Mihir Sharma

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Heatwave: Britain can look at India for answers

UK, like the rest of Europe, is woefully unprepared for a rapidly warming world

People cool off in a water fountain during a heatwave, at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, July 19, 2022

Why the BBC matters in the 21st century

Hard to see why UK would want to dismantle this last great instrument of British influence

BBC world

Death of American exceptionalism greatly exaggerated

In comparison to other nations American institutions have demonstrated their value

U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn stand near a barricaded door as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

COVID-19: India should take lead on vaccine delivery

One big challenge to immunise everyone will be the storage and transportation of vaccine

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Why India’s Modi may be the most popular populist

The Indian leader has figured out that seeming to act boldly matters more than being right

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during a conclave on “School Education in 21st Century” under the National Education Policy- 2020 (NEP-2020), through video conferencing, in New Delhi on September 11, 2020.

Costs of India’s COVID-19 crisis are too high

Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly, as is the long-term damage to country’s potential

A health official collects nasal swab samples from a woman for a COVID-19 coronavirus test at a primary health centre in Siliguri, West Bengal, on September 5, 2020.

Ram Temple: How Modi turned back the clock in India

Transformation of the country from secular republic to ethno-nationalist state is complete

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ayodhya, Wednesday, Aug 5, 2020

COVID-19: World's vaccine makers must cooperate

In the times of pandemic, if big pharma acts too greedy everyone loses

Sarah Gilbert and Stephane Bancel, leading the charge at Oxford and Moderna vaccine development respectively

Why India and the US have been brought low by COVID-19

They face porous internal borders, more pressure on economy, high demands on government

People shop for flowers at a market in Bangalore, India, on July 29, 2020.

Why non-violence is still a winning strategy

Americans shouldn’t lose this opportunity because things may get rapidly worse

George Floyd killing: Many protestors have resorted to ‘taking a knee’ causing the protest to morph into an act of direct resistance against Trump after the president weighed in on the issue

India banks are as exposed as other sectors

Awash in bad loans, it will get even worse for the sector in coming months

Staff entering the Reserve bank of India. The weakest link in the Indian economy is its banking sector. The banks’ books have still not recovered from over-exuberant lending to industry back in the boom years.

COVID-19: India should be sensitive to its poor

It was obvious that Wuhan-style shutdown was inevitable in the world’s largest democracy

Migrant workers wait for buses along a highway with their families as they return to their villages, during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India

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