Mayhem out there, so manage

War, US & China acting like predatory hegemons, dependence on key inputs…India has options to navigate this global disorder. But, work on developing them must begin now This is a dangerous time in the world economy. Hopefully, mounting costs of the Iran conflict will bring it to an end soon. However, the short-sighted, self-interested behaviour…

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An evening beside the pool

‘They’ have gone, but I still feel the stains of their venom on my soul. A cloudy evening and a book, what else do I need !  Unwinding myself, I breezily walk along the hedged pathway that leads me to the poolside of my society. It is a soothing place with a babbling fountain that…

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Que Sora, Sora

What OpenAI dumping its video generator means &, more important, what it doesn’t mean In the end, it’s ended with a whimper, not a bang. “We’re saying goodbye to Sora,” OpenAI posted on X yesterday. Not as surprising as the Feb 28 attack on Iran, this was still a pretty surprising development. Because of how…

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Deal, Baby, Deal

Closure of Hormuz Strait may lead to another global recession, unless Trump gives Iran an off-ramp, sort off Most people living today were born after 1990. Israel and Iran were already sworn enemies by then. But their feud didn’t bother the rest of us until four weeks ago, when US and Israel took a “decapitation”…

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Kamalamma, Tamannah Bhatia and Veerappan

Myself Kamalamma from Kunjibettu in Udupi.  What to tell you! Few days back early morning, I am opening our front door and looking outside and who is looking back at me? Tamanaah Bhatia, that Bollywood, Tollywood, Kollywood whatever-wood heroine! I am shouting, Woooah, Tamannah Bhatia! And the Mister who is shaving in the bathroom is…

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