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This week’s edition is about what happens when Indian ideas and people travel. Ancient medicine has become one of America’s hottest wellness trends, though not always to India’s benefit. An Indian-origin astronaut is preparing for an eight-month mission in space. A young singer from Arizona is winning over audiences in Kerala.  Let’s go. THE BIG…

Wars often reveal far more than the reasons for which they are fought. The recent  US–Israel–Iran confrontation has understandably revived concerns over nuclear facilities, uranium enrichment and the possibility of regional escalation. Yet, beneath these familiar headlines lies a more profound strategic shift. The defining lesson from this conflict is not merely about nuclear deterrence;…

At present, Gujarat is among the leading states of India in almost all aspects especially industry and manufacturing. The state accounts for about 8.3 % of all India Gross domesticproducts(GDP), whereas its population is just 5.2 % and area is 6.0 % of the country. The growth story of the state is the phenomenon of…

There is an old saying in our neighbourhood. The moment one family paints its house or buys a new car, Sharma Aunty peers over the balcony and asks, “If they can do it, why can’t we?” Nations, too, could occasionally benefit from that kind of neighbourhood curiosity. Africa’s Great Green Wall has once again drawn…

It’s peak holiday time at Terminal 1, Dubai airport. Schools have just closed for summer vacations and it seems to me as if the whole of Dubai is heading out of the harsh relentless heat. There’s a long line at the check-in counters. Passengers bent double with heaving backpacks and trolleys piled high with bulging…

Wars often reveal far more than the reasons for which they are fought. The recent  US–Israel–Iran confrontation has understandably revived concerns over nuclear facilities, uranium enrichment and the possibility of regional escalation. Yet, beneath these familiar headlines lies a more profound strategic shift. The defining lesson from this conflict is not merely about nuclear deterrence;…

This week, we are tracking:• Every monsoon, Mumbai sinks. Its ‘spirit’ rises• PM Modi’s Indo-Pacific detour: India looks beyond US and China• The great E20 experiment: Who really benefits?• Nijjar killing: Canada’s police puncture Trudeau’s India charge• Messi cries, Brazil dies: The week that blew up the World Cup Barsaat, BMC and Mumbai ‘Spirit’: When…

It is nearly midnight in New York when my mother Zooms me from India. She is in her kitchen in the home where I grew up, washing rice. I am in my office in Lower Manhattan, sitting cross-legged, programming code. The laptop, bent at its hinge, and my body, bent at the neck, make an…

The first time I saw a student use AI for homework, it did not look like a technological revolution. It looked like panic. The deadline was close, the page was blank, and the student had the expression of someone who had just remembered an assignment existed. Then came the modern survival instinct: open AI, type…

A few days ago, a casual family WhatsApp conversation took a turn I have not stopped thinking about. It began, as many family conversations do, with my niece (who is a young 21-year-old). We were talking about my 12-year-old daughter and the ordinary worry of whether children today tell someone when they are struggling. My…