It is widely accepted that the Post Covid world will not be the same. The disruptions in economies have been so severe that it cannot be.
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By Jagdish Rattanani |
It is not difficult to see that the economy is in bad shape. Most Indians know this, experience it and can feel it in their bones. In a way, all reference points have…
By Ajit Ranade |
The pandemic has caused the world to go into a deep recession this year. India is no exception. The Indian economy will shrink by about six percent this financial year.
There is much to criticise the ICMR for its recent diktat to deliver a vaccine for COVID-19 caused by SARS-Cov-2, by Independence Day, August 15. The direction is so…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
Much has already been written on the objectives of the Belt Road Initiative (BRI) from the Chinese viewpoint. They range from providing game-changing geostrategic…
By Ishwar Gilada |
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr. Balram Bhargava, who is a cardiologist, has issued a Demi-Official (DO) letter dated July 2, 2020…
By Ajit Ranade |
Forty years ago India and China had roughly the same economic size, measured as GDP in dollars. Today China is five times bigger. This growth has been mainly due to…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
A common thread running through external sector documents released by the RBI on June 30 is the buildup of a higher-level foreign exchange reserves to the tune of US $…
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Large parts of India are now implementing ‘Unlock 1.0’ as India begins to limp to a state of partial normalcy. However, it is clear that this cannot be back to business…
By Lekha Rattanani |
On March 23, as the country faced a complete lockdown that left millions of migrant workers stranded without food and shelter, India’s environment ministry put out a…
Counting data accurately and communicating it transparently is an important part of responding to COVID-19 and refining tactics as the disease evolves and spreads.
(Over most of April and May, as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded in India, growing from just a handful of cases to take region after region in its grasp, Dr…
By Arun Maira |
The fundamental problem that must be solved immediately for the Indian economy to recover from the lock-down is how to employ more people and in more secure jobs.
By Nawshir Mirza |
I write this article as a citizen of India greatly concerned with the deaths of 20 of our jawans, the injury to 76 and another 10 who suffered the anxiety of being…
By Pavitra Mohan |
In the times of ongoing pandemic, one of the solutions to prevent deaths that has attracted the largest attention is provision of critical care.