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There has been a suggestion in Uttarakhand to stop non-Hindus from entering two very important Hindu temples: Kedarnath and Badrinath. This idea came from the committee that manages these temples. But this is a bad and dangerous idea. Here’s why. First, some background.In India, many temples are managed by the government, not just priests. This…

Indian tourists mistake bad weather forecast for a welcome sign Kamala is upset with me because we were the only ones without holiday plans. “Everyone is going somewhere – you don’t have any get-up-and-go!” I got up to go – because I knew one of those Trump-type rambling rants was about to begin – a…

European Union (EU) and India might finally be close to a big trade deal. That’s surprising, because they have been talking about it for 18 years! What changed? One big reason is Donald Trump, who has made Europe feel unsure about depending too much on the US. Recently, the EU’s top official, Ursula von der…

By The XIV Dalai Lama Among the emotions that disturb our peace of mind, few are as harmful as anger and hatred. These powerful feelings not only cause suffering within but often hurt those around us. They cloud our judgement, damage relationships, and strip away the calm and clarity needed to respond wisely to life’s…

Among things that budget can fix, are rules for capital gains tax & withholding tax. FM must make these simple & predictable. Foreign investors, who have been taking their money out, value clarity Dear finance minister, I know you are drowning in advice from a billion Indians on what to do in the budget. I…

Bharat’s ancient epics also spell out what Mark Carney’s speech at Davos did. If India operates without illusions and keeps its options open today, that’s not fence-sitting, but management of uncertainty The Mark Carney speech at Davos hit like a bombshell. In what felt like a rare moment of straight talk from a Western leader,…

We’ll have to see. But that EU’s finally so close to a pact with India shows how much Trump has rattled it         Chief guest at R-Day parade, EU’s chief bureaucrat, Ursula von der Leyen, remarked yesterday that a successful India made the world better. Only recently, EU was dissing India for buying Russian energy,…

U’khand govt & state BJP must nix Badri-Kedar committee’s idea on banning access to non-Hindus Badri-Kedar temple committee (BKTC) chairman and Uttarakhand BJP spokesperson Hemant Dwivedi’s proposal to bar non-Hindus from two of Hinduism’s most venerated temples, Kedarnath and Badrinath, is dangerous. Here’s why. For context, priests’ communities have upped the ante on their longstanding demand to…

1) The Good & Bad of Artificial Intelligence, Ai: We’ve all realized by now, that all education, religions, and technologies, Ai included, can be used both for good and evil. However, we’ve yet to realize the truth that we do evil, hate, and wrong each other only because we’ve never ever been told that I am NOT…

India today stands at an inflexion point in advanced military technology. The narrative that we hear is about the years of learning curve, R&D efforts and the “eco-systems” building. While it does have several years, in the age of advanced AI, computational fluid design and advanced material collaboration, now, it cannot be an intermittent “forever…