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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.

Future of the US student visa

There have been multiple reports in recent months about abrupt cancellations of student visas and SEVPs (Student and Exchange Visitor Programs) of international students in US universities without any prior notification or warning.

Aviation Lapses

The findings of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) following its special audit of aircraft maintenance practices at the country’s two busiest airports ~ Delhi and Mumbai ~ serve as a timely and troubling reminder of the cracks widening beneath the surface of the nation’s booming aviation sector.

Sovereignty rules

The US Supreme Court’s latest ruling, allowing the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to third countries, signals more than just a technical shift in immigration policy ~ it reflects the political heartbeat of an America that has decisively chosen hardline border control as its defining issue.

Swadeshi enterprise

Rare would be an Indian home where the sandalwood-scented Cantharidine hair oil or Boroline the all-purpose antiseptic cream is not to be found.

English a bridge, not a wall

Language is among the most profound gifts that human civilization has nurtured over millennia. It is through language that we think, remember, express, dream, and interact with the world around us.