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It is one of the most desired things in the world. People spend their youth chasing it, sacrifice relationships for it, lose sleep over it, and sometimes even lose themselves because of it. Money promises us a better life, the dream home, the perfect car, unforgettable holidays, financial freedom, security for our family, and the…
By Sonal Srivastava These lines from the song ‘Gin Soaked Boy’ by The Divine Comedy pose an interesting paradox at multiple levels: I’m the goodness in the badI’m the saneness in the madI’m the sadness in the joyI’m the gin in the gin soaked boy On the surface, it seems like a litany of contradictions…
Starting today, nearly all of India’s exports to UK will enjoy duty free access, creating huge opportunities for our small businesses, farmers, fishermen, innovators, women, and labour-intensive industries as the transformational Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) comes into effect.This is India’s most comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA). It’ll bring prosperity by creating numerous jobs…
Nothing distils the mythology of Fifa World Cup quite like England vs Argentina at Mexico ’86. In that quarterfinal, the inventors of football fielded a golden generation led by Gary Lineker, Peter Shilton, and Glenn Hoddle. On the other side stood one man: Diego Maradona. The match produced two goals that have become football’s most…
Both US and Iran are running low on missiles. That may put a limit on how long hostilities can continue One important thing to watch in the conflict between the United States and Iran is how many weapons each side has left. At its simplest, war often comes down to math: How many missiles and…
Both US and Iran are running low on missiles. That may put a limit on how long hostilities can continue One key metric to closely follow in the US-Iran conflict, is each side’s inventory of munitions. Dynamics of war, at their most fundamental, are determined by a simple math – the size of a military’s…
Trump’s 20% toll on Hormuz traffic is ridiculous. India should again activate other import sources for fuel In the 19th century, US ended piracy by N African states, and in the Caribbean. In the 21st, it took on Somali pirates. But under Trump, it might be turning pirate itself. How else do you explain Trump’s…
Trump’s idea of charging ships 20% to pass through the Strait of Hormuz is a bad one. He should work to end the war instead In the 1800s, the United States fought pirates in North Africa and the Caribbean. More recently, it helped stop Somali pirates. But now, under President Trump, the US itself is…
I recently bumped into Ayushmann Khurrana. We spoke briefly and he was kind enough to pose for a picture with me. I told him I loved his work. He said thank you. It was, by any objective measure, the least interesting conversation of both our lives. Yet in the picture, both of us are beaming,…
