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Lost Generation

India’s demographic profile has long been presented as an economic advantage.

Demanding proof

For much of the past two years, investors appeared willing to suspend disbelief.

A culture of excuses

Between light and shadow lies our reality, a land where triumph and fragility walk side by side.

A message from the Maldives

Many congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reaching a historic milestone - the longest- serving elected Prime Minister in Indian history, with 4,399 consecutive days in office since first taking the oath of office on 26 May 2014.

Thousand faces of poverty

Poverty is as misunderstood as any subject can be. At one level, it could mean no food, no clothes, bad health, and recognized inadequacy of shelters, amenities, and services.

If I don’t fight, who will?

It is with great pleasure I would like to announce that I am now a father. Both mother and child are fine. Thank you to anyone who sends their blessings and keeps us in their prayers.

Defiant Return

Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado’s sudden appearance in Oslo was not simply a personal triumph after months in hiding; it was a calculated political act that reopened Venezuela’s unresolved democratic question.

Digital Borderline

The United States is preparing to widen its security net once again, this time by asking millions of prospective visitors to surrender five years of their social-media history as part of the routine travel authorisation process.

Airline crisis and after

Cancellation of around 5,000 flights in a week’s time in peak season, resulted in widespread chaos, with irate passengers venting their ire on hapless airline staff in impossibly crowded airport terminals, mountains of luggage clogging airports, airfares skyrocketing for flights that were taking off, tariffs of hotels going through the roof ~ leading to disruptions in wedding celebrations, concerts, meetings, conferences, sports events, and the like.