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A warning for all times

The word ‘emergency’ evokes an intense sense of unease, often associated with the suspension of established norms and procedures in pursuit of a perceived larger objective. Different forms of emergencies command our attention in different ways.

Fire Trap

The investigation into the fire that claimed 15 young lives in Lucknow will eventually determine where the blaze began.

Endgame Politics

Few politicians have exhibited Benjamin Netanyahu’s talent for political survival.

Priced Out

For generations, education was the preferred route through which Indian families sought to improve their economic prospects.

Lanka poll

Sri Lanka is approaching a critical juncture as it prepares for its presidential election on 21 September 2024.

Dystopian Nightmares

The American Dream is believed to be the national ethos of the United States. Of course, not all Americans agree. Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me, says, historians conjured the American dream, Hollywood fortified that dream.

Is US $ debt or equity?

Money is power, freedom, a cushion, the root of all evil, the sum of blessings, so said the American poet Carl Sandburg. Since the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin cyber-currency in 2009, techies today can create money, eroding the legal power of central banks to create fiat money.

Resolute Resilience

As India commemorates Kargil Diwas, marking the 25th anniversary of the Kargil conflict, it is an apt moment to reflect on the enduring and fraught relationship between India and Pakistan.