A homecoming of sorts for yoga
Throughout history, certain ideas have travelled beyond boundaries and transformed societies.
Throughout history, certain ideas have travelled beyond boundaries and transformed societies.
Having studied, in the sixties, at two of Bengal’s iconic institutions, and having observed the paths these have traversed, some thoughts crossed my mind for consideration of the new government.
History remembers the phrase anyway because it captured something people desperately wanted to believe: that those who ruled France had become incapable of understanding the ambitions, anxieties and frustrations of ordinary people.
There was a time when financial markets valued companies on the basis of what they produced, what they earned and what they could reasonably be expected to achieve.
The anti-defection law was meant to end the era of the “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” politician. Four decades later, it has produced constitutional alchemists seeking ever newer ways to turn defection into legality.
The sub-continent has entered a perilous new era ~ one where unmanned drones, not just soldiers or missiles, are beginning to define the contours of conflict.
In the theatrics of international trade diplomacy, perception often eclipses substance. The recently announced US-UK trade pact, heralded by President Donald Trump as a “breakthrough” and by Prime Minister Keir Starmer as “historic,” exemplifies this phenomenon.
Operation Sindoor, launched in the wee hours of 7 May, targeted nine terrorist hideouts in Pakistan; missiles launched from air, and drones launched from land ~ all from Indian territory ~ destroyed terrorist infrastructure, and killed numerous terrorists, and their family members.
The spate of Pakistani aerial intrusions and attacks targeting Jammu and other key Indian installations by loitering munitions and drones is more than a military event ~ it is a direct challenge to India’s sovereignty and resolve.
The recent meeting between President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was more than a polite diplomatic encounter ~ it was a vivid display of two clashing worldviews in an increasingly volatile North American partnership.
