The factory factor
Low-cost labour is India’s best weapon in trade war Trump fired the first shot, and now the battle is joined. China on Friday imposed an additional 34% tariff on US goods – matching Trump’s impost...
View ArticleThe factory factor
Big countries like the U.S. and China are fighting over trade. The U.S. started it by putting extra taxes on things China sells to them, and China hit back by doing the same to American...
View Article‘Left has failed to address caste and gender issues’
Noted writer Sarah Joseph reflects on 60 years of writing, from women’s sorrows to systemic resistance Sarah Joseph, celebrated Malayalam writer and feminist icon, has won the Sahitya Akademi, Kerala...
View ArticleNot violent revenge, but egalitarian progress is needed
The strategy of the RSS, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and their capitalist backers has turned contemporary political discourse into a battleground of historical revisionism/ revivalism. Instead of...
View ArticleMain aur Eiffel Tower: A cool mom’s ‘Ghibli-fied’ misadventure
To begin with, I was a little bamboozled at the latest furor in which the netizens found themselves caught up into. Honestly, I couldn’t come to terms with the heightened euphoria that embroiled not...
View ArticleTeach hygiene to fix India
Of the world’s 30 most polluted cities, 22 are in India — a statistic that is nothing short of shameful. When you look at visual representations of these facts, it’s downright sickening. I recently...
View ArticleEveryone wants their own bite
Daily life is on the lines of survival of the fittest. Everyone is at it, and they are trying to do the best they can in order to do well and move forward in their...
View ArticleJust a thaw is not enough, India and China need to turn the page on past
Delhi and Beijing are holding their breath as their analytical frameworks for international politics are upended with each passing day. Having burnt its fingers in Ukraine, the US under Trump is...
View ArticleBack to Modern Times: The new obsession with longer work days
The recent boom next to my workplace at MIT has brought in a number of restaurants that offer healthy food for busy people. The menu is generally Mediterranean inspired, but with their own little...
View ArticleFor India, there is a bigger worry than US tariffs
On April 2, US President Trump announced the highest, most irrational import tariffs since 1910, declaring this was America’s ‘Liberation Day’. It would be better to call it Recession Day. Or Trade War...
View ArticleStand up for standups even when you don’t like their comedy
Let’s face it, comedy is hard. Making people with different sensibilities laugh in a country as diverse as India is incredibly difficult. Those who have mastered this art have become global...
View ArticleDhaka-Beijing bhai bhai? India may need more stick-less carrot approach
As someone who has made a mark through relentless networking, it is unlikely that Bangladesh’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus was unaware of the ramifications of his remarks on his return from China. His...
View ArticleThe inner circle advantage: What the GenZ is missing out on
I very recently quit working with an esteemed government institution as a mentor for their multiple startup incubators. My acceptance of their invitation was inspired by the abundantly available...
View ArticleWill the French Court’s decision to bar Marine Le Pen from the presidential...
There are huge implications of the French Court’s decision last week of sentencing Marie Le Pen to prison, and thereby preventing her from running for any public office for the next coming five years....
View ArticleThe artistic heritage of Mithila paintings: Tradition, transformation and...
India’s cultural richness, deeply embedded in thousands of years of civilization, manifests itself in various forms of artistic expression. Among these, Mithila paintings, also known as Madhubani...
View ArticleIt’s not about Waqf
Last week, the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 was passed after two marathon days of debate in both houses of Parliament. There are now protests by some Muslim organisations in different parts of the country....
View ArticleTrade isn’t why Trump tariffed China
With Trump slapping reciprocal tariffs on significant US trading partners, and a 10% baseline tariff on almost all countries, markets across the world are in turmoil. Japan was hit with 24% tariff and...
View ArticleRam accepted everyone equally
By B Purushartha The idea of Ram is unparalleled in its character, contribution, and impact. Ram has been understood in multiple ways. For many, Ram is a historical man, but for some, Ram means good...
View ArticleUnmasking the exploitation behind religious endowments
The Waqf Amendment Bill was discussed in detail in the Parliament as expected. Although the purpose of this bill was clarified by Union Home Minister Amit Shah while introducing this bill in...
View ArticleAkkitham Narayanan’s stellar abstracts storm LKA Chennai
Imagine an abstract modernist in Paris who went there as far back as 1967 on a French Scholarship from Cholamandalam, dabbled in printmaking studios and finally decided he would immerse himself in the...
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