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In Goa I’m stuck in what seems to be an unending traffic jam. The jam is not caused by a chakka roko organised by protesters against the mass influx of Delhi and Mumbai holiday-home buyers, turning the tiny state into a deforested adjunct to Greater Kailash or Outer Ghatkopar, take your pick. Nor is it…

Days of coding sweatshops are numbered. India needs to rethink education and employment urgently  Wednesday felt like the dot-com bust all over again as SaaS – software as a service – firms lost $300bn in market cap. What triggered this ‘SaaSpocalypse’ was a Jan 30 announcement from AI firm Anthropic regarding new capabilities of its…

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) has given us exciting cricket and some great new stars. But it has also shown that women’s cricket is still not treated as equally important as men’s cricket. First, the good news. In 2025, Indian women won the ODI World Cup — the biggest prize in cricket. After that, everyone…

WPL has delivered good cricket and stories. But women’s cricket is still expected to accept second place Indian women delivered as big as it gets by winning the ODI World Cup in 2025. It was logical therefore to expect a super buzzy Women’s Premier League in 2026. But at the tournament’s end, what we have…

To many, choice has become a quiet burden of everyday life. There was a time when people bought what was available, even if it wasn’t perfect. They learned from whatever entertainment their town offered and trusted intuition more than algorithms. Life was not easier, but it was simpler. Today, we are surrounded by choices at…

As the debate on the now-stayed UGC rules regarding caste discrimination in educational institutions rages on, one must consider the root of the problem. It’s demand for ‘equity’ in place of ‘equality’. The two are widely differentm since equity means to provide equal reward for unequal work based on consideration for past ‘injustices’. One is…

The global order is being reshaped by overlapping shocks such as trade wars, supply-chain fragmentation, energy insecurity, and strategic rivalry among major powers. In this churn, India has moved from the periphery of rule-making to the centre of outcomes. The recently concluded trade arrangements with the United States and the European Union are not standalone…

By Swami Chidrupananda Why search for role models and superheroes when we have Hanumanji, who embodies all energies and higher qualities, guiding us to live most efficiently and contribute brilliantly to society? Hanuman is dear not only to Shri Ram but also to countless devotees across the world. In these times of turmoil and unpredictable…

The India story will continue to disappoint as long as Indian companies put importing deep technology above building it. Yes, they need stronger university-industry linkages and more risk capital. But above all, they need to have the understanding that real research can happen here, by us The difference is easy to see. Recently, India’s most…

They Don’t Want to Win. They Want You to Lose.How the current India–Pakistan controversy reflects a deeper psychology There is a silent war that plays out every day — across friendships, boardrooms, social media and even between nations. It is not fought with weapons at first, or even words, but with comparison, envy and unspoken…