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Saturday, July 19, 2025
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SubscriberWrites: Beyond Khadi–Pupul Jayakar’s vision of textile diplomacy and cultural soft power

How one woman turned India’s old weaves into symbols of cultural excellence around the world.

SubscriberWrites: The Buddhist bridge and the Bihar paradox

Exploring India's complex path to Global South leadership.

SubscriberWrites: Why Central Vista project shows a deep rot festering the Indian psyche

The problem isn't the project but the decision to spend crores of taxpayer money on a city unworthy of what India wants to represent on the world stage.

SubscriberWrites: The elders & the young of Agar-Bhanwta

For over 400 years the Elders were the role models for the Young and custodians of local traditions, values, beliefs, customs & knowledge.

SubscriberWrites: From Chess master to self-driving car, understanding AI’s big picture

AI excels in predictable, low-risk tasks, but in messy, high-stakes worlds, humans still lead. The future isn’t man or machine—it’s the centaur: man with machine. Ask ChatGPT

SubscriberWrites: The envy of control — When patriarchy murders daughters

Radhika Yadav’s brutal killing, allegedly by her father, is not just a family tragedy—it exposes a deep-rooted mindset of patriarchy, toxic pride, and insecurity.

SubcriberWrites: Youth, jobs, and India’s new economy– Roadmap to 2047

For the Bharat model to thrive, India needs a leaner, facilitative state and a reduced role in direct economic activity, experts say.

SubscriberWrites: The Ahmedabad Flight Accident, in search of answers

The black box belongs to Boeing and so they should have the final say, but in this world there are layers beyond our access, we don't know who will have the final say.

SubscriberWrites: Medical AI Chatbots

A med student’s unsettling brush with a beta medical chatbot raises urgent questions about AI in healthcare—who it’s for, how it works, and what happens when trust goes unchecked.

SubscriberWrites: Democracy in autocracy and tariff in Trump world

Autocracies now mimic democracy to gain legitimacy at home and abroad. Manipulated elections become tools to claim moral ground and democracy stands repurposed, not dead.

On Camera

Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.