Test For Tarique 

Will he partner with Delhi in Dhaka’s interest? This is the verdict New Delhi had quietly hoped for. A decisive mandate for BNP offers India the comfort of dealing with a familiar political formation. But familiarity is not reassurance – and that is where the comfort ends. The immediate question is whether Tarique Rahman, the…

Read More

Test For Tarique

Will he choose a good relationship with India? India was quietly hoping for this election result in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won clearly. For India, this feels a bit comfortable because it has dealt with this party before. But being familiar doesn’t mean everything will go smoothly. Now people are asking: If Tarique…

Read More

The tragic case of Jaahnavi Kandula

This week, a $29 million settlement in Seattle reopens a wound that many Indians abroad never quite allowed themselves to examine. In Arizona, an Indian-origin scientist is honoured for work that quietly shapes the planet’s future. And in cinema, Farhan Akhtar steps into a Beatles universe that once turned Westward eyes toward India in search…

Read More

India’s next AI leap will not be about models. It will be about visibility

India is entering a decisive phase in its artificial intelligence journey. Over the last two years,  conversations around AI have largely revolved around model sizes, GPU access, and sovereign  infrastructure. The upcoming AI Impact Summit 2026 signals a shift in that conversation.  Policymakers, founders, and enterprises are beginning to ask a different question. Not just…

Read More

Why political left or right are exclusionary

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev We are witnessing a resurgence of right-wing movements worldwide. Many believe this is a natural consequence of left wing having overplayed its hand in previous decades. The result? An oscillation from one political extreme to another. In past, many felt they had made an intelligent and empowering choice when they moved left,…

Read More

A is for appum

When I’m in Goa, as I was recently, I’m faced with a Hamletesque dilemma: To poee, or not to poee; that is the question.The poee is a traditional Goan bread of wheat flour and bran with a chewy elasticity of texture and a hollow pocket inside to stuff in whatever savoury or sweet filling you…

Read More

Bash all day, buy all night

When it comes to US, investors the world over now love to ‘Bash All Day, Buy All Night’. Travelling recently across Asia, Europe and West Asia, I was struck by the rising intensity of complaints about America under Trump, from its tariffs to designs on Greenland and apparent disregard for the old global order. Polls…

Read More

This might be artful

Ireland has decided to help artists by giving some of them money every month, even if they are not selling lots of art. This money is called a “basic income.” It helps artists spend more time creating art instead of doing other jobs just to earn money. Right now, the art world is very active….

Read More