While Trump spoke about China’s dominance in Panama Canal, how his policy unfolds is the big question. He began with outreach to Xi — an invitation to inauguration and a phone call. His remark on spheres of influence for major powers suggests a more strategic, less confrontationist approach to China.
IITs are keepers of scientific temper. Paeans to cow urine don’t belong here
IIT Madras director V Kamakoti swears by the medicinal value of cow urine and IIT Bombay hosts an event on begetting good progeny. Pseudoscience allegations aside, keepers of scientific temper are going against the basic tenets of the discipline. There is no science without the spirit of inquiry and scepticism.