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By Partha Sinha Temptation has always had poor public relations. Civilisations have issued warnings about it with impressive consistency. Priests spoke of it like a crack in the soul. Philosophers treated it as a moral ambush. Parents invoked it with the urgency usually reserved for traffic and strangers. In stories, temptation rarely arrives in its…

As Ukraine marked 1,500 days of resilience against Russia’s full-scale invasion, one question continued to surface in political and media debate: when did Vladimir Putin actually decide on this war? Recently Ukraine also commemorated the fourth anniversary of the liberation of Kyiv region by Ukrainian defenders — a reminder that Russia’s attempt to seize Kyiv…

Abstract masters VS Gaitonde and Biren De, a slew of divine Ganesh Pynes a kinetic set of KK Hebbars, a gorgeous butterfly by Jogen Chowdhury and an enchanting Meera Mukherjee sculpture this collection at the Christie’s preview in Mumbai on April 8th to  11th is a beauty to behold.They will go under the hammer in the  first…

In Jan 2016, Trump famously boasted, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” For a decade, he was correct. Not only did voters not abandon him, but impeachments, indictments, a conviction, and a forcefully contested election outcome intensified his support. Until now. When US…

Last month, in a grand act of political theatre, roughly 40L women, in Assam, received ₹9,000 each, in their bank accounts. Roughly half of the state’s households received this lumpsum payment as upohar (gift) from mama, as chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, is popularly known. These households already receive ₹1,250 monthly, under the Orunodoi 3.0…

All lives matter. So it’s good news that the US F-15 crew shot down over Iran last week has been rescued. Some people are talking about how much the rescue cost — maybe around $300 million. But that’s not really the point. The US tries very hard to save its soldiers because it believes no…

The US–Israel war on Iran is not a security operation but a structurally produced imperial conflict. Its humanitarian toll—mass civilian casualties, infrastructural collapse, economic strangulation, and regional destabilization—is neither accidental nor excessive; it is intrinsic to the political economy of militarism. This essay situates the war within a Marxist framework, exposing how capital accumulation, geopolitical…

Will you agree with me if I say that there is no such thing as overnight success? Well, in my opinion, what we often call “sudden success” is usually the result of quiet, consistent effort that nobody noticed for years. Celebrities and winners are not made overnight. Your 2030 self is not a mystery waiting…

What is the point of pain? Particularly of extreme pain? That pain has a function is clear—it is a warning sign—to stop what one is doing, to take notice, to seek help. But extreme pain exceeds its function. A person suffering from terminal cancer or a bad accident is not helped in any way by…

Bangladesh’s foreign minister Khalilur Rahman is visiting Delhi on 7th April for his first high-level engagement with India. His visit could be considered as an agenda-setter for prospective official visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahaman to India. Bangladesh’s foreign minister Khalilur Rahman Khalilur’s appointment as foreign minister in the newly formed cabinet of Tarique…