...read more

Covid-19, unemployment, migrants, floods and agrarian distress will dominate these polls...read more