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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicDigital age

Topic: digital age

India is growing, but not developing, says author Santosh Desai

At the launch of his book, Memes For Mummyji, Desai expanded on the widening gap between urban aspirations and reality, saying that while our ambitions have grown, cities have lagged.

SubscriberWrites: From curiosity to concentration—what we’re losing in the age of distraction

Growing up digital reshapes focus, freedom, and resilience. Balancing screen time with real-world play is key to raising the next generation of thinkers and leaders.

IAS officers must not fear demands of digital age

Public institutions that remained largely insulated from day-to-day political currents now find themselves navigating an environment where policy debates happen in real time.

World’s least developed countries need urgent digital transformation. Here’s what to do

Eighty-three per cent of the 1.4 billion people who live in LDCs are covered by mobile broadband signals –3G or above. But only 36 per cent are connected online.

‘Are you a journalist or an Indian?’ Editors Guild Conclave talks nationalism & media vs govt battle

At the event organised by Editors Guild of India, journalists discuss spread of misinformation, challenges in the digital era and ease of access to information in the pre-Modi era.

SubscriberWrites: Digitalization, A boon and bane for Gen X

The digitalization in varied fields is perhaps the acme of a global and developed world.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.