Opinion

John Agyekum Kufuor An African proverb says, “When the music changes, so does the dance.” As governments around the world strive to protect their populations from the Covid-19 pandemic’s health and economic effects, the role of decisive leadership has never been more important – not least...

Anita Saluja Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar were never friends but they were forced to join hands, given political compulsions in the state. The results of Bihar Assembly elections will once again decide whether they will be seen together, or...

Elizabeth Drew Following the US elections on November 3 – although its final resolution may take longer – the partisan arrangements of almost the entire US federal government are subject to change. Only the House of Representatives appears certain to remain in the same party’s...

Melvin Durai The upcoming U.S. presidential election will decide who will lead the country for the next four years: 74-year-old Donald Trump, the incumbent president, or 77-year-old Joe Biden, the former vice president. India, meanwhile, is being led by a relative youngster: Narendra Modi, who...

Kaushik Basu Within the space of the next month, as the autumn leaves here in the northeastern United States are swept away by the winds of approaching winter, the country will make a choice as consequential as any we have seen in recent history. The...

Raj Persaud The US Commission on Presidential Debates muted the microphones of President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden during portions of their second and final televised encounter on October 22, in order to prevent the candidates from interrupting each other. The panel’s...

Dhanada Kanta Mishra A few hours before Nora Seed decided to commit suicide her cat had died and that was the last straw that broke the camel’s back. Lucky for her, when she overdosed on her anti-depressant pills at the stroke of midnight, she ended...

Dr. DK Giri Although reports of a trade deal with Taiwan have not been officially confirmed by India, Beijing has issued a veiled warning to New Delhi. Obviously, it is not just India-Taiwan. Beijing is reacting to the latest development in the Quad, and the...

Bharat Jhunjhunwala Many institutions had assessed in June that our economy will suffer a contraction of five per cent. Now the same institutions are saying that the contraction will be of ten per cent. This is likely to get worse in the coming months because...

Dr S. Saraswathi The Calcutta High Court has directed the state government to treat all Durga Puja pandals as “no-entry zones” and keep devotees at a distance by erecting barricades. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has also urged devotees to watch pujas “virtually”. In the present...