One trait I deeply admire in many animals, birds, and reptiles is their remarkable ability to camouflage—hiding in plain sight. The onset of the mango season inevitably brings with it the call of the koel. Its melodious cooing charms many hearts, mine included, yet catching a glimpse of the bird is almost impossible. Dark as…
Being blind to the limits of power, seems to come with the territory of having a lot of it. Look at geopolitics As it went with tariffs, so it’s going with Iran war: Trump’s ‘my way or the highway’ posture, reduced to a bad joke. On the war front, not only have developments in Iran…
Welcome to another edition of the Weekly Vine. ‘Tis the month we say: Beware the Ides (pronounced eye-dz) of March, a reference to Julius Caesar being stabbed in the back, a historical event we observe to this day in corporate India by stabbing each other in the back during appraisal season. Perhaps old Julius could…
The president has recently made transfers/appointments of governors of some states (West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, etc.). In West Bengal, CV Ananda Bose resigned, citing personal reasons, and RN Ravi (the then governor of Tamil Nadu) was appointed in his place. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said she was shocked by this change and…
India is currently the world’s second-largest steel producer and has articulated a long-term vision of achieving 300 MTPA crude steel capacity by 2030. With strong infrastructure push, urbanisation, manufacturing expansion, and renewable energy investments, domestic demand remains robust. Crude steel production has risen by 11.7% during April-October FY 2025-26 compared to last year and Finished…
Shalini Saxena Dr. Shalini Saxena is currently working as a Professor in Political Science and International Relations in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Royal School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam, India. Prior to this, she served as a Professor of Political Science in the Department…
The president has recently made transfers/appointments of governors of some states (West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, etc.). In West Bengal, CV Ananda Bose resigned, citing personal reasons, and RN Ravi (the then governor of Tamil Nadu) was appointed in his place. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said she was shocked by this change and…
Paltrow, at the Oscars, showed, in her silhouette, what it takes to hold it together Who won the Oscars is for movie nerds. For the rest, Academy Awards is a spectacle. Sheer fashion theatre – where stars flaunt brand identity, and nominees conceal nerves, in all manner of dress. For Hollywood, there can be nothing…
One of the worrisome and rather tasteless human behaviours is to devalue the human being as having the least value in all human enterprise and activity. The few examples below will serve to drive home this point: Business: Some of the most studied ratios in financial statements are comparative ratios of employee costs to total…
Much to its indignant distaste, India is willy-nilly getting a taste, literally, of the conflict raging in Iran and neighbouring countries. Iran’s blocking of Strait of Hormuz, which overnight has become an international buzzword, and through which a great deal of oil and other vital supplies pass, has meant that the West Asian conflict has…