India’s National Honours: A Billion People, A Hundred Medals, and a Lutyens Guest List. When meritocracy is rationed like subsidised kerosene, we call it ‘prestige’.
AI is no longer a mere tool—it matches memory, reasoning, and creativity at astonishing speed. The challenge now is not resisting but reinventing ourselves to evolve with it.
From currency trade and voter rolls to election funding, education, health, and tax fairness—Dr. K. Sham Sunder outlines pragmatic reforms to make India more efficient, equitable, and corruption-free.
AI is reshaping India’s IT sector, automating routine coding and creating new opportunities. Success now depends on mastering AI tools, cloud, and soft skills—while embracing lifelong learning.
At its centenary, the RSS framed ‘Hindu’ as inclusive of all Indians, yet the philosophical play between ‘meaning’ and ‘content’ reveals tensions that may hinder its broader outreach.
At the Tianjin summit, India scored small but significant wins—resetting ties with China, reaffirming Russia links, and flagging terror. Yet SCO optics demand caution to preserve autonomy.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
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.
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