Primetime Loves Bombs

These are fab seasoning for tall stories and fake news Uncles in the park were more excited than the anchors on primetime TV, impossible as it seems. Because their humdrum,…

Inside a Stanford GSB Conversation with Ritesh Agarwal and Bejul Somaia

It was a cool, crisp afternoon at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, with a palpable buzz in the air. Students gathered outside one of the classrooms well before noon,…

Reshaping the development landscape in Rajasthan

Water security has always been one of the key challenges for state governments in Rajasthan. For a region historically constrained by scarcity, reliable access to clean water is both an…

India at the edge of stagflation — Why radical innovation is the only way forward

The global economy is entering a difficult phase. Oil prices are climbing again, geopolitical  tensions are reshaping supply chains, and technological disruption is redefining labour  markets. If crude stabilizes near…

How do you own the kiss?

What Tino Sehgal’s artwork ultimately reveals is that ownership had become abstract long before performance entered museums Galleries and Fairs display canvas , sculpture, multimedia and installations. Museums are built…

Marching proudly on the Republic Day

My heart was filled with joy when I learnt that the Indian Navy’s Marching contingent was adjudged the best by the judges this year on the Republic day. Indeed the…

Freedom to move, not to own

To understand how fundamentally India has changed since the economic reforms of 1991, we must look beyond GDP growth and stock market indices. In the space of three decades the…

The Bureaucratic Lie?

Whenever we think about bureaucracy, it is almost always with a sense of frustration. It seems designed to thwart us, to slow things down and drown us in an incomprehensible…

India’s two biggest defence deals—Rafale & Subs—must deliver more than platforms, will be seminal 

India is inching closer to two of the most consequential defence procurement decisions in its recent history: the acquisition of 114 multi-role fighter aircraft under the MRFA programme—now increasingly centred…

A generational shift in Nepal’s politics

After the September 2025 Gen-Z movement in Nepal, the results of the subsequent parliamentary elections of 5 March 2026 in Nepal has marked a second revolutionary change in the country’s…