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By Yogi Balkrishna We have often celebrated victories in war, yet we seldom reflect deeply on the devastation left behind: poisoned rivers, scorched forests, contaminated oceans, darkened skies, and countless living beings displaced or destroyed. Wars do not merely w reck nations and wound humanity; they tear the very fabric of nature that sustains life….

Everyone’s wrestling with someone/something.   So Vinesh Phogat ultimately didn’t make it past the Asian Games trials, despite tormentor WFI reluctantly allowing our champion grappler to compete in her newly chosen 53kg category. Remember how a heart-breaking 100gm extra disqualified her from the 50kg bout at the 2024 Paris Olympics? But, helloh, she’s not the…

US’s latest tariff threat is illogical. India should challenge it, but offer no concessions under pressure. Trump’s Iran war has cost Americans about $100bn already – twice the estimated real earnings from his reciprocal tariffs. While it’s true that US pocketed an additional $214bn from tariffs, it’s got to refund some $165bn, since Scotus deemed…

GenZ’s ripped the mask off India’s horror entrance exam system that students have been forced to obey for years, even as many dreams went bust. Now, they’ve themselves dealt with what threatens their future. Govt, waste not this moment. In our family, ‘the cow ate my homework’ was not a joke. It was a painful…

Trump should call out Netanyahu publicly for prolonging the conflict. He has the cards. Use them. Having the courage to tell a friend he is wrong is hard. It’s no different in international diplomacy. Trump’s reported expletive-ridden phone call with Netanyahu – although Tel Aviv denies any personal attacks from the American president – shows…

The version of vegetarianism that seeks to rule the menu, wants to decide who gets to be powerful, and who gets erased. It seeks to rewrite India’s public culture and push meat-eaters to the margins. It is becoming increasingly obvious that the Sanatan Dharm being marketed today, is a Hinduism that establishes purity through vegetarian…

A recent observation by the Supreme Court of India during a hearing on menstrual hygiene and school infrastructure cut through years of polite policy language and said something painfully simple: girls should not have to abandon education because schools lack toilets and sanitary napkins. It should not take the country’s highest court to remind India…

History has been made in Denmark. A little more than two months after the election, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has finally succeeded in forming a new government. The negotiations took time, but the result is remarkable. For the first time in Danish history, there are now more women ministers than men sitting around the government…

We often talk about artificial intelligence as if it represents a complete break from the past. Yet one of AI’s most important challenges may be rooted in a debate that began nearly two centuries ago. In 1841, Charles Mackay, the Scottish journalist and author, published *Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds*. His work…

“We have exciting times ahead. My productivity has increased nearly 10X compared to the pre-LLM era. It has been so much less stressful doing the everyday work I used to sweat over. I seem to be more in control of my tasks. I don’t know how I managed before Generative AI came into my life.”…