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SubscriberWrites: China’s digital currency e-CNY – a tsunami or mere ripple against US dollar’s hegemony

Govts, markets and societies alike will have to adjust and transform. Central bank digital currency’s entry is the onset of real fintech disruption, writes Neha Baid.

SubscriberWrites: When Ganga says no – our respect for the goddess fuels our disregard for the river

Ganga bemoans her loss of purity, accuses us of sustained abuse and warns us of the existential crisis she confronts today, writes Sangeeta Kampani.

SubscriberWrites: Can DMK replace Congress as the liberal party of India

While the present ruling party’s love affair with conservatism has just begun, the void for a truly liberal party in national politics has widened with the fall of Congress, writes Balaji Alagurajan.

SubscriberWrites: Time to see climate change in terms of national, personal security and cause of economic crash

Currently, public awareness around climate change is quite narrow, as the reportage of natural disasters usually cover it as a matter-of-fact one-off occurrence, writes Ameya Karnad.

SubscriberWrites: Majoritarianism and religious nationalism unite Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

Both in India and Turkey, governments appealed to religious sentiments of the majority to garner public support during times of social and economic distress, writes Tuhin Das.

With education, India can cover its present with glory, instead of harping on glorious past

Vivekananda referred to the masses as the 'sleeping leviathan'. He felt they possessed infinite power but never got a chance to play their role in tackling national problems, writes Bindu Sikand.

SubscriberWrites: US loss in Afghanistan not surprising, fits the pattern – Taliban was playing the long game

Even with all the money and might of NATO, Americans only managed to do what their predecessors had done - make early gains and then lose it all in the end, writes Vivek Sehrawat.

SubscriberWrites: From climate change and ending discrimination to manufacturing consent on Taliban and looking at ‘The Lives of Others’

Subscribers write on the recent floods in Maharashtra, Pegasus scandal, manufacturing consent on Taliban and why India needs world’s largest disaster rehabilitation programme.

SubscriberWrites: With NEP 2020, Modi govt trying to put pineapple on pizzas, should focus on practical goals instead

NEP 2020 will likely make students write multiple entrance exams. If only we could have an entrance test for politicians to weed out the ‘untalented’ ones, writes Balaji Alagurajan.

SubscriberWrites: India can’t act in isolation, leaving a vacuum in Afghanistan now could be dangerous

The upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet could be a game-changer for Afghanistan's future, writes Nischal Vats.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?