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Why Indians won’t suddenly start having more babies, even if important leaders say so Every few years, some well‑known people in India say that families should have lots of children—sometimes four, five, or even ten! Recently, the head of the RSS said all Indians should have three kids. That number is more realistic, but it…

By Ganesh Kolambakar Today, politics appears to have lost its soul. Leadership without purpose, polarisation without understanding, and power pursued for its own sake have turned governance into a spectacle rather than a service. When values are compromised and ethics become negotiable, societies lose their moral anchor. At such times, revisiting philosophies of Aristotle and…

Even as the India-US deal brings sighs of relief, the learnings from a year of Trump tariffs’ pain should not be forgotten. Their heat has surely woken up GOI to how protectionist, over-regulated, and uncompetitive we are. It explains (1) why India has failed to create an Industrial Revolution; (2) 45% of workers are still…

India desperately needs aircraft, both civilian and military. On the defence front, the country’s dwindling fighter jet squadrons have raised concerns. That’s why the expected clearance for the purchase of 114 Rafale fighter jets from France, ahead of Emmanuel Macron’s upcoming visit, assumes salience. But will that be smooth flying? The American acquisition of French…

To nobody’s surprise, the Indo-US trade deal, announced in line with contemporary times in a blaze of high-profile tweets by the highest offices in both countries, has generated significant sound and heat. Equally understandably, it’s the geopolitics of the deal that have attracted the most attention. This is especially true of its boundary condition, related…

It excludes nothing except supersizing  “I need more protein in my diet,” I bantered with Kamala as she poured a ladleful of dosa batter onto the sizzling tawa. She walked out of the kitchen in a huff, leaving me to handle breakfast and the protein panacea.  The question most often asked of every doctor is,…

Indigenous aircraft making will be a gamechanger. Invest in R&D now and learn by doing India really needs more airplanes, for both regular travel and for the military. In the defence area, India has fewer fighter planes than it should, which is worrying. Because of this, the government is likely to approve buying 114 Rafale…

Why Indians won’t have more babies just because Bhagwat & other notables want them to  At various points over the past decade, headline makers have urged Hindus to have ten, eight, five, and four, children per couple. RSS chief’s recent exhortation to all Indians – not just Hindus – to have three kids, is the…

For centuries, theft had a physical grammar. It depended on proximity, force, stealth, or distraction. A stolen purse, a cut chain, a vanished wallet; crime announced itself through absence and shock. The victim knew something had been taken, and usually knew when. In the digital age, that grammar has changed. The modern pickpocket does not…

Budget 2026-27 trails the growth path like the earlier ones presented by the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. However, in view of the volatile international environment due to geopolitical tensions and tariff wars, the strategy is to first pluck the lowest hanging fruits. Hence, the sectors focused are those where the gestation period and quantum investments…