Decoding the Hormuz shock

The Iran war-linked energy crisis is different from previous shocks. Oil and gas markets are not simply rising, they are repricing violently, around disruption risk. On March 20, Brent settled…

Shape-shifting politics & seats of Assam

Assam’s upcoming assembly election will be the first in recent memory to be held in a single phase, for an electorate of 2.5cr people. While delimitation, carried out in 2022-2023,…

Quota & Data

In India, the government is thinking about two big changes: Changing how many seats each area gets in Parliament (this is called delimitation) Making sure 33% of seats are reserved…

Cockroach, My Friend 

Lots of people really hate cockroaches. But here’s something surprising: cockroaches are actually some of the toughest and most important creatures on Earth. They’ve been around since before the dinosaurs.…

Quota & Data

Higher political representation for women should not be based on outdated population stats GOI’s twin objectives this Parliament session, 1) advance the delimitation exercise, that decides the number of representatives…

Hacked To Danger

Iran war again shows smart devices are a grave national security risk. US is acting on this. India must vet imports  What 10 years of fighting and killing couldn’t do…

Shut Back Doors

A long time ago, in a famous story called the Trojan Horse, soldiers hid inside a giant wooden horse to sneak into a city and win a war. Today, something…

How social media is rewiring India’s public mind and distracting it from development

Hate in India today does not arrive with a warning. It does not begin with violence. It begins quietly in forwarded messages, in casual remarks, in viral videos, and in…

A ‘Unified’ Congress in Kerala has bolstered the party’s prospects!!

“In the high-stakes and intricate theatre of Indian politics, the weeks leading up to an election are often defined not only by the battle against the opposition, but also by…

Why celebrity health products deserve scepticism?

Celebrities don’t always endorse products because they personally believe in them. Often, endorsements are simply lucrative business deals allowing celebrities used as “trust shortcuts” to reach the “next billion” users.…