US wants a reboot of World Bank but it’s on wrong track

At the spring meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Deputy Secretary of State Daleep Singh called for a total overhaul of the two institutions. Daleep Singh...

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Outrage over Musk’s Twitter takeover exposes hypocrisy of the woke brigade

Maybe the dissolution of the East India Company in 1858 and Egypt’s nationalisation of the Suez Canal in 1956 had similar effects, but in recent times there seems nothing remotely comparable to the obsessive interest...

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Four ways to stop pay, pension bill eating up our defence budget

In ordinary times, defence economics is an obscure conversation topic, making it to the headlines only on the day of the Union Budget. The ensuing conversation is about the failure to move India’s defence expenditure...

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Liberating others, liberates you

We hold on to so much negativity, pain, bitterness, resentment in our lifetime. Oddly, even thought others may be at fault, it is the “victim” that holds on to the negativity. A couple has a...

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The aunty-aging formula you did not know about

Hurtling over the compound wall, a yellow ball lands in the garden as I am strolling with my sister-in-law. It is followed by a gangly boy in swift pursuit. I sprint to the hedge, bend...

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The future of shopping is augmented

An altered landscape for shopping How will you look wearing that lipstick you’ve been watching reviews of? What shade will go well with your skin tone? What will your living room look like with that...

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Why success at automobile manufacturing typifies multi-regional progress in India

India’s success at automobile manufacturing is the epitome of multi-regional progress contributing to national good. The automobile sector in India contributes 7.1% to GDP. It is the largest manufacturing industry in the country, accounting for...

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The shifting front line

CPM leaders making overtures to Indian Union Muslim League, and the ensuing brouhaha, is not new. It is a periodical affair. Yet, each time it gets repeated it never fails to raise the political temperature....

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AFSPA Must Go: Normalisation and development best antidotes to insurgencies in the Northeast

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion that the Centre is working towards revoking the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the entire Northeast is indeed welcome. This comes after the Centre’s recent move revoking...

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Decade of emerging economies: 2020s will see debt-heavy US, China slowing down & the likes of India, South Africa, Vietnam step up

Early in the Covid pandemic, in an article for the Foreign Affairs, I argued that in 2010s the US had defied predictions of decline and risen to new heights as an economic and financial superpower. This...

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Derailed planning: Railways didn’t have to be in a people vs power dilemma

Indian Railways (IR) will cancel nearly 670 trips of passenger trains till May 24 to focus on moving coal to thermal power plants. Forced to choose between massive power outages on account of coal shortage...

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Mother of progress: Italy questions an old privilege of patriarchy

What’s in a name? It can carry a whole worldview, which in turn can shape material reality in powerful ways. Specifically, patrilineal surnaming norms carry a wide-ranging patriarchal dividend, where fathers have dominance in family...

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Radical ideas for a less unequal world: Piketty’s new thesis is on democratic socialism

No matter how unjust the world seems, economist Thomas Piketty shows us how much better it is than 1950 or 1900, which were in turn better than 1850 or 1790. A Brief History of Equality...

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What does junk food deserve? Stars, or warnings?: Prominent pictorial labels for high sugar, salt, fat levels can instantly alert consumers

Vandana Prasad and Arun Gupta A triple burden of malnutrition – undernutrition, micronutrient malnutrition, as well as overweight and obesity – is rising in India. Paradoxically, these forms of poor nutrition often have the same...

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The Gita has negativity cancelling features

By Jaya Row  We all have the devil in us, something that makes us pursue self-destructive ways. Yet, even the worst among us has some divine qualities. While personality traits are often hereditary and seem...

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Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission – the driver of Universal Health Coverage

As India observes Ayushman Bharat Diwas today, it is critical to reflect on what will accelerate India’s journey towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.  While the public healthcare system in India has made significant strides, access...

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Bringing nature back into urban spaces

As we swelter amidst the heatwave of end-April 2022, Mumbai has already endured unseasonable rains and a cold-wave this year alone — before even half the year is over or the monsoon begins, the felt...

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Congress’s bloated middle: Plans like Kishor’s will fail because weak Gandhis & entrenched party managers are in mutual dependence

The collapse of the Prashant Kishor plan is merely the latest missed opportunity for Congress. How do we understand the puzzle of Congress’s inertia in the face of a clear existential crisis, and what remains...

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Just cut it: GoI was the main beneficiary of earlier fuel tax hikes. Now, it should take lead in lowering them

The political argument over India’s tax policy of petroleum products is an essential one. However, it requires unpacking to reach a meaningful conclusion. GoI and states independently tax petrol and diesel, the two most important...

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Good news @ 150 kmph: Umran Malik’s IPL fireworks are another demonstration of sport’s power to unify

The one youngster who has taken this IPL by storm is Sunrisers Hyderabad speedster Umran Malik. The J&K-born 22-year-old has been turning heads and shattering stumps, picking up 15 wickets in the eight matches he...

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From Bihar, the good news on banking: How Jan Dhan has deepened financial literacy among poor women, and in rural areas

Praveen Kumar, Madnesh Kumar Mishra, Sandeep Kandikuppa The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, launched in 2014, is a national mission on financial inclusion that aims to ensure that all Indians, particularly low-income groups and weaker...

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Rebranding India: As several countries officially change their names, some feel that we too should do the same

Two pracharaks returning from a shakha, talking about the past, present and future of the country. 1st pracharak: India’s got to stop sitting on the fence. 2nd pracharak: You mean sitting on the fence regarding...

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Holy days can build bridges for harmony

By AK Merchant   Every major religion has its own special calendar, which organises and charts activities of its adherents during the year. In the Indian subcontinent, with its alluring and mind-boggling diversity, observance of holy...

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Scrap sedition: There’s no point trying to mend this broken law. It’s an anti-constitutional provision that must go

The Supreme Court’s resumption of its hearing into petitions seeking the scrapping of the sedition provision in IPC comes at a time when this colonial era law is becoming a major threat to political and...

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EU too do this: India should critique Russia. But on other aggressions, Europe hasn’t taken moral high ground either

There’s no denying that the Russian invasion of Ukraine cannot be justified by any yardstick. The military invasion, now in its third month, of a sovereign nation violates every international law and convention. This is...

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Save medical education from ghost faculty & patients: Although India needs more doctors, those produced at reckless speed will hardly serve us well

Ghosts should exist only in fairytales and horror movies. If they become integral to any modern-day institution that should ideally be powered by the latest research in science, then you know something is seriously wrong...

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Hi! Hybrid classes: Should they be anointed the Newer Normal?

Last week, I was invited to address a media class. Being an old hack, nothing new about that. Except it was unnerving. Bad enough that there were only a handful of students in the audience,...

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Permanent bliss lies beyond our senses

By Pinaki Pani Prasad Sharma Do we want temporary happiness or permanent bliss? Why are we not happy in the first place? What is wanting? Why is others’ approval so essential for us? Let’s turn...

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How do virtual event platforms empower D2C brands to reach out to global audiences?

With the changing times, we are seeing the way of doing business is also changing. Along with old business houses, many new startups are also growing and competing with the giants. But unlike the traditional...

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Bridging the generation gap: How to cater to a Gen Z workforce

The pandemic has altered the way we all operate. It has made us re-evaluate the time and energy we spend at work. Most of us have taken a holistic look at our life, health, and...

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Why everyone in Cong is happy to see PK’s exit even before he entered

Nothing brought more joy and relief to the worried Congressmen  than a cryptic tweet put out by political strategist Prashant Kishor on April 26 afternoon. After all the speculation about his role in  revamping the...

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Investing with purpose: How Indian businesses can bring social causes in their investments

Socially responsible investing combined with an ESG-centric approach are creating a paradigm shift for many investors across the globe. Organisations are integrating environmental and social considerations into their strategies, which contributes towards an improved performance...

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Safety will take precedence in the post-Covid workspace bubble

In 2020, the work lives of people across the world underwent a paradigm shift with work from home becoming the norm overnight. Several industries even reported an uptick in employee productivity, following this shift. Time...

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Learning to overcome prolonged grief

By Narayani Ganesh We grieve when we lose something precious and when the loss seems unbearable. The death of a loved one, news of innocents being violated or killed in conflict situations; losing one’s livelihood;...

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Dried grass and flowers can add some extra glam to your home

Even though dried flowers are technically dead, they are nonetheless lovely and can add a lovely (and occasionally vintage) touch to a small space in your home. Dried flowers are the epitome of recycling, reusing,...

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5 growth marketing strategies that can help India’s Unicorns unlock their digital future

India has shown significant progress in the usage of digital technology. Internet connectivity is also increasing at a rapid pace; with anticipated 460 million+ users, India has the world’s second-largest internet-using population, after China. While...

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New-age subjects that you should look for in your B-school curriculum

Indian education sector has changed its dynamics over the last 2 years more than it has in the last decade. Many fields of studies have undergone an overhaul to accommodate the new needs of students...

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Limitless possibilities of voice AI

As anyone who has worked in a contact center will tell you, being a customer service agent can be a thankless task at the best of times. But that’s never been more true than it...

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IAF diaries 2022 : Chitra Ganesh at Gallery Espace

Renu Modi’s Gallery Espace with 16 artists in its booth is one of the largest white cube spaces at the India Art Fair 2022. Amongst the suite of works the Brooklyn-based Chitra Ganesh’s eclectic array...

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That coal feeling: Shortage of rail wagons is one reason for dipping power plant inventory. But problem goes further

India’s power sector often grapples with cash-strapped electricity distribution companies running up overdues to power generators. This problem persists – overdues from largely state government-owned distribution companies were in the range of Rs 1 lakh...

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J&K pitch: PM’s investment push needs political normalisation to succeed. Fast-track delimitation & state polls

The Prime Minister’s first public rally in Jammu & Kashmir since the nullification of Article 370 in 2019 saw him talk up grassroots democracy and a development push for the region. Speaking at Palli, officially...

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‘Failure is an integral component of science’: India provides scientists room to take risks. We need to have faith in the scientific community

Ajay Kumar Sood, a distinguished professor at Indian Institute of Science, will formally take charge as India’s Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) today. He spoke with Chethan Kumar on the agenda ahead: What’s India’s ‘Mega Science...

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Mr hundred percent: When some babus lower the standards, kind peers teach them to do better

The two babus had joined government service together, but were meeting after several years. Each was keen to show the other how well he had done in life. So, the first babu invited his colleague...

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A slow and steady ascent of spiritual awakening

By Jayant B Dave Just as a little baby slowly grows into an educated and cultured being, religious or spiritual consciousness too evolves gradually, starting from inanimate objects in nature. Religion and spirituality focus on...

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Trends impacting global delivery space and how it impacts India

Information Technology offshoring or outsourcing originally began in the 1980s, and gained steam in the 1990s as Indian IT service providers rose to global prominence. Outsourcing primarily involved onsite deployment of resources, with IT professionals...

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Envisioning the future of office through ESG lens

The Indian commercial real estate sector is in the nascent stage of adopting structured, comprehensive ESG strategies and frameworks. Of late, ESG has become a key element of decision making for corporate occupiers and employees...

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How agricultural evolution is giving rise to a new futuristic model of farming

India is home to the world’s second-largest population and a significant contributor to global agricultural production. But to meet the growing demands of a burgeoning global population, which is estimated to surpass 9.8 billion by...

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Supporting inclusive education for neurodiversity through the science of applied behaviour analysis

Neurodiversity describes the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in different ways. It simply suggests that there is no one ‘right’ way of thinking, learning, and behaving; and those differences...

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Establishment of digital banking units: Adoption of digital strategy to boost the Indian banking industry and economy

India has stolen a march on the rest of the world in digital payments. For Indian banking, the next logical step entails setting up of digital banking units, in line with the government’s objective of...

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4 credible reasons why women are choosing advanced razors over waxing

Gone are the days when women used to run to salons to get their bodies or faces waxed at the end of every month, or week, maybe. The ladies of the era seem to be...

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How shame works is a real shame: Internet & the industry of scapegoating

Shame is a terribly effective emotion. All societies use it to draw lines, to reinforce norms and taboos. But in today’s digitally connected world, shame has gone off the rails, says The Shame Machine: Who...

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When Blockchain Technology meets real estate

The integration of blockchain technology with the real-estate sector could bring a lot of benefits for the industry, including increased trust, enhanced loyalty, proficient data management and access to real-time information. Evolution of Web 3.0...

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Feminine Energy: The Best Anti-War Strategy

By Osho The world suffers too much from conflict because of male energy and the domination by it. Balance is needed. I am not saying that male energy is not needed at all; it is...

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Indian government’s initiatives for children aspiring to study abroad

The Government of India carries out a slew of efforts to boost the foreign study ecosystem and help students realize their dreams, with scholarships being just the tip of the iceberg. It is doing everything...

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Redesign the mould

The new world order ushered in by the Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to adapt and evolve in ways mankind may have never imagined possible. From forcing organisations to manage complex business operations from the...

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The pandemic has fundamentally changed tech recruiting industry

Before the pandemic, every technical recruiter had a very important asset up their sleeve when hiring – the on-site visit. They would call prospective candidates to tour the office and see for themselves the perks,...

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The brittle middle: Sandwiched between Supreme Court and lower courts, high courts cannot afford to drop the ball

Twice this week, the Supreme Court found serious fault with high courts failing to uphold judicial discipline while pronouncing orders. A Rajasthan high court bench granted bail to a history sheeter accused of raping his...

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Not just dollars: Sri Lanka needs deep economic reforms to dig its way out of the crisis

A series of developments this week augured well for Sri Lanka. On the political front, 17 new ministerial appointments were initiated by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, suggesting an end to the political logjam. Separately, Sri Lanka...

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‘A divided opposition is helping BJP’: Even as all rules are being flouted in Jahangirpuri and elsewhere

Re-elected as the CPM general secretary for a third, consecutive term earlier this month, Sitaram Yechury is a prominent opposition voice. He speaks to Swati Mathur on the impending Presidential polls and the lesson CPM...

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Check payment: Thanks to the holiday calendars, banks make a lot of money at our expense

The other week I was the recipient of a payment check from my bank: the bank put a check, or temporary hold, on a payment made to me. The payment was coming from Chennai, which...

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For earth’s sake, cut thought pollution with yog

By Kamlesh Patel Here is a sobering fact: Homo sapiens appeared on Earth around 130,000-200,000 years ago, whereas our planet is around 4.5 billion years old. This means we’ve been here for about 0.000028% of...

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Acronym acrimony: MICE is scurrying to make the events biz easier

MICE is an apt acronym for the thriving-but-tiresome task of organising meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. When entertainment moved from relaxation to revenue stream, event managers began strutting around the bizscape.  From weddings to weighty...

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The Guru who taught us to fear none, scare none

By Charan Singh Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth guru of the Sikhs. His early years were spent in Amritsar under the tutelage of Baba Budha, contemporary of Guru Nanak, and Bhai Gurdas, inscriber of...

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How new-age organic retail brands can empower India’s farmers and take their produce to the end customers

India is among the top five agricultural economies in the world, with the sector providing livelihood to over 50% of the population and contributing nearly 18% to the country’s GDP. Although advances in machinery, improvement...

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How Video KYC has strengthened the security of fintech platforms

Digitization has transformed the way people meet, greet, and transact. However, it has increased the risks of cyber threats and data privacy breaches. As per reports, India ranks third in terms of the number of...

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The cult of the pyramid scheme aka multilevel marketing

The Enforcement Directorate has recently frozen the assets of a major US-based multilevel-marketing firm in India. This floods my mind with not-so-happy memories from my early adulthood. I was barely nineteen when a smart looking...

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Insurgency and education in Jammu and Kashmir

No nation can hope to attain the heights of intellectual eminence and spiritual greatness by just relying on petty, paltry, and fearful people. It is imperative to cultivate moral courage, intellectual integrity, independence of thoughts,...

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Transformation of liquidity-adjustment facility

The liquidity-adjustment facility (LAF) is a monetary policy tool used in India since 1998 when it was introduced by RBI as part of recommendation of the Narasimham Committee on banking sector reforms. The RBI manages...

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Values preached versus practiced

The pandemic has added to the woes of school-going children and parents alike. Re-opening of schools after a two-year gap made me focus on issues that had merited attention since long. One is transportation. As...

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Big leap from blackboards to smart classrooms

The need for having digital classrooms has never been felt so dearly before. In the sub-continent, India is leading the drive for smartboards in schools because experiential learning is increasingly proving to be pedagogy’s new...

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Soldiering on: Ukraine war’s economic fallout on India may not be severe. Fiscal policy must lead now

Russia’s Ukraine invasion will soon enter its third month. It has gone on longer than initially expected and appears likely to continue. The ray of hope is the now unlikely scenario of more countries being...

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2 states, 3 parties: Will Gujarat & HP see triangular BJP-INC-AAP contests? Congress has the most to lose

Key moves are afoot as politics is heating up in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, the next destinations in India’s non-stop election jamboree. Jammu & Kashmir’s long delayed polls must first pass a contentious delimitation process....

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Doctors can fail even after doing their best: A fellow gynaecologist pleads for reforming the system that drove Dr Archana Sharma to suicide

The recent suicide by a promising gynaecologist, Archana Sharma, was a huge tragedy. She was a doctor who had saved hundreds of lives, both in government and private setups. And yet she was accused of...

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Hostile takeovers: When push-the-envelope progressives meet someone like Musk actually pushing the envelope 😊

How great it must be to be Elon Musk. While most of us, when dealt with bad service, can only shout impotently into the phone, ‘I want to speak to your manager,’ he can simply...

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Why fight with life, learn to flow with it

By Swami Sukhabodhananda When someone speaks unpleasant words, why is it that I dislike it so much? Why does it hurt me deeply and how can I bear it? One of the Buddha’s beautiful teachings...

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Politics, French style: France has movements, not parties, and whoever becomes president will face mass discontent

The first round of the French presidential election has produced the same competition as five years ago. With 23% of the votes (against 21.3% in 2017), the far-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, qualified for a...

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Capital warning: Govts got casual about masking too early, vaccination pace for third shots and kids is slow

The small but steady uptick in Covid cases in Delhi and adjoining NCR cities in Haryana and UP is a warning for the rest of the country that Covid isn’t over. The pandemic has been...

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Kolhapuri futures: Maharashtra alliance has weathered BJP but it’s not nationally scalable

While bypolls have limited predictive value, some of them do lend themselves to a lot of meaningful political unpacking. Maharashtra’s Kolhapur North assembly seat is a Shiv Sena stronghold that this time became a high-decibel...

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Seeing through Elon Musk’s unlock games: Once the foundational principle of internet, “free speech” is now a product offering

Turning on the engines to thwart Elon Musk, Twitter is now adopting a “poison pill”, which allows the company to offer additional shares to existing shareholders at a discount, should any individual or group acquire...

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It used to be hearts: Now they make away with lemons and bridges, the robbers are so upwardly mobile 😊

For the longest time Indians sang only about the theft of hearts: Chura ke dil mera, Dil chori sada ho gaya etc. Which involved sub-robberies, like that of sleep – Neend churayi meri – or...

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A simple method to attain Self-realisation

By Anup Taneja          Paul Brunton, who visited Ramana Maharshi’s ashram in 1931, placed before the latter two fundamental questions: Is it necessary to renounce the world and move to secluded jungles or mountains to realise...

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Channelizing your inner goddess

Ever looked at the mirror and not judged yourself? No, right we always do that. It is ingrained in our system to always find fault in ourselves. One day the hair needs to be fixed...

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Metaverse: Digital collaborations enhance experiences, exceed expectations

A couple of months ago, there was an unusual wedding reception in Tamil Nadu. The bride’s father had passed away the previous year. Yet, as an extraordinary gift, the groom ensured the father was present...

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The changing face of SMEs: Here’s what to expect in 2022

The MSME sector is undoubtedly contributing largely towards driving the growth of the Indian economy. The MSME sector that was largely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic has bounced back, and Indian MSMEs say that business...

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United Europe? The test will be French election

Russia’s attack on Ukraine was ostensibly governed by national security considerations. Although the complications of having a NATO-friendly country on its borders cannot be brushed aside, the war has been a public relations disaster for...

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Are you damaged or healed?

It’s not easy to accept that you are damaged. Not wanting to confront incidents or emotions leads to a lot of “inner children” within us that control our responses and behaviour towards others, situations and...

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How did we go from eat-and-let-eat to the age of high-pitched food battles?

When I was a graduate student in a small university town in America’s Midwest, we had little access to Indian food. Mrs Gupta, one of the faculty wives, was a godsend to homesick Indian students....

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Ukraine crisis vindicates core tenets of India’s foreign policy

‘Will Asia’s future be like Europe’s past?’ was the question asked for decades, as a metaphor to warn Asian statesmen to learn the lessons from European catastrophes a century ago. We might be tempted to...

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Not so uniquely Russian: Putin is like other autocrats and, like them, can keep power even when the economy tanks

On a visit to New York in 2003, Vladimir Putin pitched himself to investors as an economic reformer willing to engage Western capitalists. I recall vividly how different he was then in language and tone,...

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Decoding dragon: GoI should upgrade strategic thinking on China

The Indian army is trying to address its capability voids in Mandarin and boost specialisation on Chinese issues among its ranks. This is a belated but necessary step if we are to increase our strategic...

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No to DemoCrazy: Musk’s ‘absolutist’ free speech idea is undesirable

Maverick tycoon and the world’s richest person Elon Musk has made a hostile bid for Twitter, claiming his aim is to “to help freedom in the world”. True, part of today’s democratic zeitgeist is characterised...

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‘Gotabaya was utterly negligent’: Sri Lanka’s troubles were brewing for 3 years. Now, public sentiment is against a unity govt

In the backdrop of public protests in Sri Lanka, Harsha De Silva, MP of the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya, spoke to Jaya Menon in Colombo: How would you sum up the crisis? It is a...

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Britain’s evil empire & whitewashed history: Liberalism was a myth, imperial project was brutal

What was the British empire? To the majority of Britons even today, it is something to be proud of, a force of progress, decency and rule of law around the world, despite the occasional excesses...

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When Hanuman displayed faith in himself

By Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati Faith is not something you can conceptualise or intellectualise about. It is something you have. Just as you are endowed with life in this body, you are endowed with faith in...

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Contracts & graft: Imminent exit of Karnataka minister is good news. But breaking contractor-politics nexus requires deep change

KS Eshwarappa, Karnataka’s minister for rural development and panchayat raj, has said that he will resign today. Earlier he had been booked by the police in a case pertaining to abetment to suicide. The victim...

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Bitter pill for all: Breakdown of trust between doctors and patients is caused and aggravated by state failures

A Dausa gynaecologist’s tragic suicide after Rajasthan police booked her for murder over a pregnant woman dying during childbirth and the severe assault on two Howrah district hospital doctors after a patient with severe kidney...

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From cricket rivals to natural partners: India and Australia can become the eastern and western flanks of a stable Indo-Pacific

India and Australia have largely been known as cricket rivals, but are transitioning rapidly to becoming natural partners. The recent signing of the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement is yet another significant step in...

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Putin’s karma: The seeds of Moscow’s Ukraine misadventure were sown by Russian robber barons in the 1990s 😊

In 1993 Bunny and I were in St Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, built by Peter the Great and lauded as the ‘Venice of the North’ because of its Italianate architecture designed by Domenico Trezzini...

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When Jesus gave his life to save the world

By Janina Gomes Good Friday is a day when Christians venerate the cross of Christ through which he redeemed the whole world. His passion in the Garden of Gethsemane, when he sweated blood in anticipation...

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Desperate immigration: Are we doing enough to address human trafficking from India to the US?

A group of illegal immigration agents had abducted 15 Gujarat residents with a false promise of dispatching them to the United States and instead had extorted money from them withholding the minor child in their...

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House that?: Bulldozing alleged rioters’ houses, shops violates due process, can extract bigger costs

After sporadic rioting on Sunday raised worries of wider disturbances, Madhya Pradesh government’s summary demolition of houses and shops of alleged rioters made a bad situation worse. The state’s action of using its official apparatus...

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From nine to six: Next vaccine reform should make boosters available six months after the second jab

With Omicron’s different sub-variants continuing to wreak havoc in different parts of the world, combined with fears of the emergence of some new variant, India’s expansion of the ‘precaution dose’ programme beginning this Sunday was...

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A chaotic world needs a stable India-US partnership: Washington’s preoccupation with Ukraine crisis means New Delhi must step up in its neighbourhood

Comments made by all participants during the recently concluded 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in Washington DC suggest both a growing understanding of each other’s positions on Ukraine and an ability to skirt around contentious issues and...

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Bonkers over honkers: Mumbai’s new top cop gets bullish about horns

A split second was defined as the time between the changing of the traffic light, and the honking of the car behind you. That atom continues to be split on everyday streets, creating more and...

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Align with the hukum to attain inner peace

By Harvinder Pal Singh Guru Granth Sahib, the eternal Guru of the Sikhs, attributes all happenings of life to ‘Hukam’, a word derived from Arabic, meaning ‘Divine Order’. So much is the importance given to...

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How digital privacy is reshaping the internet

The year is 1994. Stanford student Jerry Yang is building the world’s first web index, which he names Yahoo! Inc. while Mosaic Communications releases the world’s first commercially-available web browser, Netscape Navigator. In an era...

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2+2 = Counter China: Moscow is a point of difference, but New Delhi, Washington both know the bigger threat is Beijing

The virtual meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden hours before the fourth India-US 2+2 dialogue reiterated the importance of the overall strategic partnership. This is significant because the two sides...

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Good call by TRAI: Lowering 5G auction floor price is a smart move. Not just telcos, economy will benefit

India’s telecom regulator TRAI set the tone for forthcoming 5G auctions in a set of recommendations released Monday. The highlight is a pivot from designing the auction as a revenue maximisation exercise for GoI, which...

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Healing old faultlines with new democratic initiatives: Assam’s chief minister argues that reset of Centre-state relations allows reforms like AFSPA rollback

The withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from large parts of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland has – rightly – taken the nation by surprise. It was unthinkable even until a few years ago...

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Pursuit of unhappiness: Why some feel it’s a smart move to trade in a Smartphone for a phone that’s unsmart

I recently heard something that I found surprising: not a few people, in India and elsewhere, are switching from Smartphones to earlier, unsmart devices. Why would anyone do that? It seems like going against the...

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Mahavir’s core message is ‘Live and let live’

By Dhanpal Solanki Jain Mahavir Jayanti marks the birthday anniversary of the 24th Jain Tirthankar whose core message is ‘Live and let live’. Mahavir renounced his royal life and worldly relationships to seek samayika –...

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A Ritual for global wellbeing: Dandayatra of Ganjam

Without caring the scorching rays of Sun and the unbearable heat in the month of Chaitra the ritualist, popularly known as Dandua, have come out of their houses to celebrate the famous festival of Dandayatra...

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Unending trauma: Those facing Long Covid are being forgotten. India must now focus healthcare, research energies here

Last week, the Biden administration issued a memorandum authorising a multipronged federal response to Long Covid – a spectrum of long-term health-damaging conditions that afflict many who recover from Covid and even those who were...

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Cost of disharmony: Diverse India can’t afford imposition of one group’s ideas on others. Neither can its economy

The Industrial Revolution which began in the 18th century was one of humanity’s most consequential events. Not only did it wholly transform every society’s economic arrangement, it also simultaneously forced changes in the way they...

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Can China really get off the zero-Covid tiger? Xi’s govt remains wary of a U-turn despite great public anger against the Shanghai lockdown

Early signs of relaxation are now being seen but Shanghai, a city of 25 million, has been under a long lockdown – where those outside don’t want to get in and those inside want to...

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Back to office: Goodbye WFH. I won’t miss you. The hype never lived up to the reality

Not so long ago there was all this excitement over the new normal and working from home and how Covid had changed everything and who was going back to the office? Corporate gurus came out...

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To evolve, boundlessness and infinity are key

By Narayani Ganesh The need to fence off one’s physical territory – whether residential or commercial private property, an apartment complex, office premises or between nations – arises from mutual mistrust and suspicion and for...

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The inevitable cultural shift

I often come across wedding videos, photos and reel where the bride and groom meet before the wedding ceremony, having fun or of posts where they say that the couple has decided to let go...

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Indian food processing industry: Current scenario

The Indian food industry is poised for huge growth, increasing its contribution to the world food trade every year. In India, the food sector has emerged as a high-growth and high-profit sector due to its...

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Breaking boundaries, building bonds the way only sports can

First, the disclaimer: I love cricket, not IPL. So, it was normal to find myself out of place the weekend before last, when a WhatsApp group of old friends turned hyperactive while Mumbai Indians were...

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What is funnel chest and how is it treated?

Funnel chest is when there is a cup like deformity usually located in the lower part of the chest. It is known as ‘Pectus excavatum’ and is also commonly referred to as ‘Sunken Chest’. It...

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The 2013 Kedarnath tragedy: Breakdown or breakthrough?

The cataclysmic ‘Kedarnath tragedy’ of June 2013, triggered by overwhelming flash-floods and deluge in Uttarakhand, instigated losses worth US $1 billion, mortality at a gory high of 5000 deaths and led to an equal number...

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How contact image sensor technology has enhanced accuracy of fake note detection

India has long been a cash economy and most people in the country still follow the cash transactions route. No denying that there has been a significant rise in digital payments in the last few...

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Reforms in homoeopathy education

World Homeopathy Day 2022:  The day marks the significance of the Homoeopathy and its contribution in treating many diseases in a holistic way. The day is celebrated on Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann’s birth anniversary,...

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Pakistan’s ‘Dukhi Diana’ refuses to get the message

Since we desis have an opinion on everything — especially what’s going on in our neighbour’s house — we are wondering: is Pakistan’s ‘Playboy PM’ (kidhar ‘play’ aur kaunsa ‘boy’?) living up to his ‘Im...

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Why reservation will not solve India’s job crisis

A study by Surjit Bhalla, Arvind Virmani and Karan Bhasin estimates that extreme poverty — defined by the World Bank as consumption below $1.90 per day per person — has virtually disappeared in India. India’s...

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BR buzz: How Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations became a political contest

Let me begin this piece with an imaginary situation. If Babasaheb Ambedkar were alive today, he would have probably been quite amazed to see how political parties with completely different ideologies are vying with each...

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The private booster is here: But India will also have to make provisions for poor young persons with fading immunity

Ending the uncertainty about the permissions related to the booster dose policy for adults, the Union government has issued clearance for administration of a third dose of vaccine to all adults between 18 and 60...

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Third shot challenge: GoI must spend more to expand availability

GoI’s decision to allow adults over 18 who received their second doses over nine months ago to get ‘precaution doses’ at private vaccination centres is welcome. Scientific studies have repeatedly asserted how immunity after infection...

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Avoidable record: Central taxes on fuel need to be lowered to help growth

Indians do have a sense of black humour. A couple in Tamil Nadu received a bottle each of petrol and diesel as wedding presents. Presumably, the 14 hikes in the retail price of petrol over...

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Beyond omerta: The mobsters’ podcasts – Goodfellas and rats are jumbled together

The Godfather played at a theatre near you some weeks ago, re-released to commemorate its 50th anniversary. It continues to inspire and influence the gangster genre everywhere, including in India. Mario Puzo, who wrote the...

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Imran Khan c Constitution b Supreme Court of Pakistan: Judges don’t have to be heroic all-rounders themselves to do their job effectively

In a feisty address to the nation last week, Imran Khan had vowed “to play till the last ball”. Facing a no-confidence motion in the national assembly that he was near-certain to lose, Imran refused...

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Nine colours of devotion in the Ramayan

By Mukul Shri Goel Bhakti focuses on forming a relationship of trust with God. It is about surrendering to God, so that his eternal proximity can be gained. On this devotional, yogic path, spiritual seekers...

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The future of India’s healthcare will be driven by digital transformation

Healthcare has emerged as one of India’s largest sectors, both from a revenue and employment point of view. Factors such as a burgeoning middle class and the growing burden of new diseases have prompted the...

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The future of cyber risk management – predicting breaches

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything”, said the prolific writer and critic, George Bernard Shaw. The quote rings especially true for cybersecurity today, where the progress...

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We can’t will away free will

In WH Auden’s long prose poem, For The Time Being, the Thief proclaims that as he likes committing crimes and God likes forgiving them, the universe is marvellously well-organised. The cheeky impudence of the remark...

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Back seat doesn’t exist here

Digital media is on the rise and it has no plans to stop and take a back seat. The pandemic just added a little more to the success as people who are always addicted to...

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Freedom from power subsidy for healthier agricultural growth in Punjab

The Punjab State Farmers’ and Farm Workers’ Commission, in its Draft Policy in 2018 had recommended withdrawal of free power to farmers who own more than four hectares of land or pay income tax. The...

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Deferment of ALMM policy: Much awaited but temporary relief to solar market

India had ambitioned to achieve 100 GW of solar installation by 2022. However, as per MNRE, we had achieved only 51 GW of solar power by February 2022. While we haven’t met the goal, there...

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BRI turbulence: China’s flagship project is affected by the Ukraine war. This is an opportunity for India

One of the geo-economic consequences of the war in Ukraine is the likely setback to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The latter has been a flagship project of Xi Jinping and touted as a century-defining...

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Up & up: Airports, pilots, passengers, cargo, drones – Union civil aviation minister writes about India’s ambition to claim a lion’s share in the skie

For the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020, India has opened its air space for international travel, mounting at least 150 new domestic and international routes in the summer schedule. Apart from...

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Head-mistress, fired: This morality business gets curiouser and furiouser 😊

‘Headmistress’ is the latest victim of official/ officious morality. Maharashtra’s education officer, Ravindra Katolkar, recently ordered it replaced with ‘headmaster’ regardless of gender since that’s the only term recognised by the rule book. He cited...

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We can’t will away free will

By Jug Suraiya In WH Auden’s long prose poem, ‘For The Time Being’, the Thief proclaims that as he likes committing crimes and God likes forgiving them, the universe is marvellously well-organised. The cheeky impudence...

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Bridging India’s education gap with the adoption of technology

Education is the pioneer of success. Education has changed the lives of many people in India whether it be any class. And, that’s how Education should be bestowed upon every child. In the world of...

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Setting direction for social impact is the primary function of philanthropies

In India, one’s quality of life is largely dependent upon the intersection of various parameters that a person is currently placed in. This includes economic, social, and environmental. The effects of poverty, for instance, are...

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BNPL vs Credit Cards vs Loans: Choose the right one as per your needs

Modern consumers, particularly millennials and Gen Z, are looking for micro-credit solutions that are easy to use and apply for, in order to help them better manage their recurrent and occasional expenditures. These factors have...

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Politics of freebies: States and political parties aren’t realising the cost of fiscal spend on giveaways

That top central bureaucrats are worried over state-level populist schemes and freebies – as reported by TOI – should be another reminder to political parties that the fiscal party for vote-getting is not costless. Politicians...

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Northeast’s Ashta Lakshmi in the limelight: With strong political will, AFSPA changes & partial resolution of Assam-Meghalaya border can be game-changers

Two events last week mark a turning point in the history of the Northeast states. Boundary disputes in six of the 12 contested areas were mutually resolved between the chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya...

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Bollywood to Hollywood: Why I am looking forward to a medley tribute to Helen at next year’s Oscars

What Bollywood thinks today, Hollywood thinks tomorrow. How many times have we had fights at Indian movie award shows, maybe scripted maybe real, but really who cares as long as it is entertaining? The Will...

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Ramana Maharshi’s three postulates of creation

By Vijay Vancheswar  Creation, its origin, is a perpetual riddle. Science and rational analysis present the theory of natural evolution. Spiritual masters beseech us to ignore the mind and inquire within. Ramana Maharshi’s answer is...

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Imran’s Frankenstein moment: But Pakistan army may yet allow his return as PM, through another so-called democratic election

Make no mistake, what Imran Khan is really trying to do today is convince his puppeteers to give him another chance. As he frantically tries to cling on to power, the contrast is glaring to...

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To be continued … Pakistan will likely see more political soap opera. Its economic crisis & strategic weakness will deepen too

It was a political yorker or googly or a reverse swing – pick your cricket metaphor – but Imran Khan’s national assembly dissolution and calling for polls haven’t of course ended the match. For one,...

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Oz to others: India’s growing heft demands confidently leapfrogging from Australia FTA to bigger trade deals

India’s wrapping up of the free trade agreement with Australia soon after a deal with UAE sends global signals that its trade policy is moving into higher gear. By showcasing Indian readiness to lower import...

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What’s powering a trillion dollar revolution: GoI’s digital play can succeed even more, with the right policy changes

Rajiv Memani & Rahul Rishi Corporations often talk about the need for digital transformation. GoI is going through one of its own. Its path-breaking digital initiatives hold tremendous potential to spur entrepreneurship, increase India’s global...

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Jada isn’t alone: Whether we let it down or tear it out, our hair is key to our happiness

As Goldilocks and Rapunzel will tell you, life is all about hair. Either so golden you are named after it or strong enough to ferry grown men. Hair may be a bunch of dead cells,...

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Hellenic wisdom: Balm for frayed nerves

By Sumit Paul A couple of years ago, a cultured-looking ‘gentleman’ asked me the country and religion I belonged to. I told him that I was a global citizen who had no religion. He thought...

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Smile please! It’s jest not a hate speech

For those who still go on about how we are an unfunny nation, last Friday was a red-letter day. The Delhi high court, for the first time in Indian judiciary, proactively encouraged the country to...

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If US wants to sell us gas, it must match Russian discounts

Western governments and media have criticised India for buying Russian oil since economic sanctions are seen as the way to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo said India’s action was “deeply...

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The joy of ending relationships

I’ve been in multiple relationships over the course of my 51 years on this planet. The timeline for each fluctuated from a year to 12 years  and each were an influential chapter in my life...

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Why India needs to relax the mask mandate

Daily new Covid-19 cases in India have gone down to a 23-month low. Understandably, most Covid-related restrictions have been relaxed except for face masks and physical distancing. Till date only Maharashtra has relaxed the mask...

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Did Will Smith learn one-tight-slap lesson from India?

9am: Coffee in hand, I sit in the balcony trying to analyse the cognitive dissonance that led to the moment when Will Smith, in the pursuit of his wife’s happiness, clambered onto the stage and...

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Why India should be wary of Sergey Lavrov’s ‘new reality’

“A new reality is taking shape,” said Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister in Tunxi, China shortly before he arrived in Delhi this week. “The unipolar world is irretrievably receding into the past and a multi-polar...

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Harassed by 124A: Where cases are flimsy, bail must be fast

Allahabad high court’s order granting bail to three Kashmiri students accused of pro-Pakistan sloganeering after the India-Pak T-20 match last October is a much-delayed correction of police overreach and lower court injustice. As HC said,...

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Two cheers for liberal ideas: How liberalism is under attack from Right & Left

One plainly visible fact about our times is that liberalism, and the liberal democratic order, are embattled and defensive. In popular use, ‘liberal’ is most often wielded as an accusation from the Right, to tar...

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Shaming voters is not a winning strategy: When critics of BJP transform into critics of those who vote for BJP, they hurt their own cause

BJP’s recent triumph in Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Uttarakhand and maiden victory in Manipur is vexing a section of political historians and scientists. Till now, this Left-liberal persuasion mainly focused on assailing the ideological proponents...

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Divine Feminine as Mahishasur Mardini

By Vivek Desai While in the West, the Divine has been depicted as an old, bearded man for centuries, in India for thousands of years, God has been depicted as a woman. Though not all...

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You have experienced change

Last week I had two different interactions, which led to a common phenomenon. People of two different ages reacted very similarly when life asked them to change and grow! Incidence one:  Laddu Pinto was going...

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The resting periods!

We live poor to die rich.” “If we keep on doing work, when will we allow the magic to work?’’ We are all accustomed to being busy and occupied constantly. In fact in today’s world...

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Midsummer night’s cricket dream

It’s that time of the year in the Indian Subcontinent when searing heat takes the center stage in the cities and across the rusty hinterland. Here in the US, we look forward to rainy and...

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