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From Farm Chickens to Cockroaches: Why South Asia’s Gen Z Is So Restive

Until the region’s economies produce jobs, and its ministers produce respect, at the pace they produce graduates, South Asia’s Gen Z will keep finding new, and increasingly desperate, ways to be heard

Bridging the Policy Gap: Why Northeast India Cannot Tap Bangladesh Pharma Market Across the Border?

The real question is simpler: do Indian states want to use a resource that is geographically closer, internationally certified, available already, or would they prefer to continue to suffer from a yearly deficit on the other side of the Corridor?

Green AI? The Global South Cannot Afford the Wrong Kind of Digital Growth

In the case of the Global South, this would mean designing AI according to the demands of that particular place and within the bounds of its available power. It would mean opting for small language models, frugality, and less energy-intensive infrastructure over costly mimicry of Silicon Valley.

Inside India's Modern Counter-Terrorism Strategy: The Zero-Tolerance Mandate

The government is also engaging doctors, psychologists, lawyers, civil society organisations, NGOs, religious leaders and community representatives to facilitate de-radicalisation and reintegration. Young people are encouraged to participate in constructive social activities that promote communal harmony and reduce the appeal of extremist ideologies.

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India's rural self-government institutions: Issues of funds, federalism and functionalities

Separation of powers, and federalism comprise the basic structure of the constitution, and long-drawn executive and legislative steps are needed to dispose of legislative actions and decisions that circumvent them

The Nature of Wealth

The inherent nature of wealth is frenetic

Pandemic diplomacy: Re-engineering Indian diplomacy to cope with a 'Black Swan event'

The COVID pandemic is now well into its second year. In India we are fighting an exceptionally severe second wave

The Raconteur, the Child Within You

The Raconteur’s the story-teller

176th Indian Arrival Day: Struggle for recognition of Indian community in Trinidad and Tobago

For Indian Arrival Day in Trinidad and Tobago and beyond, the Indian diaspora must aggressively pursue excellence in science, business and politics as these ideals could better define the Indian identity and reinforce the virtues of culture and values

Desiderata VII

Imagination will not bring you nor lead you to, Paradise

Vaccination for all: Is it going to be a long waiting time for India?

As events unfold by the day, the vaccine shortage story only gets more baffling with little hope for an early replenishment to meet the government’s objective of procuring 2.67 billion doses by the yearend 

Mankind’s yearning for heaven

Alternatively, we can all work together to make this earth a very nice and hospitable place to live where the lives of all its inhabitants are emotionally satisfying and sustainable. Then this planet earth will become the heaven that we all dream to reach after death.

Desiderata VI

Beware of heights

Foolish, indeed, is the World of Men

How arid is Mortality

Relevance of SAARC: South Asian nations are tied by a common culture and a shared future

Today, with the overarching presence of China in South Asia, if India has to hold its ground as the paramount power, it is imperative to keep the bilateral differences aside

The Wasp and I

It buzzed around my ears and nose

Perennial, A Hapless Word

Perennials, things that last a long time

Blasphemously Yours

Fill the cup before you bring it

Is Sri Lanka falling into a Chinese trap like Pakistan?

While the world will view Tibet with sympathy as a victim of aggression, it will hold the rulers of Pakistan and Sri Lanka responsible for reducing the country to the level of willing tools in China’s hands