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Some things in our country only foreigners stare at They are everywhere around us – in grocery stores, petrol stations, Uber cabs, restaurant counters. They keep company with luxury department stores...
View ArticleThey are high & block trade, but they aren’t tariffs
“Non-tariff barrier” sounds like technical trade jargon. But it carries enormous implications for India’s trade ties with US, especially our service exports. A recent India-US joint statement talks of...
View ArticleFrom astronauts to editors: What true glow looks like
Dressing up is an art. It’s not just fabric and colour — it’s the aura you carry. You know, I’ve been thinking about that whole ‘glow’ thing. Not the stuff that comes in a bottle,...
View ArticleMicrofinance for education!
In the heart of rural India, where dreams often battle against daunting financial constraints, microfinance has emerged as a beacon of hope, empowering low-income families to invest in their children’s...
View ArticleRenewed thrust on the MSME sector
The government has been relentlessly focusing on mainstreaming the growth of MSMEs, more importantly, after the MSME Development Act 2006 was enacted. On 9 May 2007, the Ministry of Small-Scale...
View ArticleToo many freebies can hurt states
In Delhi, the new Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has promised to give ₹2,500 every month to women from low-income households. This will cost the government ₹5,100 crore, but the number of people applying...
View ArticleWar of words
Tamil Nadu’s replacing the rupee symbol with ‘ru’ could lead to a Babel-like verbal battlefield Does the rupee by another name have the same nominal value? That’s the linguistic, if not the economic,...
View ArticleDelhi & elsewhere
Funding cash handouts, especially the rash of schemes for women, is a recipe for fiscal emergency for states Presenting her debut budget, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta allocated Rs 5,100cr to fund women’s cash...
View ArticleNo Turkish delight for opposition
In Türkiye, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is making it harder for his political rival to challenge him in elections. Even though the next presidential election isn’t for a couple of years, people are...
View ArticleNo Turkish delight
By cracking down on opposition supporters Erdogan reinforces his image as an electoral autocrat Erdogan is once again proving why Türkiye often gets described as an electoral autocracy. Although...
View ArticleLuxon’s India visit and meeting with Modi: A new chapter in New Zealand-India...
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s recent visit to India underscores a growing strategic alignment between the two nations, driven by shared economic and security interests. His meetings...
View ArticleScience & secrets of manifestation
Many have read The Secret and tried the techniques it suggests—hanging images of their desires on the wall, writing and repeating affirmations daily, and practicing visualization. While some may have...
View ArticleThe Weekly Vine Edition 35: Leaked War Chats
Hello and welcome to another edition of The Weekly Vine. We apologise for being absent from your feed last week. They say artists must suffer for their art. Vincent van Gogh painted like a genius but...
View ArticleWho gets to vote?
Trump will find out how complex & controversial voter roll changes can be. India can teach him a few things Trump’s executive order to ‘protect’ American elections is centred on defining...
View ArticleCourting sexism
SC, thankfully, paused a disturbing HC order in attempt to rape case. But such orders are distressingly frequent It would have been disturbing enough in a district court, of which there are 688. But...
View ArticleUnfair to women
The Supreme Court (SC) had to stop a really unfair decision made by a High Court (HC) in an important case. Sadly, unfair decisions like this happen too often. Two men offered a ride to...
View ArticleWho gets to vote?
Donald Trump is making big changes to how people in the US can vote, but it’s not as simple as it seems. The way a country decides who can vote is really important, and it...
View Article100-day sarkar
State and central Report card Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis set an ambitious target for the next 100 days of his govt, with catchy stuff like education minister visiting 100 schools, health mantri 100...
View ArticleDharm is neither religion nor ideology
Ashok Vohra All beings wish for happiness, peace, and serenity in life. Hindu shastras teach us that it is possible to lead such a life by following the path of dharm. Vivekananda defines dharm as...
View ArticleFree speech, anyone?
If India’s democracy has to thrive, it cannot do so if our politicians have such thin skins, where a negative reference to Maharashtra’s deputy CM by a stand-up comedian leads to Shiv Sainiks...
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