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For India, the lesson is clear: the nation must urgently prepare to dominate the spectrum domain. Doing so requires a structured national effort that brings together military leadership, scientific institutions and industry to observe conflicts in real time, extract operational lessons and translate them quickly into doctrine and capability. Building a task force that watches,…

“The Sufi is the present moment’s son; Talk of “tomorrow” Sufis learn to shun,” said Molana Jalal al-DinRumi (1207-1273). Sufi saints have advised for centuries what the modern thinkers speak of to help us improve our mental health and boost happiness – living in the present moment. In Sufi philosophy, the concept of time is…

Walk into any Indian office and you can often predict who the “leader” is without looking at the org chart. It is usually the loudest voice. The sharpest interruption. The one who speaks as if the room is a stage and everyone else is supporting the cast. For years, we have confused volume with value….

Opponents of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, have correctly highlighted the lethal flaws of this legal provision. However, a more fundamental question has not been asked: do we need legal provisions specifically intended to benefit a section of population in the first place? Before answering this question,…

Humanity’s march, down to ChatGPT, is story of fire There’s so much anxiety about gas out there. But it isn’t about gas, really. Deep down, it’s about being human. We are children of fire, and its masters, too. On current evidence, our ape-like ancestors figured out how to manage fire – mostly started by lightning…

Democracy is often imagined as something that collapses dramatically—through coups, crackdowns, or the suspension of constitutions. Yet its most dangerous enemy is quieter. It may not arrive with the sound of marching boots or a coup d’état, but with silence, indifference, and a gradual erosion of faith. Our citizens are slowly reduced to the status…

Viewing India’s foreign policy debate from outside the capital has its uses. Distance makes it easier to see how starkly arguments are drawn in Delhi, and how quickly the actual constraints on Indian policy disappear from view. Today, the sharpest criticism of Indian foreign policy is that it has tilted in the wrong direction: too…

In the short video, a couple are discussing marriage. She asks, “Babe, what is the ideal age to get married?” He gives an answer, worthy of the canned laughter that follows it: “Biologically 15 years. Legally, after 18. Culturally, 24-28 years. Economically, above 30. And logically, NEVER.” Of course, internet is awash with such videos….

Why do young people everywhere seem disenchanted with govt? A 2021 OECD survey shows only 37% in 18-29 age group trust govt, as against 46% in 50+ cohort. In S Korea, the gap widens to 17 percentage points. In Ireland, it’s 38 points. Zoom out of this rich nations’ club, and a 2020 Cambridge study…

Damage of wars on oceans is everlasting, yet invisible There are some 16 US warships – stuffed with gazillion guns, aircraft, missiles, and ammo – in Arabian and Mediterranean seas. Strait of Hormuz is aflame, as Iran deploys explosive-laden boats, targeting fuel tankers. TV news runs, in a loop, videos of jet black plumes rising…