Haircut bluesAccepting for a meagre amount of ₹2,900 crore by the committee of creditors in the case if Videocon company is most unfortunate. The committee of creditors has to forego ₹42,000 crore as
Court on seditionIn recent years, mere criticism against the government of the day has been found sufficient to initiate sedition charges. Against this background, the Supreme Court of India’s quashin
Letters to the Editor May 28, 2021
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Tenure so far
In his first term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised hopes with his promise of good governance (Inside pages, “Amid second wave, Modi completes 7 years as PM”, May 27). But the first blow came in the form of the ill-planned demonetisation which caused untold suffering to many in addition to causing unemployment. Hindutva policies pursued by the government were not so glaring as in his second term. It is only after 2019 that the BJP government has begun functioning in an autocratic and undemocratic manner, often bypassing democratic norms. Of course the pandemic has brought with it its own set of problems. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the way the migrants issue was handled during the lockdown period and the enactment of the agricultural laws continue to cause hurt. In the second wave of COVID-19, the government’s mismanagement has been exp
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Letters to the Editor April 14, 2021
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It is pertinent to remember that vaccination prevents severe reinfection and hospitalisation in most instances (Page 1, “As cases surge, panel approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine”, April 13). Therefore, it is our only hope to prevent overburdened health systems which are suffering from COVID-19 fatigue, from collapsing when cases are surging again. The emergence of new variants from time to time and the declining neutralising antibody levels as some studies show, might contribute to the lack of protection against reinfection. But this should not deter people from getting vaccinated. The Sputnik V vaccine will be another arrow in the quiver in the war against the pandemic. Booster doses may be required or the vaccine may have to be tweaked against the newer variants. We also have to step up genomic surveillance and research for second generation vacc