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Door’s still open

India should have done the US trade deal before deadline. But quick resolution is still possible…

The door’s still open

India and the United States were supposed to make a trade deal, but they didn’t finish it in tim…

Tsunami lessons

Why world was far better prepared for ocean quakes this time than in 2004 The world breathed eas…

Sign up

Why India needs to act fast on a trade deal with the US Imagine you’re selling your handmade toy…

Bad air, so what?

That Haryana doesn’t have a single working AQI reader tells you a larger story on govts across I…

Bad air, so what?

Why not measuring pollution is a big problem Haryana, a state in India, doesn’t have even one wo…

Water woes

There’s too much or too little of the precious liquid on which all life depends  Recently a vide…

Stop Starvation

Help Needed for People in Gaza Right now, many people, especially children, in a place called Ga…

Volt face

Grim results of EV makers raise a question about viability The future of mobility is electric, a…

Admission impossible

Every year in India, after school ends, a big, stressful race begins — the race to get into coll…

Not 18

Why the Rules Around Teen Love Are So Complicated In India, the law says that anyone under 18 is…

Us vs Them

Why hating people from other places hurts everyone Imagine you see a runaway train speeding down…

Strawberries and scholarship

India and Iran converge again in Cambridge The temptation was strawberries, but I savoured learn…

Mind your own beeswax

Why grown-up relationships aren’t for everyone to judge Long ago, a poet named John Donne was an…

DHAXIT

Given his office, the way Dhankhar quit left much to be desired, no matter what provoked the dec…

Terror, truth, and a big mistake

Why 12 convicted for a huge train bombing are now free — and what that says about the people who…

The new buzz

Unregistered drones are law enforcement’s new challenge, one that’s not easily solved Civilian d…

Gourmet UnDelight

Cheesy misadventures of a curd rice soul It began, as most culinary tragedies do, with misplaced…

College cruelties

Another student suicide, another post-mortem. Systemic deafness to student complaints lives on O…

Get Your Story Out

Authorities must learn the art of good press briefing AAIB was upset enough over a report publis…

Say It Clearly!

Indian officials need to get better at explaining things to the public. After a big airplane acc…

Fuel folly

Washington’s new tariff plan for those who buy Russian oil is hypocritical & will hurt US to…

Lost wonder

The latest AI invention will take a lot of the marvel and the mystery out of life  We all lead w…

UnSafe Spaces

Sexual crimes on campus hurt women’s aspirations in singular ways, but politics could be least b…

Unsafe places

A 20-year-old college student in Odisha died after setting herself on fire. She had told her col…

Same Story, New Cast

Gen Next netas are leading Bihar assembly contests, but it’s still all caste and faith Nitish Ku…

Skin city

A doc & his Mrs on turning the clock back Antiaging – that’s the new buzz word. I lowered my…

Don’t Blame the Jalebi!

Why Just Warning About Fried Indian Snacks Won’t Help People Eat Better At a big Indian food fes…

Name theory

Ferrero buying Kellogg isn’t just a business story Last year, Indians abroad sent home $129bn, a…

Why 100% proof is an illusion

In wanting full explanations, people are disengaging with truth Mathematician and epidemiologist…

Name theory

Why Ferrero Buying Kellogg Is a Bigger Deal Than It Looks This week, the company that makes Ferr…

Being a Bihar voter 

Uneven application of document rules across the state risks disenfranchisement. Clarity needed f…

Smelt this

After copper, Trump looks set to tariff pharma. India must protect its turf with a deal  Copper …

Fear of flying

The tragedy of AI 171 has raised an age-old spectre in the sky  Does the spectre of an ancient G…

Smooth landing 

India Post & other GOI depts can easily earn good money, by monetising their land & buil…

LatAm pivot

India must shed its protectionist mindset and trade more with resource-rich South America  That …

Model community

Tibetans in India need better state support  By backing Dalai Lama’s position on succession, Uni…

Tooling change

Beijing’s weaponisation of engineers must be countered through expansion of Indian engineering b…

YourTube, MyTube

Ticket to ride on the London Metro If Underground movements are your cuppa tea – or Matcha Latte…

Exhausting policy

Fixing air quality is not as easy as scrapping old vehicles. But govt’s gone for the short cut N…

Who will be the next Dalai Lama?

The Dalai Lama is a very important spiritual leader for Tibetans, kind of like a teacher and gui…

Make the deal!

India and the United States are trying to make a big trade deal. If it works, it could really he…

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