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Could independent India stay together? A British colonial officer measured Indian noses to find out

Krishnokoli Hazra -
If you were a British officer in the late 1800s, you just had one goal after the Revolt of 1857 – to prove that India cannot be a stable nation.

Blacks in US aren’t as upwardly mobile as whites even if born into wealth: Harvard study

Raj Chetty -
Researchers from Harvard University and US Census Bureau analysed five racial groups to find blacks and American Indians are 'stuck in place' across generations.

Germany debates over whether ‘Rasse’ is a legal concept or Nazi term

Karin Matussek -
Activists are calling to remove the term 'race' from Germany's constitution, saying the term is anachronistic at best & only fosters racist thinking.

Netflix denies promoting movies and TV shows based on viewers’ race

Lucas Shaw -
Users have complained that Netflix is trying to manipulate them into watching programs by touting thumbnails that are the same race as the viewer.

This is not the time to forget race, says Toni Morrison’s new book

Shantam Goyal -
In ‘The Origin of Others’, Morrison speaks more than she writes, blurting and susurrating stories in a structure driven by the collective memory of oppression.

To really make a difference on race National Geographic needs to get a black woman editor

Sudipto Mondal -
Indian and American editors should do more than just acknowledge the race and caste problem. It is a little late for National Geographic to do that.

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Opinion

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

MH Mody -
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Bangladesh lost on all fronts under Yunus. A herculean task awaits the new PM

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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