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COVID-19 & INDIA’S VACCINE MESS

Very small number of doses coming from the US. Chaotic vaccination plan. Pfizer and Moderna demanding indemnity in India. Everything that could go wrong with India’s vaccine efforts has gone wrong. What is the government doing to correct the course?...

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GOVT VS SOCIAL MEDIA: SPEECH CONTROL?

Big social media firms and the government lock horns over free speech. While most fall in line, Twitter and WhatsApp raise objections about the new IT rules in India Our Bureau  New Delhi In a major decision, most of the...

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Double jeopardy as black fungus spreads

Even as Covid-19 continues to ravage India, an epidemic of Black Fungus is now killing people in hundreds. Can the Indian government handle two major healthcare crises at the same time? Our Bureau  New Delhi India is living a horror...

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INDIA’S DIDI: Mamata beats Modi

By leading her party to a third consecutive victory, Mamata Banerjee has established herself as the undisputed leader of West Bengal. By defeating the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah machinery, she is now a national leader of big stature Our Bureau  Kolkata/New...

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COVID-19 CRISIS IN INDIA: COLOSSAL FAILURE OF MODI GOVERNMENT

Hospitals without enough beds, medicines and oxygen. People crying for help on social media. The vaccine rollout hitting a major roadblock. The pandemic’s second wave exposes the Modi government’s failure to plan and control a massive disaster  It sounds like...

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Narendra Modi – Getting tough!

After being under pressure for some weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hits back at his detractors as he asserts government policy on farming, promotes India’s vaccine diplomacy and deals with China in a strong manner  Our Bureau New Delhi The pandemic...

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Farmers protest – Foreign hand?

A twitter storm caused by foreign celebrities. Indian government ordering a probe into a conspiracy to “defame” India. National icons jumping into the controversy. How did it all become such a huge mess?  Our Bureau New Delhi/Washington, DC  It started as...

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Farmers agitation: Tense & ugly

The violence in the national capital on the Republic Day now casts a shadow over the farmers’ groups protesting against the new farm laws. What is the way forward? Can this issue be resolved without further violence?   Our Bureau New Delhi ...

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Biden-Harris and India – High expectations?

The new US administration is in. India has a lot at stake. How will the relationship between the two countries pan out in post-Trump world? Are the statements coming from Washington DC giving a positive signal?   Our Bureau New Delhi  India...

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Vaccine against covid-19 -India first!

The Narendra Modi government launches the world’s biggest vaccination program. Amid rumors about the efficacy of vaccine and concerns about its price, doctors try to convince 1.3 billion people to take the jab  Our Bureau New Delhi  They are calling it...