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SubscriberWrites: Why Bharat can’t afford a bandh mindset

The Bharat Bandh protests highlight a deeply troubling contradiction: unions demand job creation while simultaneously opposing the very reforms that enable jobs to be created.

SubscriberWrites: Gold in the vault, dust on the nation— India’s tragic obsession with hoarding wealth

Hoarded wealth didn’t protect India—it exposed her. The deeper problem? Glorifying hoarding as prudence.

SubscriberWrites: Deconstructing the disparity

Why India's quality of life rankings miss the mark. One of the most significant criticisms levelled against these global rankings is their over-reliance on purely quantitative indicators.

SubscriberWrites: A human lens on technology, time, and thought

Despite the power of modern machines, we’re still faced with a void of final answers. In fact, the more we know, the more absurd it all seems.

SubscriberWrites: India’s nuclear imperative

Why clean, consistent atomic power must fuel India's economic and strategic future.

SubscriberWrites: Crimson covenant–Dharma and precision in Operation Sindoor

Operation Sindoor demonstrated that even in the crucible of conflict, the “fire of dharma” can guide action.

SubcriberWrites: Akash Deferred, Trust Intact

Reading between the lines of India–Brazil diplomacy

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.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

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.

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.