The politics of movement and control

The intervention in Venezuela by the United States did set the tone for this year. It was an episode that has not only become a threshold moment for energy markets…

Theatre command and its dynamics 

Kargil – 1999, was the first major conflict the Indian Armed Forces fought since  the victory of 1971, when Bangladesh was liberated. 1971 was an  unquestionably overwhelming victory. However, the…

How AI is quietly protecting the software that runs your life

Last week, something alarming happened in the world of software — and almost nobody outside the tech industry noticed. A widely-used software library called LiteLLM, downloaded over 95 million times…

The smaller Gods of our life

The phrase “God of Small Things” suggests a profound truth: the divine does not reveal itself only through grand miracles, sacred spaces, or world-altering events. More often, the intelligence that…

The new rules of heart health — Part 3 – What to eat, how to move, and what to skip

In Part 1 and Part 2, we covered how to calculate your cardiovascular risk in the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) framework and what markers and risk factors to measure. In Part 3 (#70) of this…

How do different data preprocessing techniques affect performance of machine learning models on prediction tasks?

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems have become central to modern data-driven decision-making. They are now widely applied in fields as diverse as healthcare, finance, cybersecurity, transportation, and…

A journey through India’s govt hospitals

There is a widely held perception today that the finest medical care exists only within the polished walls of expensive private hospitals. My own life journey, however, has revealed a…

Three pasts of present

What was once a food meant for those who could afford nothing else is back as a superfood of choice. Millets are now seen as a food for those with…

Sandy

There was no indication ever in my life that I love animals …unless they were curried or roasted.  I have nothing against them, and I think all “leisure” pursuits which…

The weak link in the current world economic activity chain!!!

In the current economic world order as is developing, the employee is the weak link in the economic activity chain. It would be a truism to say that a very…