The hunt for the origin of coronavirus shows science, democracy and sense of inquiry can overcome politics, ideology and omerta codes, writes Shekhar Gupta, explaining the finer points of the lab-leak theory as a possible cause of this global pandemic. Read it here
In other views:
T N Ninan explains why governments should take responsibility for compensating families of Covid-19 victims, just as they have chosen to compensate those rendered jobless or plain destitute. Read it here
Aditi Phadnis examines the strange controversy surrounding Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and the demand for his removal. Read it here
Sandeep Goyal analyses how actor Juhi Chawla got it wrong when she filed a suit against the introduction of 5G technology in India in the Delhi High Court. Read it here
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