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Jan 25, 2021 02:36 PM IST This also helps us in balancing what China is doing quite effectively, in terms of supplying vaccines and medicines to some countries.
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Dec 31, 2020 02:44 PM IST China’s delayed initial response unleashed the virus on the world and foreshadowed battles between scientists and political leaders over transparency, public health and economics that would play out across continents
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Dec 21, 2020 01:07 PM IST A successful vaccination programme with quick nationwide coverage is what the economy needs
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Dec 21, 2020 09:50 AM IST Every country should rationally look at options to boost local manufacturing capacity for essential medical products and smaller nations can evaluate possibilities for maintaining strategic stockpiles.
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Dec 10, 2020 12:45 PM IST A given vaccine’s success is not necessarily how well that vaccine works. It’s everything else: how quickly and strategically the vaccine is distributed, how well received it is and whether people continue to wear masks and maintain physical distancing
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Nov 30, 2020 12:54 PM IST A supreme luxury e-commerce group is a compelling idea, but no one so far has been able to pull it off. Can that be about to change?
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Nov 15, 2020 08:35 AM IST India’s rich and powerful have in the past always rushed to the US for treatment of serious diseases. Now they will think twice.
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Oct 11, 2020 08:29 AM IST Milling around the counters of the office cafe while lazily exploring the menu is not happening any time soon.
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Oct 04, 2020 04:32 PM IST As COVID-19 continues to keep international flyers from taking to the skies, it is a good time to reminisce about the world of international travel before jets compressed time and made distance immaterial.
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Oct 02, 2020 09:42 AM IST The burden of societal injustices will weigh on the collective consciousness of the nation and become the dead weight that stifles India’s growth — both as a vibrant democracy and as a roaring economy
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Sep 08, 2020 11:19 AM IST While gold has stolen the limelight, silver has been a silent performer
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Aug 30, 2020 04:47 PM IST India's large domestic market presents a unique advantage to the country in the post-COVID-19 world where multilateralism has taken a backseat, and beneficial bilateral ties are the order of the day
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Aug 22, 2020 03:59 PM IST While the central government has taken several steps to revive the economy, these initiatives addresses the supply side of the issue, more needs to be done to address the demand side of the problems
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Aug 16, 2020 08:05 AM IST In the pharma industry, the gap between trials and eventual products is huge and there is a tragic history of drugs that have had to be culled just short of being put out in the market. Roughly 9 in 10 drugs and biologics that are tested in humans don’t even reach the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its approval even after Phase 3 testing
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Jul 03, 2020 12:39 PM IST It’s worthwhile to unpack the strategies that succeeded in Dharavi as they not only reveal much about the settlement, but also hold lessons for rest of Mumbai, and indeed the rest of India
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Jun 23, 2020 10:56 AM IST Xi Jinping would not want Li Keqiang, who has experience in tackling the 2009 H1N1 virus outbreak, to garner an image as the hero of the current COVID-19 crisis. This is why Xi’s allies are picking holes in Li’s call to revive the stall economy
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Jun 17, 2020 11:57 AM IST Decentralised cold storage has the potential to create more jobs and livelihoods opportunities. It is still at a nascent stage in India and has tremendous growth potential
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Jun 14, 2020 09:47 AM IST India was in line for emerging as a strong market for gaming, the COVID-19-induced lockdown just catalysed it
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Jun 01, 2020 09:30 AM IST The fiscal deficit in April is already 35.1 percent of the entire year’s budgeted deficit.
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Jun 01, 2020 09:05 AM IST Cyclone Amphan could not have been more ill-timed for a state scarred by the outbreak of coronavirus.
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Jun 01, 2020 08:37 AM IST The coronavirus crisis will worsen India’s Four Balance Sheet problem.
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May 27, 2020 09:52 AM IST COVID-19 was a good opportunity for the Centre to repair relations with the states and rebuild trust. Instead, it seemed keener to use the crisis to emphasise its dominance, and show who the boss was
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May 24, 2020 09:47 AM IST Attributing the accomplishments of women leaders to just their sex detracts from the value of their contribution. It’s furthers the same sexist stereotypes that have historically held women back
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May 22, 2020 02:35 PM IST Football is not just sport, or a means to keep people entertained during COVID-19. It’s also business, and the focus of the international market will be to better the home viewing experience
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May 22, 2020 10:14 AM IST Nepalese Prime Minister KP Oli has upped the ante by being undiplomatic at a time when diplomacy should have been the channel between Nepal and India. New Delhi, too, has not managed the episode well