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Jaishankar’s visiting a Pakistan that’s diminished since 2019, but is yet to do course correction When ex-Pak foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited India last year for an SCO meeting, there...
View ArticleEco Nobel gets real
2024’s winners explain real world outcomes by studying institutions. That’s highly relevant for India This year’s Economics Nobel – winners are Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson – is,...
View ArticleThe Ocean Pictures
Disaster at sea? It’s only the flick of the iceberg Cult fiction: in James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster Titanic, rich girl Rose shivers on a makeshift raft but poor boy Jack, her lover, freezes to death....
View ArticleEco Nobel: why 2024’s prize matters to everyone
This year’s Economics Nobel Prize went to three researchers: Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson. Their work is super important because it helps us understand why some countries are rich...
View ArticleSpend it like Shinde. but…
As Maharashtra assembly elections draw close, the BJP-Shinde Sena-Ajit Pawar NCP governing alliance has gone on an overdrive. The Eknath Shinde-led cabinet has passed over 150 decisions in the last...
View ArticleHighlighting the unsung heroes of India’s travel experiences
When we think of tour guides, the image of someone spewing historical facts might come to mind. In India, there’s even a misconception that becoming a tour guide is a fallback career for those without...
View ArticleScrolling through the Social Media Paradox
“My 40-minute workout is too long to fit my busy schedule…” How often have we said this to ourselves? Time is the most elusive commodity. Yet, despite the excuses, we usually find ourselves lost in the...
View ArticleA tribute to Ratan Tata: My memorable encounter with a visionary leader
As I reflect on the passing of Ratan Tata, the visionary chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, I am reminded of my privilege to have crossed paths with this extraordinary individual. My encounter with Mr...
View ArticleThe need to rediscover the future of food for a stressed planet
New wars, growing inflation, and rapidly proliferating climate issues raise pertinent questions about the future of food. World over, the manner in which food consumption is changing, food technology...
View ArticleComplicated sixer
Six Maharashtra leaders, six futures are at stake in state’s one-day poll. All bets are off In Maharashtra, there are six major political leaders, and they all have a lot riding on the upcoming state...
View ArticleComplicated sixer
Six Maharashtra leaders, six futures are at stake in state’s one-day poll. All bets are off Many, including from within Mahayuti govt, will be relieved that polls to the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly...
View ArticleMaple fig leaf
Khalistani influence on Canadian politics is thanks to the country’s electoral rules Ties between India and Canada are going from bad to worse. Ottawa’s latest allegation that six Indian diplomats,...
View ArticleKhalistani influence on Canadian politics
The relationship between India and Canada is getting worse. Canada recently accused six Indian diplomats, including India’s ambassador to Canada, of being involved in the killing of a man named Hardeep...
View ArticleLabour pains
While too many have to work too hard in India, a few prosper by doing precious little The tragic case of a 26-year-old chartered accountant who was allegedly worked to death within four months of...
View ArticleWhy Trudeau’s, again, fighting India
Justin Trudeau has launched his seasonal strike on India. What that does to India-Canada relations is, for him, secondary. By now, India has also figured out this play, including the China dimension,...
View ArticleRanchi: What you hear isn’t what you’ll get
Jharkhand will vote on Nov 13 and Nov 20, results will be known on Nov 23. JMM in office and BJP in opposition, along with their respective allies, have spared nothing to highlight each other’s...
View ArticleAge no bar for spiritual upgrade
By Karan Singh The foundational concept of Vedanta is that the Divine resides deep within the consciousness of all human beings regardless of age or sex, race or nationality. Finding that Divine centre...
View ArticleTier-III’s turn: Why government’s corporate intern plan is vital
Let’s think of a woman commerce graduate from a state university college in a tier-III city in India. Her college does not have a placement cell, and despite her outstanding academic performance, her...
View ArticlePriorities of individual over the party defeated Congress in Haryana
The euphoria created in favour of Congress party by vocal voters and the electronic media during the Haryana poll campaign especially after voting on 5 October 2024 was belied by the actual results on...
View ArticleMany Maharashtras
Nov 20’s election will be fought on every conceivable identity & ideology Maharashtra is getting ready for a big election, and it’s going to be quite complicated. There are 288 areas, called...
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