In a personal reflection on the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in India, writer and communications strategist Preeti Singh argues that the complacency and heedless behavior of well-educated Indians in response to the pandemic have led to the perilous and desperate situation the country is now in. https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/covid-19-crisis-and-failure-educated-india
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s blend of hyper-nationalism with a welfare-state development narrative successfully bolstered his claim to be the “only man for the job”. It has also given his party wider and deeper appeal, solidifying its national footprint. Armed with a strengthened mandate, Modi could propel India forward to take a leadership role in Asian affairs, writes New Delhi-based Preeti Singh, Senior Advisor at 9.9 Insights. https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/modi-2-0-old-problems-and-new-possibilities
Indians have impossibly high standards when it comes to our private and professional lives, but when it comes to politics and those who govern us, we set the bar surprisingly low. https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/standpoint-lok-sabha-elections-2014-let-s-raise-the-bar-of-expectations-1970448
It is incumbent upon the government to respect its citizens’ right to privacy but the limits of this obligation will be hazy. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/cyber-insecurity-is-the-new-normal/story-OsuDDuhGnWRa1zfQAfkQZK.html
Delhi is not ‘made in North india’. It is that great melting pot in which all of India bubbles away merrily. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/north-bothered/story-q8Rq2KNGkWGMZTDthCsLZK.html
Are you a closet poet hiding scraps of sentiment in shoeboxes under the bed? Or a struggling funny man yearning to increase traffic for witty rants on your blog? https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/draw-it-like-you-say-it/story-e6ju4GcyG9jA1XfNYQxcjP.html
Adoption in India is regulated by personal law, preventing many from finding a home. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-inheritance-of-loss/story-K2qC5m8JItbt5oOTTIMxLN.html
Men had long held on to a semblance of control in that last bastion of male hegemony — the commentary box. But no more. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/shooting-self-goals/story-0LM5kk8qnDno3ycnjPi5hJ.html
Murder in the name of family pride is rooted in our attitude to marriage. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/there-s-no-honour-in-this/story-gJ6aWqOKKhdK0MKQyXjZ8N.html
As Pac-man turned 30 last week, it’s interesting to place that harmless little gobbler in the context of 21st century mayhem. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/epic-mismatch/story-YzjpvDvqqRDSlzQEoMPGrL.html