The war and my stomach
K S S Pillai The West Asian War has prolonged beyond everyone’s expectations. The price of fuel has been fluctuating for a long time, depending on the statement of one of the parties to the war. Most people are worried when there is a fuel shortage, a consequent price rise, and long queues at retail […]
A Decade of Nari Shakti, the Ascent of Viksit Bharat
Annpurna Devi Walk into any village, hamlet or far-flung corner of the country today and look closely at the kitchen. The smoke is gone. Where a chulha once stung the eyes of a young bride, an Ujjwala flame now burns clean and blue. The bucket that her mother-in-law carried from a distant handpump has been […]
Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir, El Niño Exposes Policy Inertia With the IMD predicting a grim 90% of Long Period Average rainfall and an 84% combined probability of below normal or deficient precipitation India’s passive approach to climate resilience is alarming. The Agriculture Ministry has already identified 12 states including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu […]
The reality of happiness and anger in human life
Mohammad Hanief In every era of human history, people have searched for happiness and struggled with anger. These two emotions, often viewed as opposites, have shaped personal lives, communities, and even civilizations. While happiness is celebrated as a symbol of success and fulfillment, anger is frequently portrayed as a destructive force that must be controlled […]
The Arithmetic of Aspiration
Why India’s employment question now turns on permanence Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran When Sir Arthur Lewis set out in 1954 to explain how poor economies grow rich, he located the central drama of development not in the accumulation of capital, but in the migration of workers out of subsistence agriculture into the more remunerative occupations […]
From Pandit Nehru’s India to Modi ji’s Bharat
Hardeep Singh Puri On 10 June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes the longest continuously serving democratically elected Prime Minister in our history. Having served the Indian state across much of the journey in between, I can say the achievement is not the length of the tenure. It is what the office has been made to […]
Karbala: A living philosophy of truth standing against falsehood
Mohammad Hussain Khan Karbala is not a merely a historical event confined to the sands of seventh-century Iraq; it is an everlasting moral institution that continues to shape human conscience, ethical resistance and spiritual awakening across generations. It is a living philosophy of truth standing against falsehood, of dignity standing against humiliation, and of faith […]
Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir, Securing Our Sailors in Chaos The upcoming Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) meeting is a critical test for India’s maritime leadership. With recent U.S. attacks targeting four vessels carrying Indian seafarers New Delhi must boldly bypass bureaucratic red tape to address this crisis. Over 70% of global trade passes through the Indian Ocean […]
Swasth Bharat, Sashakt Bharat- 12years of Health Care development
Anupriya Patel Stronger health systems lead to higher economic productivity, greater workforce participation, and sustained long-term growth. Good health, therefore, is not only a social good but also a national asset – the foundation upon which human potential is built and national strength is measured. Health, therefore, is not only a social good but also […]
Work with no social security
Mudasser Wani A few days ago, I met a man whom I have known for nearly twenty years. He was not a senior officer, a politician or a person of influence. He was an ordinary daily wager who spent the prime years of his life serving a government department. Throughout these two decades, I saw […]