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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.

Can the Rajmata’s legacy survive?

On 28 June 2025, the Sariska Tiger reserve in Alwar Rajasthan created history by consecrating the country’s first tiger memorial in remembrance of Rajmata, the late tigress ST-2 who played a crucial role in reviving the tiger population of the reserve.

Pushing back

The latest BRICS Leaders’ Statement, emerging from the summit in Rio de Janeiro, marks a watershed moment in the bloc’s political evolution ~ and signals a rebalancing of India’s global posture.

Disruptive doctrine

In his second term, US President Donald Trump has turned unpredictability into a core strategic doctrine.

Pollinator limitation

Plant-insect interactions encompass a wide array of relationships, ranging from the beneficial (like pollination) to the detrimental (like herbivory).

India’s ties with Beijing, and the Tibetan factor

Just short of his ninetieth birthday, the Dalai Lama announced, after years of speculation, that he will have a successor. He mentioned in a pre-recorded video, “I am affirming that the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue.