Geopolitics in the age of scrolling
There was a time when geopolitics moved through formal rooms. A state issued a statement. A spokesperson read from a prepared text.
There was a time when geopolitics moved through formal rooms. A state issued a statement. A spokesperson read from a prepared text.
There Are moments in history when a nation’s progress stops being incremental and becomes directional.
The announcement of a framework agreement between the United States and Iran has understandably been greeted with relief.
Modern society has an unhealthy relationship with medical progress. We crave miracles, celebrate breakthroughs and search for definitive cures.
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.
India's decision to unveil a Rs 1,950 crore incentive programme for civil and military drone manufacturing marks a watershed moment in its defence and technology policy.
In the turbulent landscape of global trade, President Donald Trump’s latest move ~ to dispatch unilateral tariff letters to 12 countries with “take it or leave it” terms ~ signals not strength but desperation masquerading as decisiveness.
The last few years have seen a surge in Government expenditure, or at least promises of such expenditure; denominated in dollars, the National Infrastructure Pipeline promised expenditure of US$ 2408.29 billion (Rs.205 lakh crore) between 2019 and 2025, but nothing has been heard about it for quite some time; even the Pipeline’s website has not been updated since 2022.
In the vast and intricate tapestry of Indian society, public gatherings are an essential and ancient feature. From the spiritual melas on the banks of the Ganga to spirited political rallies, from justice-seeking protest marches to exuberant street celebrations, India conducts much of its public life in the open, surrounded by vast crowds.
India’s services sector has once again demonstrated its central role in the country’s economic dynamism, clocking its fastest growth in 10 months this June.
