India’s reliance on imported semiconductors is a strategic weakness. In 2023-24, it imported $89.8 billion worth of electronic and telecom goods—with China accounting for nearly 44 per cent of that total.
As a physicist, I see the push for semi-cryogenic propulsion as both a thermodynamic and economic optimisation—essential for scalable, reusable, and interplanetary missions.
Pakistan is doling out Rs 14 crore to Masood Azhar, a designated terrorist, using tax collected from citizens. Allowing its IMF bailout seems to be a reward for the Pahalgam attack.
In an era when conflicts like Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas drag on, and nations struggle to decide when to end war, Operation Sindoor can serve as a template for others to follow.
Bangladesh has a significant youth bulge—the median age is just 26. So the involvement of young Bangladeshis in TTP’s activities in Afghanistan must be taken seriously.
Caste is one form of social linkage that has mutated over centuries. From being fairly flexible and affording some mobility pre-CE, it became more closed and inward-looking, especially with the Islamic invasion.
If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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