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Covid's worst still to come
Covid's worst still to come
Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

'The world and India likely won't have a vaccine that is widely administered till the...

Modi needs to listen to good advice
Modi needs to listen to good advice
Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

Listening -- really listening -- to advisers in the government and outside would help....

India went flying blind into COVID-19
India went flying blind into COVID-19
Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

'As we gird ourselves for rising infections, India's harsh lockdown remains an epic...

COVID-19: Let's prepare for a Second Wave
COVID-19: Let's prepare for a Second Wave
Rediff.com26 Apr 2020

As with the Spanish flu, the world must be ready for a second and third wave as this...

Hong Kong's COVID-19 lessons for the world
Hong Kong's COVID-19 lessons for the world
Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

'The rate of transmission of COVID-19 in Hong Kong was 0.7 -- anything below 1 suggests...

Why lack of testing must worry all of us
Why lack of testing must worry all of us
Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

'Our government's claim that there are no undetected cases of infection that happened...

Urgently needed: National coronavirus crisis council
Urgently needed: National coronavirus crisis council
Rediff.com28 Mar 2020

'The prime minister's announcement of a nation-wide shutdown was eloquent, but should...

Getting ready for Covid-19
Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

'Infectious disease is a given of humankind. There will always be another around the...

Coming for Trump: The Delhi Jinx!
Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

Does an invitation to visit India bring bad luck to majoritarian demagogues? asks Rahul...

A Legend Says Goodbye
Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

We should all bow before the legend that is Leander, says Rahul Jacob.

What Namo can learn from Jacinda
Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

'The lessons from tiny New Zealand about mobilising to prevent an environment going up...

Why it's still difficult to do business in India
Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

Do a straw poll of any business friends and you will laugh and weep at what they go...

A meal made in heaven
Rediff.com15 Nov 2019

Great chefs are alchemists. They put ingredients and flavours together in ways that are...

Worse news awaits the economy
Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

'Without bold action to deal with our banking crisis, count on the economy's doldrums...

A textile tycoon who also spins dreams
Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

Despite presiding over scores of factories in what is today India's largest garment...

How to be a bigot
Rediff.com11 May 2019

'In this season of inspired mean-spirited campaigning, it still seemed remarkable that...

What will Modi 2 give India?
Rediff.com13 Apr 2019

'What will this supposedly more business-friendly government do if it gets a second...

The Indian contesting Thai elections!
Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

'It's a dream, but will I give it up? No bloody way,' Umesh Pandey, the former Bangkok...

A Star chef in 3 nations
Rediff.com8 Feb 2019

'More and more young chefs, instead of inventing new things, are exploring more deeply...

God help our economy
Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

Given Indian corporates's high indebtedness, new credit will be used for servicing...