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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/the-invasion-of-afghanistan-was-a-fraud-john-pilger/article36367178.ece" title="Updated: September 9, 2021 01:30 IST Published: September 9, 2021 00:15 IST"> The invasion of Afghanistan was a fraud: John Pilger </a> </h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="50_1x_StoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <div class="story-card"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/jefferson-wang-accenture-interview-5g-future-home-smart-cities-india-2021/article35279606.ece" class="story-card-img focuspoint" data-focus-x="0" data-focus-y="0"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715im_/https://th.thgim.com/static/img/1x1_spacer.png" data-variant="SQUARE" data-device-variant="" data-src-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://th.thgim.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/356dme/article35279602.ece/BINARY/thumbnail/12net-5G" alt="" title="FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2020, file photo, visitors wearing mask to protect from the coronavirus walk past a 5G sign at the China Beijing International High Tech Expo in Beijing, China." class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder"/> </a> <div class="story-card-news"> <span class="story-card-heading"> <a class="kicker-text hidden-xs">interview</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/" class="section-name">Internet</a> </span> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/jefferson-wang-accenture-interview-5g-future-home-smart-cities-india-2021/article35279606.ece" title="Updated: July 15, 2021 10:17 IST Published: July 12, 2021 16:57 IST"> Does 5G have potential to be a harmonising technology layer? </a> </h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="50_1x_StoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <div class="story-card"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/indias-1991-liberalisation-leap-and-lessons-for-today-montek-singh-ahluwalia/article35066035.ece" class="story-card-img focuspoint" data-focus-x="0" data-focus-y="0"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715im_/https://th.thgim.com/static/img/1x1_spacer.png" data-variant="SQUARE" data-device-variant="" data-src-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://th.thgim.com/opinion/op-ed/ocyv6u/article35066034.ece/BINARY/thumbnail/monteksingh" alt="" title="&nbsp;" class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder"/> </a> <div class="story-card-news"> <span class="story-card-heading"> <a class="kicker-text hidden-xs"></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/" class="section-name">Comment</a> </span> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/indias-1991-liberalisation-leap-and-lessons-for-today-montek-singh-ahluwalia/article35066035.ece" title="Updated: July 1, 2021 00:25 IST Published: July 1, 2021 00:15 IST"> India’s 1991 liberalisation leap and lessons for today: Montek Singh Ahluwalia </a> </h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="50_1x_StoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <div class="story-card"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/natasha-narwal-interview-repression-has-not-silenced-voices-of-struggle/article34852834.ece" class="story-card-img focuspoint" data-focus-x="0" data-focus-y="0"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715im_/https://th.thgim.com/static/img/1x1_spacer.png" data-variant="SQUARE" data-device-variant="" data-src-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://th.thgim.com/news/national/vzyk8r/article34852833.ece/BINARY/thumbnail/NatashaNarwal" alt="" title="&nbsp;" class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder"/> </a> <div class="story-card-news"> <span class="story-card-heading"> <a class="kicker-text hidden-xs">interview</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/" class="section-name">National</a> </span> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/natasha-narwal-interview-repression-has-not-silenced-voices-of-struggle/article34852834.ece" title="Updated: June 19, 2021 13:58 IST Published: June 18, 2021 21:51 IST"> Repression has not silenced voices of struggle, says Natasha Narwal </a> </h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="50_1x_StoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <div class="story-card"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/people-need-to-be-assured-that-vaccines-are-protective-even-against-delta-variant-says-dr-reddy/article34840756.ece" class="story-card-img focuspoint" data-focus-x="0" data-focus-y="0"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715im_/https://th.thgim.com/static/img/1x1_spacer.png" data-variant="SQUARE" data-device-variant="" data-src-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://th.thgim.com/news/national/ky8h07/article33494522.ece/BINARY/thumbnail/srinathkb" alt="" title="President of the Public Health Foundation of India K. Srinath Reddy. File" class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder"/> </a> <div class="story-card-news"> <span class="story-card-heading"> <a class="kicker-text hidden-xs">Interview | Srinath Reddy</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/" class="section-name">Health</a> </span> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/people-need-to-be-assured-that-vaccines-are-protective-even-against-delta-variant-says-dr-reddy/article34840756.ece" title="Updated: June 17, 2021 18:00 IST Published: June 17, 2021 17:42 IST"> ‘People need to be assured that vaccines are protective even against delta variant,’ says Dr. Srinath Reddy </a> </h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/coronavirus-rising-cases-are-because-of-carelessness-of-people-says-ccmb-chief-mishra/article34117597.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: March 21, 2021 00:48 IST Published: March 20, 2021 17:48 IST"> Coronavirus | Rising cases are because of carelessness of people, says CCMB chief Mishra </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/coronavirus-rising-cases-are-because-of-carelessness-of-people-says-ccmb-chief-mishra/article34117597.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> We need to study how the virus behaves in people with different comorbidities, says CCMB Director Rakesh Mishra, ruling out the possibility of mutations causing the surge in cases. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/trinamool-will-form-bengal-government-on-may-2-says-derek-obrien/article33997479.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: March 6, 2021 00:21 IST Published: March 5, 2021 18:27 IST"> Interview | Trinamool will form Bengal government on May 2, says Derek O’Brien </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/trinamool-will-form-bengal-government-on-may-2-says-derek-obrien/article33997479.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Good governance of the last decade will ensure a third term for Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress leader says. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/interview-saab-fighter-jets-tender-still-ongoing-says-swedish-ambassador/article33991589.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: March 4, 2021 23:54 IST Published: March 4, 2021 22:34 IST"> Interview | Saab fighter jets tender still ongoing, says Swedish Ambassador </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/interview-saab-fighter-jets-tender-still-ongoing-says-swedish-ambassador/article33991589.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> It was a single engine, originally, that was broadened to include all kinds of multi-role fighters, says Klas Molin. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/interview-ranjeet-kumar-dass-caa-mega-alliances-cannot-stop-us-from-forming-govt-again/article33979929.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: March 3, 2021 18:07 IST Published: March 3, 2021 17:05 IST"> CAA, mega alliances cannot stop us from forming govt. again: Assam BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/interview-ranjeet-kumar-dass-caa-mega-alliances-cannot-stop-us-from-forming-govt-again/article33979929.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Congress-AIUDF grand alliance may help us gain a few seats from the Muslim areas they claim to have a hold on, says Ranjeet Kumar Dass </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/himalayas-are-fragile-and-host-to-several-complex-processes-that-need-to-be-monitored/article33801828.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: February 11, 2021 10:17 IST Published: February 10, 2021 17:55 IST"> ‘Himalayas are fragile and host to several complex processes that need to be monitored’ </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/himalayas-are-fragile-and-host-to-several-complex-processes-that-need-to-be-monitored/article33801828.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Ground-based measurements are critical to supplement satellite imagery but the prevailing conditions aren’t conducive, says Kalachand Sain, Director, WIHG. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/adverse-event-surveillance-is-being-set-up-in-health-facilities-across-the-country/article33550987.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: January 11, 2021 19:52 IST Published: January 11, 2021 19:26 IST"> ‘Adverse event surveillance is being set up in health facilities across the country’ </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/adverse-event-surveillance-is-being-set-up-in-health-facilities-across-the-country/article33550987.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Regulators are not taking any shortcuts on ensuring safety of COVID-19 vaccine, says NTF member N.K. Arora. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/there-are-some-who-want-to-block-deepening-of-democracy-in-jk-it-will-not-be-allowed-to-happen-says-manoj-sinha/article33014597.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: November 3, 2020 22:53 IST Published: November 3, 2020 19:44 IST"> Parties free to engage in political activity in J&K;, there is no proscription: L-G Manoj Sinha </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/there-are-some-who-want-to-block-deepening-of-democracy-in-jk-it-will-not-be-allowed-to-happen-says-manoj-sinha/article33014597.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Home Minister Amit Shah has given an assurance in Parliament that Statehood will be restored and it will be, says Lieutenant-Governor of Jammu & Kashmir </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/election-cost-is-likely-to-be-50-more-than-average/article32857978.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: October 15, 2020 11:52 IST Published: October 15, 2020 02:02 IST"> ‘Election cost is likely to be 50% more than average’ </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/election-cost-is-likely-to-be-50-more-than-average/article32857978.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Elections to the Legislative Council and bypolls to the Assembly being held amid pandemic will mean several additional costs in terms of personnel and equipment </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/we-have-a-blueprint-for-current-year-with-reduced-stress-on-exams-suresh-kumar/article32565552.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: September 9, 2020 23:24 IST Published: September 9, 2020 23:24 IST"> We have a blueprint for current year with reduced stress on exams: Suresh Kumar </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/we-have-a-blueprint-for-current-year-with-reduced-stress-on-exams-suresh-kumar/article32565552.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Primary and Secondary Education Minister says no activity beyond getting doubts clarified will be allowed on campus </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/challenge-will-be-to-strike-a-balance-between-fighting-pandemic-and-policing-kamal-pant/article32250346.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: August 1, 2020 23:51 IST Published: August 1, 2020 23:51 IST"> Challenge will be to strike a balance between fighting pandemic and policing: Kamal Pant </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/challenge-will-be-to-strike-a-balance-between-fighting-pandemic-and-policing-kamal-pant/article32250346.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Bridging the gap between the police and citizens, and ensuring safety of women, children, and senior citizens are high on new Bengaluru Police Commissioner’s agenda </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-will-continue-to-lead-the-world-in-scientific-investment-and-innovation/article32153888.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: July 21, 2020 23:04 IST Published: July 21, 2020 22:21 IST"> ‘U.S. will continue to lead the world in scientific investment and innovation’ </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-will-continue-to-lead-the-world-in-scientific-investment-and-innovation/article32153888.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> National Science Foundation director says his priority is to advance research into future, ensure inclusivity and continue global leadership in science and engineering. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/the-pla-has-never-taken-such-a-blatant-step-at-pangong-tso-colonel-dinny-retd/article31956455.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: July 1, 2020 11:27 IST Published: June 30, 2020 21:03 IST"> Ladakh face-off | Status quo at Pangong Tso has been changed, says Colonel Dinny (retd.) </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/the-pla-has-never-taken-such-a-blatant-step-at-pangong-tso-colonel-dinny-retd/article31956455.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> The PLA has never taken such a blatant step at Pangong Tso, he says. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/face-of-the-mahagatbandhan-will-be-decided-by-consensus-by-allies-congress-in-charge-for-bihar/article31955375.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: June 30, 2020 21:35 IST Published: June 30, 2020 19:14 IST"> Face of the 'mahagatbandhan' will be decided by consensus by allies: Congress in-charge for Bihar </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/face-of-the-mahagatbandhan-will-be-decided-by-consensus-by-allies-congress-in-charge-for-bihar/article31955375.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Onus is on all like-minded parties to be united, keeping aside egos, says Congress’ in-charge for Bihar Shaktisinh Gohil </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/nothing-will-go-out-of-isro-we-will-enable-private-players-k-sivan/article31916708.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: June 25, 2020 20:19 IST Published: June 25, 2020 20:17 IST"> Nothing will go out of ISRO; we will enable private players: K. Sivan </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/nothing-will-go-out-of-isro-we-will-enable-private-players-k-sivan/article31916708.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Routine aspects of satellite and launch vehicles will be given out to IN-SPACe, says ISRO Director K. Sivan </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/for-minor-tactical-gains-on-the-ground-china-has-strategically-lost-india-says-former-indian-ambassador-to-china/article31884054.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: June 21, 2020 23:04 IST Published: June 21, 2020 22:43 IST"> For minor tactical gains on the ground, China has strategically lost India, says former Indian Ambassador to China </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/for-minor-tactical-gains-on-the-ground-china-has-strategically-lost-india-says-former-indian-ambassador-to-china/article31884054.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Beijing’s has tried to unilaterally define LAC by taking control of territory, says Gautam Bambawale </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/coronavirus-rt-pcr-will-remain-the-gold-standard-for-all-viral-infections/article31883236.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: June 21, 2020 20:10 IST Published: June 21, 2020 20:00 IST"> Coronavirus | ‘RT-PCR will remain the gold standard for all viral infections' </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/coronavirus-rt-pcr-will-remain-the-gold-standard-for-all-viral-infections/article31883236.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> A negative test on an antigen based assay is not reliable. Even if there is infection, there is a 50% chance that the antigen test will be negative, says Dr. P. Srinivasan, technical director at Neuberg Diagnostics. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/migrant-labourers-are-the-most-disenfranchised-invisible-citizens/article31717502.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: May 31, 2020 22:40 IST Published: May 31, 2020 22:28 IST"> Migrant labourers are the most disenfranchised invisible citizens: political scientist Ashwani Kumar </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/migrant-labourers-are-the-most-disenfranchised-invisible-citizens/article31717502.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> It is shocking that those who build fantasy cities not only can’t own a home of their own but also can’t vote in elections, says political scientist Ashwani Kumar </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/interview-with-commonwealth-secretary-general-baroness-patricia-scotland/article31602428.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: May 16, 2020 22:49 IST Published: May 16, 2020 19:43 IST"> Commonwealth collaboration has never been more important, says Secretary-General Patricia Scotland </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/interview-with-commonwealth-secretary-general-baroness-patricia-scotland/article31602428.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> “What we are facing right now is the monsoon in Asia. We’re also looking forward, if you can put it that way, to a really bad hurricane season across the Caribbean.” </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/india-should-talk-to-directly-to-taliban-says-us-special-envoy-khalilzad/article31537138.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: May 9, 2020 08:06 IST Published: May 8, 2020 23:40 IST"> India should talk directly to Taliban, says U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/india-should-talk-to-directly-to-taliban-says-us-special-envoy-khalilzad/article31537138.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> The territory of Afghanistan must not be used against the United States, our allies and in fact the world </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/saudi-investments-in-india-on-track-despite-economic-downturn-says-ambassador-saud-bin-mohammed-al-sati/article31495158.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: May 3, 2020 21:25 IST Published: May 3, 2020 20:07 IST"> Saudi Arabia's investments in India on track despite economic downturn, says Ambassador Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/saudi-investments-in-india-on-track-despite-economic-downturn-says-ambassador-saud-bin-mohammed-al-sati/article31495158.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> We will continue to invest in India as our strategic partnership continues to deepen in all sectors, said the Kingdom’s Ambassador Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/we-want-to-make-it-easier-to-buy-things-from-within-whatsapp-facebook-india-md/article31484481.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: May 2, 2020 10:51 IST Published: May 1, 2020 22:37 IST"> We want to make it easier to buy things from within WhatsApp: Facebook India MD on deal with Jio </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/we-want-to-make-it-easier-to-buy-things-from-within-whatsapp-facebook-india-md/article31484481.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> ‘With Jio, idea is to help shoppers find merchants, reduce friction in discovery’ </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/by-any-calculus-india-qualifies-for-unsc-permanent-seat-syed-akbaruddin/article31465932.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: April 29, 2020 23:40 IST Published: April 29, 2020 22:00 IST"> By any calculus, India qualifies for UNSC permanent seat: Syed Akbaruddin </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/by-any-calculus-india-qualifies-for-unsc-permanent-seat-syed-akbaruddin/article31465932.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> ‘It’s a country of a billion-plus, it’s a country which is a democracy, perhaps the only example in history of a billion-plus people working together in a democratic framework’ </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/yogi-adityanath-government-misleading-people-on-covid-19-numbers-says-up-congress-chief/article31463031.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: April 29, 2020 17:40 IST Published: April 29, 2020 17:10 IST"> Coronavirus | Yogi Adityanath government misleading people on COVID-19 numbers, says U.P. Congress chief </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/yogi-adityanath-government-misleading-people-on-covid-19-numbers-says-up-congress-chief/article31463031.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> It has not set any parameter or made facilities for screening. Nor has it arranged for random testing, says Ajay Kumar Lallu </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-is-behaving-like-a-big-brother-by-centralising-authority-says-sitaram-yechury/article31457397.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: April 29, 2020 17:03 IST Published: April 28, 2020 22:48 IST"> ‘Centre is behaving like a big brother by centralising authority’, says Sitaram Yechury </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-is-behaving-like-a-big-brother-by-centralising-authority-says-sitaram-yechury/article31457397.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> CPI(M) general secretary says the Union government is neither giving the States resources nor allowing them to assess whether to continue the lockdown or not </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/interview-pockets-with-lower-contact-intensity-can-have-relatively-lower-lockdown/article31397487.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: April 21, 2020 18:36 IST Published: April 21, 2020 18:24 IST"> Interview | ‘Pockets with lower contact intensity can have relatively lower lockdown’ </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/interview-pockets-with-lower-contact-intensity-can-have-relatively-lower-lockdown/article31397487.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> A lockdown policy that considers infection data and without considering the extent of economic interactions can lead to contradictory outcomes, says IIM-C’s Prof. Vipul Mathur </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-if-who-has-limitations-these-have-been-imposed-on-it-by-nations-says-shashi-tharoor/article31382742.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: April 20, 2020 15:26 IST Published: April 19, 2020 21:11 IST"> Coronavirus | If WHO has limitations, these have been imposed on it by nations, says Shashi Tharoor </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-if-who-has-limitations-these-have-been-imposed-on-it-by-nations-says-shashi-tharoor/article31382742.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> The principal fault is with Beijing and not WHO, which is still a body dependent on member states, says the former U.N. Under Secretary-General. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-social-distancing-has-to-be-100-during-lockdown-says-west-bengal-governor-jagdeep-dhankhar/article31350904.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: April 16, 2020 10:39 IST Published: April 15, 2020 23:52 IST"> Coronavirus | Social distancing has to be 100% during lockdown, says West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-social-distancing-has-to-be-100-during-lockdown-says-west-bengal-governor-jagdeep-dhankhar/article31350904.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Mr. Dhankar objects to the ‘Bengal model of lockdown with a humane face’. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/covid-19-we-are-witnessing-a-new-kind-of-federalism-says-trinamool-mp-derek-o-brien/article31312328.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: April 11, 2020 09:45 IST Published: April 10, 2020 22:28 IST"> COVID-19 | We are witnessing a new kind of federalism, says Trinamool MP Derek O’ Brien </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/covid-19-we-are-witnessing-a-new-kind-of-federalism-says-trinamool-mp-derek-o-brien/article31312328.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Trinamool Congress leader says Chief Ministers of States are setting the agenda in dealing with the pandemic. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/coronavirus-wuhan-initially-downplayed-crisis-says-china-expert-dali-yang/article31240608.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: April 3, 2020 10:23 IST Published: April 2, 2020 22:14 IST"> Coronavirus | Wuhan initially downplayed crisis, says China expert Dali Yang </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/coronavirus-wuhan-initially-downplayed-crisis-says-china-expert-dali-yang/article31240608.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> The University of Chicago professor, a leading expert on China’s political system, explains how an epidemic slipped through the many layers of China’s system. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/coronavirus-densely-packed-areas-in-cities-are-vulnerable-says-biocomplexity-expert-madhav-marathe/article31195212.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: March 28, 2020 23:22 IST Published: March 29, 2020 08:30 IST"> Coronavirus | Densely-packed areas in cities are vulnerable, says biocomplexity expert Madhav Marathe </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/coronavirus-densely-packed-areas-in-cities-are-vulnerable-says-biocomplexity-expert-madhav-marathe/article31195212.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> “You can control COVID-19 via social distancing. You have to decide how effective that mechanism should be. We try and buy time until we have antivirals or a vaccine.” </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/coronavirus-south-korean-ambassador-to-india-shin-bong-kil-says-trace-test-treat-mantra-helped-south-korea-control-virus/article31175789.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: March 27, 2020 10:06 IST Published: March 26, 2020 21:32 IST"> Coronavirus | ‘Trace, test, treat’ mantra helped us control the virus, says South Korean Ambassador to India Shin Bong-Kil </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/coronavirus-south-korean-ambassador-to-india-shin-bong-kil-says-trace-test-treat-mantra-helped-south-korea-control-virus/article31175789.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Extensive testing was crucial in preventing spread of COVID-19 without drastic lockdowns, says Ambassador Shin. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/it-is-still-possible-for-india-pakistan-to-resolve-issues-ranil-wickremesinghe/article30935547.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: February 27, 2020 23:07 IST Published: February 27, 2020 23:25 IST"> It is still possible for India, Pakistan to resolve issues: Ranil Wickremesinghe </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/it-is-still-possible-for-india-pakistan-to-resolve-issues-ranil-wickremesinghe/article30935547.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says others can insist that they do so at least to get the SAARC summits moving </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/the-further-you-are-from-power-the-more-you-see/article30925158.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: February 27, 2020 01:58 IST Published: February 27, 2020 00:15 IST"> The further you are from power, the more you see: Gary Younge </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/the-further-you-are-from-power-the-more-you-see/article30925158.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> The award-winning British journalist and author talks of politics, journalism and the politics of journalism </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/friday-review-telangana/article30819798.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: February 14, 2020 15:24 IST Published: February 14, 2020 15:24 IST"> Bharat Gupt: ‘Language is only an attribute, not one’s sole identity’ </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/friday-review-telangana/article30819798.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Author, academician Bharat Gupt discusses how his love for culture and traditions was shaped in his childhood </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/president-bolsonaro-pm-modi-share-views-on-the-idea-of-a-nation-says-ernesto-araujo/article30646113.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: January 24, 2020 23:30 IST Published: January 25, 2020 02:14 IST"> President Bolsonaro, PM Modi share views on the idea of a nation: Brazil Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/president-bolsonaro-pm-modi-share-views-on-the-idea-of-a-nation-says-ernesto-araujo/article30646113.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> There is a convergence of worldviews that you should build a nation true to its values and traditions, proud of itself, says Brazil’s Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/amit-shah-not-modi-running-the-show-says-chhattisgarh-cm-bhupesh-baghel/article30588588.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: January 18, 2020 09:55 IST Published: January 17, 2020 21:33 IST"> Amit Shah, not Modi, running the show, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/amit-shah-not-modi-running-the-show-says-chhattisgarh-cm-bhupesh-baghel/article30588588.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Home Minister has damaged PM’s global image he had built after five years of hard work, says Mr. Baghel as he talks to The Hindu about his government’s decision to challenge the NIA Act, the CAA and the NRC. </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/if-india-has-to-grow-faster-states-have-to-grow-faster/article30322923.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: December 17, 2019 12:48 IST Published: December 17, 2019 00:15 IST"> If India has to grow faster, States have to grow faster: Bibek Debroy </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/if-india-has-to-grow-faster-states-have-to-grow-faster/article30322923.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Half the States are growing at less than 6%, says the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the PM </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-rally-is-start-of-a-movement-against-bjp-says-party-general-secretary-kc-venugopal/article30300136.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: December 14, 2019 07:15 IST Published: December 13, 2019 22:00 IST"> Delhi rally is start of a movement against BJP, says party general secretary K.C. Venugopal </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211006123715/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-rally-is-start-of-a-movement-against-bjp-says-party-general-secretary-kc-venugopal/article30300136.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> In its first national-level mobilisation against the ruling BJP government, the Congress party is set to take out a rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Saturday. K.C. 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