Structural issues in law and order, along with racial biases that are ingrained both communities, cannot be resolved overnight Protesters from all over the world are united in solidarity against police brutality in the US. The trigger for this was the death of George Foyd an African-American, due to choking after being held down by was when a White police officer in Minneapolis, Derek Chauvin, for over eight minutes. The assault occurred in broad daylight, at a busy street intersection, as...

Lay-offs for Indian workers don’t just mean the loss of a job and income. They may have to leave the US for good When America first announced a full lockdown of its economy two months ago, no one had a clue how things would turn out. The goal was to flatten the curve and sacrificing the economy seemed to be a just compromise. Today, American infections and deaths are the highest in the world, and they continue to rise, causing senior public health officials to advocate for continued lockdowns...

It stems the tide when medical resources are scarce but it’s just an early milestone on a long road Everyone these days is talking about flattening the curve. Indians overwhelmingly support Modi’s extremely strict lockdown measures as a patriotic act and rattle off statistics of people infected, tested, succumbed, and recovered. The average Indian appears to have embraced mathematics skills that would have made Aryabhata proud. On social media, flattening the curve appears to be the final...

The US has long followed a trend of punishing savers and rewarding borrowers. Hence, as Covid disrupted jobs and the economy, the citizens found themselves without a nest egg to fall back on The Covid-19 crisis has revealed a harsh truth about the most powerful nation in the world. The country as a whole is rich, but the average citizen is in dire financial straits. TV interviews of hundreds of Americans show a common theme: Most do not have sufficient funds to cover their next rent, mortgage...

These are bittersweet times for the environmental movement. With entire countries under lockdown, greenhouse gas emissions have plummeted. Smog, the unhealthy mixture of haze, smoke, and other pollutants has all but disappeared in our big cities, making it easier for residents to breathe. Wildlife is returning to our neighbourhoods, reclaiming space that we had unscrupulously taken away from them. It is a utopian world that the movement has always dreamed of. Except that the costs to realise...