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Is it time to rip the trade deals?

India, Feb. 23 -- Across the globe, critics have charged their respective Governments of 'surrendering' to the dictates and demands of the US president, Donald Trump. Now the 'Don' lies 'trumped' by t... Read More


Freebies & states' fiscal reality

India, Feb. 23 -- The recent observations of the Supreme Court of India on the expanding culture of electoral giveaways revive a fundamental constitutional and economic question. How can a welfare sta... Read More


Blase Capital Welfare Politics

India, Feb. 23 -- It was a different form of a political-electoral race. To woo women voters, the Tamil Nadu ruling regime announced a cash deposit of INR5,000 in the bank accounts of the beneficiarie... Read More


Bombay HC says Khamosh to online misuse of Shatrughan Sinha's personality

India, Feb. 23 -- The Bombay High Court has granted interim protection to veteran actor and Lok Sabha MP Shatrughan Sinha against alleged misuse of his name, image and iconic "Khamosh" persona on soci... Read More


Cheap Drones, Costly Wars

India, Feb. 23 -- Drones have captured global military imagination, dominating conflicts from Eastern Europe to the Middle East and creating the impression that mass and saturation now determine victo... Read More


Faith, Fame and the Fragility of Spiritual Authority

India, Feb. 23 -- How to Know God? It's a book by Deepak Chopra that is still sitting on my shelf, weeks after the E-files came to light and rocked the conscience of the world. The initial outrage ove... Read More


India-Brazil reset: A strategic step

India, Feb. 23 -- The digital is the future, and rare earths are its main ingredients. Any country that seeks to dominate the digital and AI age must have ample resources and a supply chain to feed it... Read More


Galgotias and the AI Impact Summit Fiasco

India, Feb. 23 -- The controversy surrounding the Galgotias University in the AI Impact Summit has elicited a wave of public shock, a barrage of ridicule, and institutional embarrassment. The intensit... Read More


Bastar's transformation and the road to a Naxalism-free Chhattisgarh by March 31, 2026

India, Feb. 23 -- For decades, the forested region of Bastar in Chhattisgarh stood as one of India's most challenging conflict zones, where underdevelopment, isolation, and insurgency fed into one ano... Read More


From soil to sustenance: India's wellness depends on its farmers

India, Feb. 23 -- India's growing health and wellness consciousness is often discussed in the language of urban gyms, dietary supplements and lifestyle choices. Yet, the real foundation of preventive ... Read More