The pandemic budget: An appraisal

With corona virus casting a long shadow over every nook and cranny of the economy, particularly after the month-long lockdown that impacted adversely on the health sector, every one was looking forward to the budget for the current fiscal. The feeling that extraordinary circumstances, such as at present, will require...

Israel-UAE deal: A victory for Arab reaction

The title of the article is taken from a television interview given by Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University to Amy Goodman of Democracy Now on August 15. Professor Khalidi sees this new development as geared to further strengthen the US-Gulf alliance against Iran...