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The writer is a development and communications consultant and the author of Kabul Blogs: My Days in the Life of Afghanistan

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Anita Anand | Has social media ‘normalised’ hate, abuse, aggression in...

As the Internet and the social media have become an integral part of our lives, the aggression and abrasiveness in our...

2 April 2025 12:06 AM IST

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Anita Anand | Things to consider if you’re planning to go to Goa: It’s...

Are you planning a holiday in Goa, considering investing in a property or business, or relocating to the state? Goa...

18 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Anita Anand | UP panel’s bid to keep women ‘safe’ appears to be...

There has recently been a brouhaha over a proposal tabled by the Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission to ensure the ...

27 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Anita Anand | No ‘outsourcing’ of policy: Don’t target NGOs, try to...

Recently, an opinion piece by three members of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council suggested that foreign...

4 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Anita Anand | The cease-work by Kolkata’s doctors: Are strikes...

On September 20, the doctors at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, who had been on strike for well over a...

23 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Anita Anand | Can a ‘bottom-up’ approach help in tackling crimes...

The gruesome rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata...

25 Aug 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Anita Anand | As Yunus takes charge in Dhaka, can he deliver on a ‘2nd...

On August 8, Bangladeshi economist and Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, globally known as the “banker to the poor”...

11 Aug 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Anita Anand | Can election of a reformist leader lead to winds of...

In Iran’s just-concluded presidential election runoff, the two final candidates were the moderate Masoud Pezeshkian...

10 July 2024 12:01 AM IST

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Anita Anand | Some lessons from Thailand’s same-sex marriage law:...

On June 18, Thailand made history as the first country in Southeast Asia to pass a marriage equality law, recognising...

26 Jun 2024 3:33 AM IST

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Anita Anand | Why I will vote for diversity: Freedom of faith and...

On May 25, I will be voting in the second-last phase of India’s ongoing general election. It is with some trepidation,...

20 May 2024 12:07 AM IST

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Anita Anand | Women have come a long way in India, but a long way to...

A development professional shares insights on the evolution of gender mainstreaming in India, highlighting achievements,...

8 March 2024 12:05 AM IST

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Anita Anand | ‘Live-in’ policing: Uttarakhand goes down a slippery &...

If you are a man or a woman, and are in a “live-in” relationship or planning to be in one in the northern India’s hill...

11 Feb 2024 9:33 PM IST