When did Putin set in motion Russia’s biggest strategic failure?

As Ukraine marked 1,500 days of resilience against Russia’s full-scale invasion, one question continued to surface in political and media debate: when did Vladimir Putin actually decide on this war?…

Christie’s brings a stellar Indian suite to Mumbai

Abstract masters VS Gaitonde and Biren De, a slew of divine Ganesh Pynes a kinetic set of KK Hebbars, a gorgeous butterfly by Jogen Chowdhury and an enchanting Meera Mukherjee…

A pause you can step into

All rooms are equal, but the balcony is not a room. It’s a handshake to the outdoors or, for those so inclined, a step inward, towards quiet contemplation. That’s why…

The secret strength of temptation

By Partha Sinha Temptation has always had poor public relations. Civilisations have issued warnings about it with impressive consistency. Priests spoke of it like a crack in the soul. Philosophers…

American, white, working class & anti-Trump

In Jan 2016, Trump famously boasted, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” For a decade, he was correct.…

Goodies from Uncle Assam

Last month, in a grand act of political theatre, roughly 40L women, in Assam, received ₹9,000 each, in their bank accounts. Roughly half of the state’s households received this lumpsum…

Swear therapy works

Swear therapy works

No man left behind

All lives matter. So it’s good news that the US F-15 crew shot down over Iran last week has been rescued. Some people are talking about how much the rescue…

The humanitarian ledger of the Iran war

The US–Israel war on Iran is not a security operation but a structurally produced imperial conflict. Its humanitarian toll—mass civilian casualties, infrastructural collapse, economic strangulation, and regional destabilization—is neither accidental…

Success seeds

Will you agree with me if I say that there is no such thing as overnight success? Well, in my opinion, what we often call “sudden success” is usually the…