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SubscriberWrites: Shattering myths about India’s growth–why 10-12% growth is achievable

As Piyush Goyal's remarks on new-age Indian startups spark national conversation, it's time to flip the spotlight toward the old guard—the entrenched Dignified Oligarchs of India.

SubscriberWrites: 18 months, 15 elections, 2243 seats–where is the promised women’s reservation?

Out of 28,302 candidates for 2,243 seats, only 9.8% were women. If the Women's Reservation Act was passed, 741 women would have been elected, making up 33% of the contested seats.

SubscriberWrites: Rethinking progress–hidden trade-off between consumption and the environment

Modern economies run on consumption. GDP growth hinges on spending, driven more by wants than needs—fast fashion, processed food, meat, plastics, and energy-hungry gadgets.

SubscriberWrites: A Red-Stained Scourge

In today’s India, the problem isn’t just chewing—it’s the vile ritual of spitting, performed on everything from government offices to newly painted staircase walls.

SubscriberWrites: Dear Trumpji, We See You’ve Been Studying the IAS (Indian Alasya Seva) Playbook on Tariffs (and Mooching)

A letter was sent to President Trump and leaked by an unnamed source. Reading it may cost you your sanity.

SubscriberWrites: Rethinking progress–hidden trade-off between consumption and the environment

Modern economies run on consumption. GDP growth hinges on spending, driven more by wants than needs—fast fashion, processed food, meat, plastics, and energy-hungry gadgets.

SubscriberWrites: India’s language row–between unity, identity, and the Hindi question

A parliamentary committee's push to expand Hindi use in government and education sparked protests, especially in the South and Northeast, fearing it might become an imposition.

SubscriberWrites: Right to rights

This reflection explores societal expectations & gender dynamics surrounding marriage, highlighting imbalance of how men and women are expected to embody traditional symbols and rituals.

SubscriberWrites: AI analysis of Trump’s meetings reveals emotional cues, tones, and political dynamics

While Brits haven’t forgotten diplomacy, it’s India’s Prime Minister Modi who’s mastered it in dealing with President Trump.

SubscriberWrites: Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan

How the green revolution enabled the liberation of Bangladesh.

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What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

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.