A hard truth
A US military plane carrying 205 Indians who tried to enter America illegally is landing in India. This is embarrassing. The Indian government needs to stop people who trick others into leaving the...
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Indian deportees arriving on a US military aircraft is embarrassing. GOI needs to target people traffickers By the time you read this, a US military plane bringing 205 illegal Indian immigrants from...
View ArticleThe Power of Om
At this year’s Grammy Awards, Beyoncé won for her album Cowboy Carter. But she’s already super famous, so it won’t make a huge difference to her success. However, another winner, Triveni by Chandrika...
View ArticleDon’s boomerang
Trump’s weapon of tariffs against countries like China and India might well backfire on him The Australian boomerang is an effective weapon in the right hands. If when thrown it misses its target, it...
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Grammy recognises a widespread meditative practice, much of whose cognitive potential is still unsung Beyoncé won’t expect a great post-award sales bump for Cowboy Carter, which won album of the year...
View ArticleCan RaGa be in tune?
Rahul Gandhi’s address in Parliament on Monday was a glimpse of the politician the 54-year-old can be. He critiqued in a dramatic but measured manner successive govts’ failure to tackle unemployment,...
View Article‘I’m not scared of AI…But I’m disturbed by the deterioration of truth in...
Wim Wenders is a master of modern cinema. The 79-year-old German filmmaker’s oeuvre includes Paris, Texas (1984), Wings of Desire (1987) and, more recently, Perfect Days (2023). Invited by Film...
View ArticleCan I live a life that is not broken up?
What do we mean by political action which is different from all other actions? Why do we separate politics from our daily living? Why do we separate a political activity of the left, right, centre,...
View ArticleIncome Tax & Budget 2025 – much remains to be done
On February 1, 2025, the Union finance minister submitted her submissions on revised Procedures, amendment of Sections, Tax proposals (both Direct and Indirect), etc. There was also the announcement...
View ArticleUyi amma
The young girl dancing, gyrating to a song, which is generally and more popularly classified as an item song has been making waves these days. Item song refers to those songs wherein a young and...
View ArticleThe Weekly Vine Edition 29: Musk-Trump vs Deep State, Delhi’s voting day, and...
Hello and welcome to another edition of The Weekly Vine. This week, we have Musk-Trump vs. the Deep State, Delhi’s voting day, Kash Patel’s love story, ruminations about the budget, and the word of the...
View ArticleBudget 2025-26: Empowering consumption, unleashing growth potential
The Union Budget for 2025-26 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been a strategic masterstroke aimed at revitalizing India’s economy. The first step in this direction is the...
View ArticleBridge too far
Why infra makes me infra-red The ‘I’ word is ego word. Sure, we’re building infra for a better tomorrow but, hey, it’s screwing up today. Plus, project pe project repeats that old song, ‘Manana, for...
View ArticleToo sensitive, too silent
A Delhi court recently said that criminal defamation laws hurt free speech. Now, the Supreme Court should take another look at these laws. Politics in India is one of the most intense in the world....
View ArticleTrump’s dangerous idea about Gaza
What Trump said about Gaza and the Palestinian people is shocking and dangerous. It also gives a free pass to countries like China and Russia to do whatever they want. Trump’s grandfather, Frederick...
View ArticleOn a Trumpage
Trump’s plan for Gaza, Palestinians is appalling & illegal per global law. Also, a free pass to China/Russia Frederick Trump came to US from Germany in the age of New Imperialism, months after 14...
View ArticleThin skin, sealed lips
Criminal defamation law injures free speech, as a Delhi court noted. SC should review the law Politics in today’s India is arguably more heated than anywhere else in the world, which makes it passing...
View ArticleWhy the rich risk being illegals in America
A planeload of undocumented Indians detained on US soil was returned to India in the first deportation post Trump taking office. The message is stark. The Trump administration chose to return the first...
View ArticleHow India can bring top talent back
The economic prospects in India are already compelling. As I have estimated, India’s GDP can potentially grow in dollar terms at 12% per annum. As professional salaries typically grow 25% more than...
View ArticleReligion and politics: Navigating the fine line
By Sonal Srivastava Should politicians use religion to garner votes from their constituencies in secular democracies? It is a million-dollar question with no real answer. While it is challenging to...
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