No soldiers cross the border. No tanks arrive at the capital. No warning sirens sound. Instead, something much quieter happens. A phone arrives from another country. Then a television. Then medicines. Then machinery. Then batteries, solar panels, computer chips, fertilizers, toys, clothing and thousands of everyday products. They are cheaper....
There was a time when putting your salary into a bank account felt like the end of the story. Now it sometimes feels like the beginning of the billing process. Banking charges. ATM charges. Taxes on investments. Capital-gains taxes. Charges on financial services. And now, a major debate over whether...
Remember when we used to stand in ATM queues to withdraw cash? Today, you can buy a ₹20 tea, pay an auto driver ₹150, send ₹5,000 to a friend or pay a ₹50,000 bill without carrying a single rupee note. Just scan a QR code. UPI quietly changed the way...
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,...
Nvidia is already around 10% below its peak. Google, Meta and Tesla are all under heavy pressure, with some sessions seeing declines of more than 2%. The S&P 500 is also feeling the impact. The bigger story is what is happening to the AI trade — the enormous amount of...
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...
Every few months, a new theory appears about who will lead India after Narendra Modi. Right now, two names dominate the talk: Yogi Adityanath and Amit Shah. Add to this the loud claim that India is turning into a “Hindu Rashtra,” and you have a topic that gets clicks but...
India likes to talk about its demographic dividend. The world’s youngest large country, a median age of 28, a workforce that will keep growing while China and the West grow old. It is a good story. But a new NITI Aayog report just put a number on the other side...
India is celebrating the arrival of the AI revolution. Google, Amazon, Meta and other global technology giants are pouring billions into data centres. Governments proudly announce investment figures. Politicians talk about jobs. Headlines speak of India becoming the next global technology powerhouse. On paper, it sounds like progress. But India...
Every year, millions of students walk out of Indian colleges with a degree in their hands. Engineering degrees. MBA degrees. Commerce degrees. Science degrees. Computer science degrees. They have attended lectures, written examinations, submitted assignments and memorized enough information to survive years of academic evaluation. Then they enter the real...
