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India must prepare to plough a lone furrow

Every time India reacted to Pakistan-backed terrorist strikes, it raised the benchmark. What began as ‘Kadi Ninda’ pre2014, became a cross-border strike after Uri in 2016 and Balakote in 2019, finally ending up with damaging and destroying Pakistan’s strategic assets in Operation Sindoor.

Survivor’s Miracle

The shocking crash of Air India’s London-bound Dreamliner continues to stir the public conscience, but amid the tragedy’s overwhelming grief, one extraordinary human story stands out ~ the miraculous survival of a lone passenger who walked out of the rubble.

Separatist Rout

Canada’s recent federal election has altered not only its domestic political landscape but also the broader contours of its foreign policy ~ particularly its strained ties with India.

Why not No. 1?

The IMF projection of India’s nominal GDP for 2025-26 of $4,187.017 billion, against Japan’s $4,186.431 billion, ($586 million or Rs.5,011 crore more), is going to make India the fourth largest economy in the world, pushing Japan to fifth position.

Unsold public housing must be repurposed

Paradoxically, India’s government housing projects struggle with a significant deficit among the economically weaker sections, whose needs remain largely unmet despite a substantial amount being spent on multiple housing projects promoted by state or central Governments.

Critical role

Producing these minerals in strict adherence to environmental, social, and governance criteria will be ~ not to put too fine a point on it ~ critical if the ends are to be justified by the means.

Slow Decline

 The distress is overwhelming not the least because such adverse developments have plagued the nation during a political vacuum.