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The travel writer Bill Aitken tells a story about the Ganga. He was walking down its banks with an Indian friend, who decided, on the spur of the moment, to take to take a dip in the murky waters. Aitken reports being horrified- how could you even you even think about it? The water is…

Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth Budget rests on two sweeping bets. First, India has cracked the code for sustained 7%+ real GDP growth. Second, inflation will stay tame, hovering around 2% next year. These are framed not as one-off miracles, but as India’s new steady state. If they hold, India’s Goldilocks moment continues. Read full story on…

Healing begins with the recognition of an injury, then the rush of blood to the site of injury. This is followed by a complex healing cascade in which the damaged tissue is removed and new collagen fibers laid down in its place. Remodeling of those fibers occurs over time with the influx of growth factors…

Over the past few years, access to health research has become easier than ever, yet understanding it seems to be getting harder. A study is published, a striking number is pulled out of context, and suddenly decades of scientific understanding are declared wrong in a viral post. The study itself is often not the problem….

An ever-increasing number of parents consult us for internet abuse and addiction they see in their children. The concerns are no longer primarily limited to the board year distress but includes younger age groups too. Ever since the covid pandemic, when the classes had to be converted to online mode, the children have been allowed…

India-Vietnam relations today enjoy a rare advantage in international politics: a high-level of political trust and convergence on regional and international issues, without any conflict of interest. Elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2016, the relationship is based on shared concerns regarding regional security, respect for international law, and a mutual preference for strategic…

Budget day never feels like a grand national event at my place. It arrives quietly. The television stays on. The kettle whistles. Messages begin to ping. Someone asks if anything big happened yet. Newsrooms are different. On budget day they hum like a festival ground. Editors move faster. Screens multiply. There is a restless energy…

On a misty January morning of 2026, India ushered the new Budget for the upcoming Financial Year 2026-27. Although the country has had budget announcements in the past, but this budget turned out to be something different. Apart from focusing on economic growth and the taxation system, heritage was also placed at the front wheel….

During my childhood days we would wait eagerly for the vacations so that we could go to my maternal grandmother’s house in Assam. In Assamese we call my granny, “Aita”. Aita would regale us with many folktales and stories that had travelled orally through generations, like the aroma of slow-cooked food that clings to a…

I’m going to say the quiet part out loud: most leadership conversations in India are still performance theater. We applaud the sharp brain, tolerate the sharp tongue, and then act surprised when teams burn out, cultures rot, and “top talent” leaves with a polite smile and a silent fury. In 2026 and beyond, leadership is…