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From jugaad to jhakaas

There Are moments in history when a nation’s progress stops being incremental and becomes directional.

Peace without peace

The announcement of a framework agreement between the United States and Iran has understandably been greeted with relief.

The Long Victory

Modern society has an unhealthy relationship with medical progress. We crave miracles, celebrate breakthroughs and search for definitive cures.

Bengal’s Lost Youth

Light follows darkness. After the 15-year long TMC era ~ most certainly a dark period in the socio-economic and political history of Bengal, people are now hoping for rejuvenation of a state that has fallen beyond the depth of anarchy and despair.

Strengthening communities by protecting commons

While there are several success stories of villagers planting more trees on their land and taking good care of them, the situation becomes different when it is a question of mobilizing people for regeneration of community and common land, including degraded forest land and village pastures.

India Ascends

The return of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from the International Space Station is more than a triumphant homecoming ~ it is a bold punctuation mark in the story of India’s space ambitions.

Pressure by Design

US President Donald Trump’s return to assertive policymaking has arrived with a dramatic mix of carrot and stick.

Troubled Times

The 2020s are proving to be the most troubled decade in recent history, with conflicts breaking out at the drop of a hat ~ not in far corners of the world, but in our immediate neighbourhood.

Quotas now a tool that discriminate differently

Any Dalit or OBC could have been sent in place of Shukla ji." This careless statement by Congress leader Udit Raj, made in response to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s selection for the Axiom-4 space mission, is more than just an insult to scientific achievement.