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Indian gig workers may finally be getting a fairer deal

4 min read . Updated: 26 May 2022

Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos. (Photo: Reuters)

Illiberal democracy has taken on epidemic proportions

4 min read . Updated: 12 May 2022

Elon Musk may have overplayed his hand on Twitter

4 min read . Updated: 28 Apr 2022

The job creation data is most likely to worsen in the coming months as the country is under a lockdown and business activity across sectors have come to a standstill. (Photo: Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Bold bets on job creation can come good in times of flux

4 min read . Updated: 14 Apr 2022

The baffling resurgence of anti-Americanism in India

4 min read . Updated: 31 Mar 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Photo: AP)

Ukraine’s Zelensky has shown grit and grace under fire

4 min read . Updated: 02 Mar 2022

A country where we must jump hoops for small things

4 min read . Updated: 17 Feb 2022

Photo: Bloomberg

The rate hike blast will spare no one

4 min read . Updated: 03 Feb 2022

A file photo of Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka (Photo: AFP)

Strongmen are turning emerging markets into submerging markets

4 min read . Updated: 20 Jan 2022

The government needs to ensure we wear masks religiously, meet outdoors where possible and stop large gatherings such as election rallies and large weddings

Severe curbs may be the wrong medicine for the third wave

4 min read . Updated: 06 Jan 2022

A file photo of Sonny Mehta (Photo: Getty Images)

The literary and commercial success of Sonny Mehta

4 min read . Updated: 22 Dec 2021

Lessons for the world from America's 2020 rush to make N-95 masks

4 min read . Updated: 28 Oct 2021

From Nadella to Nooyi, the discretion deficit plaguing business leadership

4 min read . Updated: 14 Oct 2021

Rich world scrambles for workers, as India sinks in unemployment

4 min read . Updated: 30 Sep 2021

Beijing’s web of new regulations to control tech and gaming companies have speedily wiped out $1 trillion in market value of China’s four largest tech companies

China’s regulatory frenzy may undo some of its success

4 min read . Updated: 15 Sep 2021

Illuminated Jama Masjid on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown. (PTI)

A misunderstood minority gets further marginalized

4 min read . Updated: 03 Mar 2021

Empty ampules of the Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine are seen on a tray at the Dhaka Medical College vaccination centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 9, 2021. REUTERS (REUTERS)

The big vaccine paradox that Indian statism has given us

4 min read . Updated: 17 Feb 2021

Photo: Bloomberg

The world’s vaccination drive is stuck in second gear

4 min read . Updated: 03 Feb 2021

The value of institutions that only kowtow to principles

4 min read . Updated: 20 Jan 2021

The big lesson of Brexit on serving the national interest

4 min read . Updated: 06 Jan 2021

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