I order food from that app. The food is good—there are even a few healthy options. But communication is strictly one-way: the chatbot serves up standard answers, no matter what you ask. It’s like asking the universe about your purpose and getting a deafening silence. Eventually, you shrug and get on with your life. With…
For the first time, I saw her silhouette against the dark evening before I walked away.… 2013: A busy November evening The November nights were getting colder and so was I. The relentless pressure of being the best at work and in relationships was unknowingly choking me. I was tired most of the times, either…
Turkey is navigating a complex landscape of security challenges and geopolitical transformation, as recent developments highlight both internal counterterrorism efforts and Ankara’s growing regional and international role. Foiled Attack on Israeli Consulate in Istanbul The Turkish Ministry of Interior announced that security forces successfully neutralized three attackers involved in an armed assault targeting the Israeli…
By Narayani Ganesh Kashmiri mystic Lalleshwari, also known as Lal Ded, wandered naked, expressing her devotion to the divine in poetic outpourings. Her presence and aura were so overpowering that no one dared stop her. She was a woman who had liberated herself from mundane shackles and she went on to create history both in…
As is mandated by Constitution, Keralam, erstwhile Kerala, is in quinquennial election mode and its electorate has enthusiastically participated in election campaign as a precursor to voting day on 9 April, 2026. The state is known for its politically active electorate with polling percentage consistently above 70 percent since 1960. It is at this critical…
US and Iran must turn their temporary truce into permanent peace. It’s in everyone’s interest Video After 39 days of war, which left more than 2,000 Iranians dead, drove up energy prices, and pummelled stocks, Iran and US have agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Israel’s said it will go along with US, but won’t stop…
Recent developments in United States foreign policy under Donald Trump indicate the emergence of a highly integrated geopolitical doctrine that links territorial ambition, alliance politics, and coercive military strategy. The convergence of multiple crises—including the renewed dispute over Greenland, tensions within Nato, and the confrontation with Iran culminating in the disruption of the Strait of…
When the world is witnessing highly destructive wars to resolve differences, Vietnam’s dexterity in managing its differences with China without bloodshed offers an instructive model in diplomacy to deal with a powerful neighbour with an expansionist approach. Hanoi’s approach is based on pragmatism and strategic clarity. It understands that managing China is not a choice…
In the early 1470s, a Benedictine monk named Filippo de Strata sat down to write a furious letter to the Doge of Venice. Printing had just arrived in the city, and Filippo was not taking it well. His polemic was not simply a plea for scribal jobs. It was a lament for a civilization. The…
CRPF is an organisation full of stories of valour and sacrifices…untold stories are numerous, but what stands most significantly is that it repulsed a Brigade-level attack by the Pakistani Army on 9th April 1965. A full infantry brigade was countered by just two companies of CRPF’s 2nd Battalion. War historians were amazed, enemies were dazed,…