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Brexit Dividend

Ten years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the most revealing aspect of Brexit is not what happened, but what did not.

Memory and History

The withdrawal of an artwork from Britain’s National Portrait Gallery over its portrayal of Winston Churchill's role in the Bengal Famine of 1943 is not merely another episode in the culture wars.

Being lonely

Although loneliness stems from a feeling of social isolation, ironically, it is one of the most unifying human experiences.

Campus Culling

Premier university campuses in the United States of America such as the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are under siege.

Tread carefully

In the throes of economic dynamism, India finds itself at the intersection of contrasting forces, with its annual retail inflation surging to a four-month high in December.

EV Onslaught

Asurge in Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) is sending ripples of uncertainty through Western markets. Memories of the “China shock” in the late 1990s, which saw a million American manufacturing jobs lost to Chinese competition, still linger, fuelling fears of another disruptive economic earthquake.

Well-being and Wetlands

An earlier e-mail with an attachment from an American friend popped up suddenly. His water and sewerage bill would cost him $900 a year after a discount from January 2024, up from about $676 just six months ago, a neat Rs 20,000 jump in Indian terms. He would have to pay about Rs 75,000, up from around Rs 55,000.