Between January and September 2026, about 12,700 technology professionals moved from the United States back to India. This estimate comes from Xpheno, a Bengaluru talent firm. It is an estimate, not an official count. Even so, the direction is clear, and it is worth understanding. A number that keeps growing...
India is the world’s largest democracy, but how much of what Indians watch on television or read in newspapers represents independent journalism? When powerful corporations own media networks, political leaders influence the news cycle, and government advertising becomes a commercial consideration, citizens must ask an uncomfortable question: Are we watching...
When a generation feels ignored, a sarcastic joke can become a political movement. And when that movement reaches the streets, the real question is no longer who started it, but why so many people felt the need to join. Imagine a country where young people study for years, prepare for...
On 8 October 2026, US Vice President JD Vance stood before reporters and attacked the H-1B visa system. He said the program has become full of fraud over several years, probably decades. Indian workers are the largest group on this visa, so this is our story too. What happened The...
Ask a 17-year-old in India about Gandhi. You will probably get three things: a face on a currency note, a clip about the Salt March, and a meme about him. This is how Gen Z and Gen Alpha meet him. He arrives in pieces, between reels and exam notes. Do...
America didn’t conquer the world. It didn’t send tanks into every country. It didn’t occupy Europe, India, Japan or the Middle East. Instead, something far more powerful happened. The world built a global system — trade, finance, security and technology — in which America became the central player. And now,...
Kathmandu is asking a question the world cannot comfortably avoid: When a climate-vulnerable country suffers a catastrophic disaster, who should answer for it? Nepal is now confronting one of the most devastating disasters in its recent history. Floods triggered by a glacial collapse and cascading hazards in the Himalayas have...
There is a profound difference between offering spiritual comfort and making claims about physical reality. One can believe in meditation. One can seek spiritual guidance. One can undertake a difficult pilgrimage in search of meaning. But when a spiritual leader tells followers something as absolute as “Everyone will come back....
We spend most of our time worrying about wars, elections, and stock markets. But there is a quieter crisis growing under our feet, and it will touch every single person on earth. That crisis is drinking water. Not oil, not gold, not even electricity. Plain, clean drinking water. This is...
India is the world’s largest democracy. Every election—from a village panchayat to the Lok Sabha—is a massive logistical exercise involving nearly one billion eligible voters. For democracy to function effectively, one principle is non-negotiable: “One eligible citizen, one vote, one time.” Yet over the decades, concerns have repeatedly surfaced about...
