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Direct criticism for scarce or expensive vaccines at the government, not the private sector
A mismatch between words and actions will not only harm defence modernisation but also India’s fledgling defence industry.
The Sino-Indian clash puts Russia in an awkward position.
The government intends to vaccinate the entire adult population by 31st December, but the decreasing demand for vaccines signals a rough last lap to a
Opinion polls could be misleading and the pandemic’s impact difficult to assess; the cyclical shift in politics is unsure
Even as states on the US East Coast and West Coast are banding together to figure out a reopening plan, new cases continue to overwhelm the US hospita
Until we know for sure if BCG — or any other drug or vaccine — is the antidote against COVID-19, testing, contact tracing and social distancing ar
Distrust towards the government can be the result of public experience of governmental incompetence
The nature, frequency, and messaging in the communication that the government is taking, boasts of information, connectivity, and authenticity — all
India should use the likely shortage of Chinese APIs to its advantage and become a dominant player in the world pharma market
With economic compulsions forcing governments to ease lockdown restrictions, the pandemic seems set to run its course in the country
In the month of August this year, India has recorded about 60,000 to 70,000 Covid-19 positive cases every day, and the total number of cases has cross
High-density urban agglomerations may be sustainable in terms of the economies of scale their populations provide. Yet, as proven by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these same urban spaces are nearly defenceless in times of unprecedented disease outbreaks. A pandemic poses many risks to the millions who live in dense megacities, whether in wealthy countries or developing ones. The sheer density of the population of these cities provides an ideal e
A general political and technological decoupling of the US and China is now appearing inevitable. The bitterness in their public discourse is all too
After initial fumbles, US clearly planned the path ahead beginning April 2020. India could have learnt from this.
Wealthy nations have turned towards subsiding their own pharmaceutical companies and locking in vaccine supplies for their population.
Lack of dietary diversity--adequate intake of food from all the food groups -- can be more harmful to health than infectious diseases
How is the discrepancy between the Chinese government’s own words and the statistics it released is so pronounced? The answer to this question can b
Every war has its share of the unexpected. However, the impact of the lockdown on the economic chain, even if expected certainly did not anticipate th
Political leaders have already declared ‘war’ on the disease and such a framing typically precedes “extraordinary” invasive measures that slow
If community transmission can be mitigated or avoided altogether in the small population through extraordinary human-centred measures, the Seychelles
There is no doubt that WHO’s director general is culpable. Whether the missteps were errors of judgements or deliberate kowtowing to China is the question
The success of the application is reliant on two factors — its own technical implementation, along with the uptake among the population at large.
The evolving global order makes it difficult for them to pursue fully convergent policies; a long-term view is essential
