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How technology became India’s social equaliser

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Digital India Mission on 1 July 2015, many saw it as an ambitious technology programme aimed at expanding internet access and digitising government services.

The New Family

For decades, India’s social contract rested on an assumption that required little intervention from the state: families would care for their elderly.

Delayed Recognition

Every democracy owes two debts to its soldiers. The first is to equip them well enough to fight.

Agni Kawach

India is building its energy future on several pillars at once: bio-ethanol, coal gasification, renewables, and nuclear power.

An agenda for G20 meet

There is much excitement about the G20 summit to be held in Delhi this week. The city is looking beautiful.…

Kim and Putin

In the ever-evolving landscape of global politics, the prospect of a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and…

Curbs on rice

While an incumbent government is expected to do everything it possibly can to secure a fresh mandate, the decision by…