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SubscriberWrites: Trump’s war on education and academic freedom

Trump’s move to bar international students from Harvard isn’t just policy—it’s an attack on academic freedom, diversity, and the soul of American higher education.

SubscriberWrites: Two Childhoods, One Frame—what India’s future deserves

Bridging the gap demands more than policy; it calls for people-powered action to secure every child’s future.

SubscriberWrites: Boosting crop resilience and sustainability with biostimulants

Biostimulants boost sustainable farming by enhancing crop yields, resilience, and soil health—key drivers in the next agri revolution for global food security.

SubscriberWrites: Breaking the silence—the unfinished stories behind POCSO

POCSO offers hope, but societal stigma and systemic gaps demand urgent action, empathy, and collective courage for change.

SubscriberWrites: The importance of spiritual choice

The essay is a reflection on the importance of spiritual choices which we are called to make, by our life’s circumstances. I illustrate their importance via true anecdotes.

SubscriberWrites: Operation Sindoor and its aftermath–ramifications for India

Operation Sindoor reignited India-Pakistan tensions, exposing Kashmir’s unresolved conflict and the fragile regional stability amid nuclear brinkmanship and political posturing.

SubscriberWrites: Deepika’s exit from Spirit–Big deal? Or not?

Deepika Padukone’s exit from Spirit sparks debate on gender, creativity, and market realities in Bollywood—challenging notions of fairness in a complex industry.

SubscriberWrites: As if Words Were Bullets!

An Abuser Dismisses Word-Wounds

SubscriberWrites: The living bridge between language and culture

Language and culture are intertwined forces shaping thought, identity, and meaning—vital for genuine human connection beyond mere words or data.

SubscriberWrites: TV wars & the limits of propaganda

Why truth eventually overtakes hawkish prime-time reporting.

On Camera

India’s aviation crisis is all about too big to tame

Nobody is safe in a market where competition is stunted and choice limited. For the industry, meaningful reform will have to start with the government itself.

South rising, west slipping: India’s export map is being redrawn, shows RBI data

Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.

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).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.