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For most of the twentieth century, national security was measured in divisions of soldiers, fleets of aircraft carriers, and the destructive capacity of nuclear arsenals. In the twenty-first century, however, the foundations of power are increasingly economic. Microchips, rare-earth minerals, digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence systems, financial networks, and maritime supply chains now constitute the strategic…
Not just currency notes, public spaces at large need more homage to wildlife, less to man It’s bad times for Churchill. Even as people everywhere are grumbling about the Iran war, they are remembering he plotted the 1953 coup d’état, the ‘original sin’, which poisoned the country’s relationship with the West. And in his homeland,…
Uttarakhand, the land where the Ganga originates, should ideally have the cleanest stretch of the river. Yet, a recent audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India reveals a troubling paradox: the river begins to lose its purity within a short distance of its origin. According to the audit, the water quality of the…
Watching a movie could soon be very frightening I’m watching a TV series in which one of the main characters, a hard-bitten Texas oilman, is a chain-smoker, barely stubbing out one cigarette before lighting another. Each time he smokes, or is about to smoke, a warning pops up on the screen: Smoking is injurious to…
By Deepak Ranade In his very inimitable style that blends clarity, with a dash of provocation, Nobel laureate and physicist Richard Feynman remarked:“If our small minds, through some convenience, divide this world, into pieces – physics, biology, geology, astronomy , psychology, and so forth – keep in mind that nature is unaware of it!” Human…
For some days now, ‘offer of the day’ messages, of neighbourhood food stalls and diners, have been replaced by posts of ‘regret’, for their inability to serve bestsellers. Restaurants are removing popular dishes from menus. Cloud kitchens are tagging items ‘temporarily unavailable’. Delivery apps show kiosks and outlets are pausing signature offerings, which require cooking…
On March 11, a two-judge bench showed us what it looks like when the Supreme Court performs the function it is meant to. In a masterfully written judgment, a pleasure for lawyers and doctors alike to read, judges clarified the legal position on withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatment. They gave relief and closure to Harish Rana’s family….
On March 11, a two-judge bench showed us what it looks like when the Supreme Court performs the function it is meant to. In a masterfully written judgment, a pleasure for lawyers and doctors alike to read, judges clarified the legal position on withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatment. They gave relief and closure to Harish Rana’s family….
Iran’s hurt, but war isn’t going well for US, its Arab allies, and the rest of us. Numbers show the pain ahead What if this isn’t war but “a little excursion”, as Trump told Republican lawmakers on Monday? A colonialist’s hunting expedition. It gels with his other remark about ending it “soon”, because there’s “practically…
Iran’s hurt, but war isn’t going well for US, its Arab allies, and the rest of us. Numbers show the pain ahead What if this isn’t really a big war, but just a “little excursion,” like Donald Trump told Republican leaders on Monday? Almost like someone going on a short hunting trip. That might explain…
