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SubscriberWrites: What Africa can learn from India to weather the geopolitical storm?

Africa can draw inspiration from India's unified political and economic model to tackle regional challenges, enhance stability, and gain geopolitical leverage in a volatile world.

SubscriberWrites: The Importance of Jhalana

Jhalana Leopard Reserve, a vital urban wildlife hub, highlights the ecological value of scrub forests, challenging misconceptions and showcasing their role in biodiversity and conservation.

SubscriberWrites: The Quiet Repair

After the 1975-77 Emergency, India's democracy recovered through gradual efforts, with court rulings, new laws, and citizen movements, leading to the rise of PIL and the RTI Act.

SubscriberWrites: Shattering myths about India’s growth–why 10-12% growth is achievable

As Piyush Goyal's remarks on new-age Indian startups spark national conversation, it's time to flip the spotlight toward the old guard—the entrenched Dignified Oligarchs of India.

SubscriberWrites: 18 months, 15 elections, 2243 seats–where is the promised women’s reservation?

Out of 28,302 candidates for 2,243 seats, only 9.8% were women. If the Women's Reservation Act was passed, 741 women would have been elected, making up 33% of the contested seats.

SubscriberWrites: Rethinking progress–hidden trade-off between consumption and the environment

Modern economies run on consumption. GDP growth hinges on spending, driven more by wants than needs—fast fashion, processed food, meat, plastics, and energy-hungry gadgets.

SubscriberWrites: A Red-Stained Scourge

In today’s India, the problem isn’t just chewing—it’s the vile ritual of spitting, performed on everything from government offices to newly painted staircase walls.

SubscriberWrites: Dear Trumpji, We See You’ve Been Studying the IAS (Indian Alasya Seva) Playbook on Tariffs (and Mooching)

A letter was sent to President Trump and leaked by an unnamed source. Reading it may cost you your sanity.

SubscriberWrites: On challenging popular political narratives–a case for a new strand of political thought

Stakeholders are stuck in either socialist ideals or right-wing reactions, ignoring a middle path that may reflect Indian realities better. Is there space for something new to emerge?

SubscriberWrites: Rethinking progress–hidden trade-off between consumption and the environment

Modern economies run on consumption. GDP growth hinges on spending, driven more by wants than needs—fast fashion, processed food, meat, plastics, and energy-hungry gadgets.

On Camera

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.