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Sandip Ghose is a writer and blogger on current affairs. Views expressed are personal and does not reflect those of his employer
How states must shift their focus from Lockdown to Unlock to restart the economy
With a sustained dip in revenues, the states are justified in seeking relief from the Centre. However, they have to also do their own bit to revive the economy.
Why PM's Independence Day speech was low on delivery despite sincere intent
Narendra Modi has political equity and people’s mandate for radical reforms. This is an opportunity India cannot afford to miss.
How Rajasthan horse-trading in Covid times is politically damaging
The developments in Rajasthan are particularly disturbing, and reveal a frightening callousness of our political class.
Why post-Covid life will be all about managing daily disruptions
Work from home also means intrusion into the family structure. Counterintuitive as it may seem, home-offices, far from improving work-life balance, may actually end up destroying it.
What businesses and corporate houses can do to kickstart the economy
The Covid war is far from over. India has done well in managing the pandemic so far. But the gains achieved can be easily undone by a few follies.
Total boycott of Chinese goods is impractical, but posturing is not a bad idea
Visuals of people throwing 'Made in China' TV sets from their balconies and nationalist groups protesting with anti-China banners are useful ‘conflict-time’ optics that the Chinese state-owned media did not miss.
Why we cannot allow encore of Delhi and Mumbai in our villages
Rural India needs to be protected from the community spread of Covid-19 as our villages are the primary engine of the economy in these trying times.
Unlock 1.0: How not to undo the gains of the lockdown
The threat to undoing the gains of the lockdown is less from the spike in the number of infected cases, and more from the mismanagement of Unlock1.0.
Why Centre and States need to work together in the Covid-19 fight
Management of the next phase of Covid-19 is going to be as much of an economic and administrative challenge as a medical one.
