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Ethics of AI and the edge of expression

Courtesy the Instagram handle of The Indian Express, the sight of factory workers wearing head cameras to train artificial intelligence should trouble anyone who cares about dignity at work.

Push Back

The swift collapse of the Trump administration's proposed anti-weaponisation fund is significant for reasons that extend far beyond the fate of a single programme.

The Next Shock

The return of El Niño is a reminder that the world’s climate crisis is no longer defined solely by long-term warming trends.

The Ultimate Reality Hack

Recently (on May 7 and 8), Swami Sandarshanananda of the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur, presented a beautifully modernized view of Hinduism in two succinct commentaries.

Why no one can own history

In order to narrate and organize the past in a systematic manner, a discipline emerged that came to be known as history.

Forgotten Courage

For decades, the 1962 war has occupied an awkward place in India’s national memory. It is recalled more for strategic failure than for individual courage, more for loss and less for resistance.

Sorry state of education

Addressing the Sixth Ramnath Goenka Lecture on 17 November 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Macaulay's 1835 education policy for instilling a ‘slavery mentality’ in India.

Dhaka Reset

India’s diplomacy in South Asia has often been accused of being overly personality-driven, tethered to familiar interlocutors and legacy relationships.