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Double-edged

In the midst of a global pandemic and economic uncertainty, India has witnessed an unprecedented surge in retail investors flocking to the stock market.

Looking East~I

Jaishankar’s visit came at a time when the international situation looks quite uncertain and volatile, and the world is recovering from a once-in-a-century pandemic while still being subjected to continuous shocks.

Living on the margins

The months of lockdown and the pandemic continue to form a part of a blurry scary past. Haunting images of those harrowing times are imprinted in our collective consciousness: images of food lying on the tracks on which a family died, of police and authority spraying pesticides over a group of people during a mass exodus, workers desperately trying to get home in inhumanely crowded buses, trains, bicycles, and even on foot.

The Vaccine Challenge

Instead of waiting for the vaccines or raw materials to be made available and delivered from other countries, our own production should be in place. In addition, the establishment of a national centre of excellence in virology for fundamental research on viruses and their cure can place India in a powerful position to fight future epidemics.