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Trump had promised to end all wars in his second term as US president. He had also aggressively sought the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. But he has changed course. This month, he has declared on Truth Social that he would ask US Congress for a $1.5tn defence budget in 2027, a 66% increase…

By Thich Nhat Hanh Sometimes when we think of silence, we think of an enforced restriction, such as a dictatorship shutting down freedom of expression, or an elder lecturing that “children should be seen and not heard,” or one member of a household forbidding others from talking about a sensitive topic. That kind of silence…

Houses are becoming very expensive all over the world. Because of this, people are trying new and creative ways to build homes A long time ago, a famous thinker named Thoreau built a tiny cabin in the forest using wood from an old broken hut. Today, many people don’t want to live so simply, but…

Imphal & New Delhi failed her. And that failure is at the heart of why peace is so elusive in the state    A young woman from Manipur became a symbol of how badly women suffered during the ethnic violence in the state in 2023. She was only 18 years old when members of an armed…

Need for a universal Holistic Worldview of my ‘Self’ as whole ‘Reality’: In our daily Workings and living, every moment, we deal with ‘things, beings, situations, experiences’ based on our respective Selfish and Self-centered perceptions and ideas as stored in our respective Mind. And therefore, our Perceptions and Responses to same situations are generally self-centered and…

I was intrigued when I saw the news about ChatGPT starting ads in beta mode. The moment ChatGPT begins running ads, the internet quietly crosses a line it cannot uncross. This is not just another monetization experiment by a large platform. It is the beginning of a structural shift in how brands are discovered, trusted,…

Need for a universal Holistic Worldview of my ‘Self’ as whole ‘Reality’: In our daily Workings and living, every moment, we deal with ‘things, beings, situations, experiences’ based on our respective Selfish and Self-centered perceptions and ideas as stored in our respective Mind. And therefore, our Perceptions and Responses to same situations are generally self-centered and…

Wishing all of you a very happy and healthy 2026! However, if wishes were enough to drive action, we would already all be very healthy. So instead I am updating an older blog post where I highlighted 6 habits and 4 diagnostic tests that are reasonably easy to integrate into your daily lives. The objective…

As we get older, pain quietly becomes a background feature of life. Aches after the weekend. Stiffness in the morning. A lingering knee or shoulder that never fully resolves. Over time, we almost accept it as inevitable. “You’re aging,” we are told. “Of course you’ll have pain.” For many years, I accepted that story without…

As India’s Viksit Bharat–G-RAM-G mission fuses technology with transparency, it’s redefining how resilience is built at the grassroots — from digital trust and AI-driven governance to climate foresight that empowers at-risk communities with dignity, predictability, and participation. When India talks about Viksit Bharat 2047, it is not just an economic vision but a social pact…