Changing global finance and policy frameworks
The global food system is at a critical juncture; facing issues like soil degradation, climate risk, and biodiversity erosions are converging with investor and regulator expectations in ways that make…
In an unstable world relationships matter
Today’s world order is less stable and less secure than any time since World War II. The system we’ve known for decades, built on security alliances and growing markets, largely…
Could America really walk away from NATO – and what would that mean for Europe’s young men?
The threat arrived, as so often in transatlantic politics, in a few angry lines and an off‑the‑cuff remark. Donald Trump, now back in the White House, has openly mused about…
‘A’ deeper and wider road to success
The Economic Survey 2025-2026 in its coverage of the insurance sector, appears to highlight the fundamental idea that the high dependence on intermediaries – read ‘high’ distribution overheads – acts…
The body has to be enjoyed as much as soul
Osho You are one of the greatest marketing persons of a product that gratifies the soul. We are in the business of selling a product that gratifies the mind; Others…
They want to vote. Every. Single. Time
The image of an elderly man in West Bengal, in tears because his name was not on the voters list, is haunting. In recent conversations in rural and urban Bengal,…
Democracy’s Blind Spots
Govt of the people, by the people, for the people – Democracy sure is fab. But it can also be a war machine, wreaking senseless, hideous destruction. The very thing…
Ballot points
Two weeks to elections, around 27L people, as things stand, will not be able to vote in upcoming Bengal elections. This is unprecedented. And deeply worrying. Their status in the…
Donald’s dilemma
Trump, stomping around in Oval Office, pouting petulantly, and randomly kicking furniture. Trump: Ingrates! Ingrates! Ingrates! Rat fink ingrates, the whole lotta ’em! Chief of Staff: Who’re these ungrateful fellas, who’ve got…
Trump’s Iran folly is godsend for divided Democrats
With midterm elections looming, there are still serious divides within Democratic Party, the kinds that cost Democrats dearly in 2024. But the unpopular war with Iran is giving them a…