Fasting during Ramadan is the hidden sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness

“The month of Ramadan is a guest that comes to wash the dust off our hearts,” goes an old Sufi saying. Sufi saints have regarded the fasting of Ramadan as…

Why climate needs better stories

Mumbai Climate Week is happening this week. Delhi Climate Innovation Week takes place in the following week. Thousands of people will gather to talk about climate action in India’s two…

India’s lost 30% — and the AI path back to civilisational scale

There was a time when India did not measure its success in quarterly numbers. It measured itself in knowledge, trust, shared prosperity and moral order. Long-run economic reconstructions—most prominently those…

Dog’s Day Out, Dhurandhar Derangement Syndrome, and Civilisational Erasure

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Weekly Vine. In this week’s edition we look at the dog controversy at the AI summit, decode Marco Rubio’s civilisational erasure warning…

Will penetration resolve the protection gap?

Insurance for all by 2047 is a grand vision. However, to get there all barriers must go from now to then. While aspiring to increase the insurance penetration – thereby…

India and the Global South: Leadership or symbolism?

When India assumed the presidency of the G20 and repeatedly positioned itself as the “voice of the Global South,” it marked a moment of diplomatic ambition. From hosting the Voice…

Jalsa celebrates Indian art in Singapore

Opening in Singapore on 28th February is Jalsa, a modern and contemporary Indian art show that celebrates Indian masters as well as seasoned emerging voices.Top of the line are veterans…

Get Halfway There

Countries today want to be strong in AI (artificial intelligence), just like they want to be strong in defence. But the truth is, only a few countries can fully control…

That Green Stretch 

In Nicobar or in Aravalis, narrow approach to measure environmental impacts is a serious problem The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said that the big development project planned for Great…

All us ostriches

World’s largest bird and we have something in common Does the ostrich, the large flightless bird native to Africa, have a behaviour pattern in common with us?  Popular lore has…