India should look at the merger between Monsanto and Bayer as an opportunity, not a problem.
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India is talking big about resisting the Iran sanctions imposed by the US, but is buckling under pressure.
The rest of the world is figuring out the good that cannabis can do. We knew it back in the day -- but have a backward attitude today.
At the heart of all our recent agitations is a jobs crisis. Government jobs and reservations will solve nothing.
The proposed Personal Data Protection Bill puts the individual at its centre, as it should. But look deeper, and flaws reveal themselves.
Qualitative reforms bringing the police into the 21st century may prove more effective than increasing police capacity.
Nothing has changed in Pakistan. Here are five areas in which Imran's election will make no difference.
Sex work and trafficking are different things, and the law should treat them differently.
Urbanisation empowers women. We need to enable the growth of more cities in India to help our women break free.
Forcing multiplexes to allow outside food is a lose-lose situation. It will hurt cinema goers, not help them.
This law is bad for two big reasons. One, it will lead to job losses for women, hurting those it is supposed to help. Two, it perpetuates gender stereotypes.
The Supreme Court should not–and need not–get into the question of what forms of sexual identity or orientation are 'natural' in order to find Section 377 IPC unconstitutional.
Importing waste for recycling is a bad idea. China has stopped and India should as well.
Almost 70% of India's prisoners have not been convicted of any crime. We cannot call ourselves a civilised nation unless we solve our undertrial problem.
Pakistan has been placed on the Grey List of the Financial Action Task Force. This will have a huge impact on its financial system and black economy.
The government ensures credit to farmers with the best intentions. But they lead to horrible outcomes.
The political tsunami in Malaysia has changed the nature of Sino-Malaysian relations, even if a reset is not imminent.
Many state governments have placed price caps on private schools to make them more affordable. This will, like all price caps, hurt those whom it is supposed to help.
Surveys show that most Indians want a paternalistic state and distrust the private sector. Whatever may be the causes for this, this perception is worrying.
The latest statistics show that crimes against women, children and SC/STs are on the rise. We need to tackle their root causes, and not just punish the perpetrators.