Failed negotiations: The looming escalation
The Middle East has plunged into a significantly graver, more volatile situation following the collapse of high-stakes, 21-hour marathon talks in Islamabad on April 11-12, 2026. Designed to end the…
Trim reaper
Regulators can’t be MIA as people buy weight-loss drugs off the internet, including from China Many have a big medical need, others are merely driven by vanity. Either way, Indians…
Talk, don’t fight
That US, Iran met is a good beginning, even minus an agreement. Israel-Lebanon talks can offer an off-ramp to both Vance’s statement that US-Iran talks yielded no breakthrough, should not…
She sang India’s hidden desires, her songs anticipated change
The best kind of music, like Asha Bhosle’s songs, tells us where society is headed. The best kind of tribute, never mind India’s official idea of itself, is that everyone,…
Two couldn’t tango, now what?
That the talks collapsed was predictable. Trump may go for a naval blockade of Iran. That’ll make Netanyahu happier. And Iran angrier. Expect renewed turbulence A breeze of cautious optimism…
D for dilemma
Alter-Me scores over Me and D2 Startled by Me’s reaction on skimming the show timings of D2, Alter-Me said, “I’m not accompanying you. It is longer than a T20 match.”…
Decimation of Naxalite forces due to the Modi Government’s Firm Policies
Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently announced during a special parliamentary debate that the problem of Naxalism, a highly dangerous form of internal terrorism confronting the nation, has been brought…
Ideas for reflection by study circles – simple ‘self-awareness’ exercise to ‘manage our thoughts’ towards the ‘best’
1) Simple Exercise to Know Thyself: Activity 1: Raise your hand and ask yourself the question: Am I the hand? What is the answer you get? Are you the hand…
Why biologic injections changed injury and arthritis care
The biologics movement mostly started with hyaluronic acid (HA) in 1997. This natural lubricant of joints and tissues was created from chicken coxcombs. Surgeons started patients off with injections once…
India just lit a nuclear fire that could burn for a hundred years
On 6 April 2026, inside a contained steel vessel on the southern coast of Tamil Nadu, something quietly extraordinary happened. A controlled nuclear chain reaction was initiated inside India’s Prototype…