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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicNeoteny

Topic: Neoteny

Unlike pets, not-so-cute animals pay a heavy price as they can’t use human expressions

Humans evolved to respond to cuteness because our babies are so helpless and pets co-opted that by evolving neoteny & human-like expressions.

On Camera

Congress wasted a chance to turn the tables on BJP over Vande Mataram. It chose appeasement

Seven decades after Independence, the “Hindu Congress” is accusing the BJP on the same lines as the Muslim League had done.

NITI Aayog flags what India needs for its ‘$30 tn by 2047’ goal—‘a developed corporate bond market’

Report looks at imbalance between equity & corporate bond markets amid India’s growth ambitions and diverse capital needs, while outlining strategy to unlock full potential.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.