Nomenculture
Every society and community has its own naming conventions. Govt shouldn’t impose its view All the Bablus out there, Wednesday wasn’t your day. You woke up to news that your…
Workable formula?
If GOI’s idea is that every state will have its LS representation go up by 50%, that should be part of the bills GOI, reportedly, will circulate a formula for…
The real supply chain crisis
Whether it’s oil & gas or crucial inputs like gallium or cobalt, import restrictions/high prices rarely produce a complete breakdown. Because markets find alternatives. What’s scary is knowledge-based chokepoints. There’s…
Trump’s big blockade gamble
It’s risky, and Iran has many options to retaliate. Tehran will likely wait and watch, to test US resolve & patience. But if Washington keeps choking Iranian shipping, it also…
A formula that could work?
The government is said to have an idea: increase the number of Lok Sabha seats in every state by 50%, and then reserve one-third of the total seats for women.…
Nomenculture
Every society and community has its own naming conventions. Govt shouldn’t impose its view All the Bablus out there — Wednesday wasn’t your day. You woke up to news that…
Bonds no algorithm can simulate
By Jasjit Singh We are living through a remarkable moment in human history. Machines can now generate text, images, and ideas. They can anticipate our needs, finish our sentences, and…
Harvesting a New Year, Don Tzu, and more…
Hello and welcome to another edition of the Weekly Vine. Today is Bengali New Year or Pohela (Poila) Boishakh, a troubling time for yours truly because one is very bad…
Tilting at Windmills
Don Quixote was infamous for “tilting at windmills,” a by-product of his obsession with chivalric romances. He saw monstrous giants where there were only windmills with sails; I, however, have no…
The architecture of thoughts
A young professional sits at her desk late in the evening. The screen glows softly as multiple tabs remain open—an unfinished report, a half-drafted email, a message thread awaiting reply.…