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Fewer people will not save the planet

For decades, population growth has been portrayed as one of humanity's greatest environmental challenges. Policymakers, scientists, and environmentalists have often argued that a larger population places greater pressure on natural resources, increases energy demand, and accelerates carbon emissions.

Has Trump scuppered Israel’s W Asia plans?

It was Benjamin Netanyahu who pushed Donald Trump into the Iran conflict promising multiple gains, including regime change, degradation of the IRGC and surrender of Iran with just a short and swift bombing campaign.

Missing Link

India’s states are discovering an uncomfortable truth: economic growth and economic security are not the same thing.

Security Theatre

The unprecedented security surrounding the re-conducted NEET-UG examination may ultimately be remembered for what it revealed rather than what it prevented.

When education fails youth

India stands at a paradoxical crossroads. As one of the world’s youngest nations with a massive demographic dividend, it confronts a swelling army of educated but unemployed youth.

Jobs Shakeup

A strong US jobs report has reignited uncertainty in global markets, challenging assumptions about the Federal Reserve’s future rate cuts. The unexpected surge in employment numbers, with over 100,000 more jobs than anticipated, has cast doubt on the necessity for steep rate reductions this year.

Playing with fire

Running with the hare and hunting with the hounds is an idiom that summarises Pakistan’s consistent tryst with religiosity.

Reflective conversations that cut through the noise

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat completed a remarkable ten years earlier this month, it stands as one of the greatest communication experiments in the world.

AI honoured

The award of the Nobel Prize in Physics to BritishCanadian Geoffrey Hinton and American John Hopfield serves as a reminder of the dual-edged nature of technological advancement, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).