Indian Options in Afghanistan US withdrawal and Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has been Swift and naturally, being the neighbouring nation that has borne the brunt of Islamic terror for decades, Indians are worried. To understand the Present, Geography and History both have...
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Advertising and branding, a western concept since long started becoming popular in India especially after the hugely popular AMUL hoardings with its topical one liner’s. But when it came to politics, this has been a topic not often discussed as a subject and if at all discusse...
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Over the last several months many questions have been raised on vaccine development especially the one made in India. Doubts on the efforts of the Indian scientists, raised for various reasons. This is not about politics but for those who seem to have no idea and simp...
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A few quick thoughts as I came across an argument between friends in a group. Way back in 2001 when 9/11 happened or in 2008 when 26/11 happened life did change but again as a world, it affected a part of us. The rest could still act as a countervailing force to support, help...
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This is a subject that can give birth to a hundred doctoral thesis and still have enough and more left over with no answers. The attempt here is not to give answers but give some perspectives so we understand the subject and the protagonists better. Also this is not about the ex...
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When we go out and look around, in many places, there seems to be no fear of the pandemic and people are going on about their personal businesses. It may be the case that there is no pandemic at many local levels. The wokery of the government in concealing the information about ...
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A popular notion the media loves to amplify is how Indian politics post 2014 has taken a turn for the worse in terms of its discourse, behaviour, tactics etc. When one has seen politics over decades, it would be a blunder to see this as a Modi/2014 event. It shows we have been b...
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Everyone thought that things were getting back to normal. The vaccination was being given to healthcare professionals, senior citizens to above 45 years of age. The case load seemed to be under manageable levels. Some of the elites of the west and our own were praying that India...
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There are traditional gurus, modern day gurus and then there are just gurus. A modern day guru is one who has large regular and social media presence and has many interactions with the local, national and global audience. The traditional gurus have limited interactions, presence...
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Debating the concerns of various groups is very important, it must also be based on the realistic ground situation and the intentions and motivations of various leaders involved. The amount of inter caste hate that exists is a reality that be understood before any talk of ...
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