While the need for a large fiscal stimulus is paramount, its prospects should be examined taking into consideration the scope for financing a large fiscal deficit.
A shift to online dispute resolution — hearings from remote locations, exclusively online filings — are likely to be discarded the moment the COVID-19 crisis passes
Given such large-scale economic disruption, most countries can expect at best a ‘U-shaped’ recovery. Most of the stimulus packages announced by countries focus on reviving domestic enterprises, especially the small and medium enterprises
Global leadership has to realise that we are constantly under threat from similar outbreaks, and preparedness is the only shield we have
India must revamp its food grain storage techniques, modernise its mandis and expand the capacity of cold chains without any further delay
Sport can be the much-needed morale booster we all need now, and sporting extravaganzas will soon return — but that’s more because there’s a lot of money at stake
What we will probably see is a calculated and deliberate dismantling of interdependence — where production inefficiencies are accepted as a security measure