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One of the biggest mistakes we make is assuming our ability to think remains constant throughout the day. It doesn’t. Our mental energy rises and falls. Yet we often choose tasks as though every hour is equally suitable for every kind of work. It isn’t. Some tasks demand far more mental energy than others: Planning a project. Breaking…

For decades, African football has been discussed largely in terms of potential. Every World Cup brought a familiar prediction: this might finally be the tournament in which an African country breaks through. The prediction was repeated so often that it gradually began to sound more hopeful than realistic. The 2026 FIFA World Cup has changed…

The Indian Ocean has always been central to India’s history, prosperity and security. Nearly 95 per cent of India’s trade by volume and a significant share of its energy imports pass through these waters, making maritime security an indispensable pillar of national security. Over the past decade, India has made remarkable investments in strengthening Maritime…

Do we give our pets what they give us? When Andres and Diana got married, Luna bore witness. Luna is a Pekingese pup, and she signed the marriage document with her paw print. This happened in Ecuador, where a new law allows for pet-friendly marriages. Rest of the world doesn’t have this legality. But it’s…

Some journeys leave you with photographs. Others leave you with questions. My journey began on the road from Patna to Rajgir. Having read policy documents describing Rajgir as one of the flagship destinations of Bihar’s tourism strategy, I expected to see how government investment had translated into broader local economic opportunities. The list of investments…

Although testosterone doesn’t win wars The war on Iran is now in its fifth month, Hormuz is closed again, and Peter – Pete Hegseth – is out of ideas, almost. Scraping the bottom, he’s struck inspiration. “Boys, quick, take a testosterone test.” That’s his way to get the men fighting fit. Some point out US…

Indians used to dress as dully as their sofas. But we’re all trying to get a glow-up now. Our exteriors benefit from bespoke boutiques, our interiors from matcha, moringa, flax seeds. Or so we hope Is it my blurry vision or did the world just turn very stylish? Where are all the old men with…

The sound of our laughter echoed our ‘togetherness’. Even on our saddest days we could laugh our pains away, feeling lighter and happier. Our friendship bloomed at our workplace. We were management professors, wearing a serious demeanour in the class and merry and jolly later.  We shared everything, from our forbidden secrets to our silliest…

India’s next infrastructure revolution will not be measured in kilometres built, but in hours of uninterrupted national functioning. Every era leaves behind an institutional legacy. Independent India built dams and steel plants. Liberalisation integrated the economy with the world. The digital revolution transformed governance, finance and public service delivery. Today, an unprecedented expansion of physical…

India surprised the world by building Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) at population scale. Aadhaar transformed identity. UPI transformed payments. DigiLocker transformed access to public documents. Together, they showed that digital infrastructure, designed as a public good, can transform governance. The next governance revolution will come from combining AI with this digital infrastructure to address one…