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Friday, August 8, 2025
TopicThe Conversation

Topic: The Conversation

Artificial intelligence may gobble up jobs, but it will also free men to do care work

Currently much care work is low paid, unpaid or invisible – and mostly done by women.

Indian women confined to the home, in cities designed for men

There are nearly five men to every one woman who commutes to work in India.

Our ancient ancestors deserve thanks for the cheese we eat today

Humans have been making cheese using the utensils, plants and techniques available to Neolithic farmers.

Remember this: Younger people are as prone to memory disorders as the old

Most everyday memory lapses can be fixed simply by being more mindful and less busy.

A traditional justice system can help resolve India-Pakistan conflict

The panchayat system has succeeded in many ways but why institutional mechanisms have failed to ameliorate India-Pak differences is still a question.

Is God the key to happiness and well-being?

Research suggests that by improving access to healthcare and supporting people's basic financial needs, governments can do a lot to help boost well-being and life satisfaction.

On Camera

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.