Manoj MisraThe IPCC recent report (Group III on Climate Change Mitigation) has been categorical to state unless we humans downsize our energy needs, which means take a conscious break from our relentless pursuit of economic growth and consumption patterns,...
T K ArunAs curtain-raisers to the International Monetary Fund’s Spring Meet and the latest World Economic Outlook warn of global growth taking a hit of 0.35 percentage point purely on account of the rise in uncertainty, emerging markets face...
Arun KumarCryptocurrency will be discouraged by the government was the message from the FM during the budget discussion in parliament. There will be heavy taxation and no relief in capital gains for past losses. But, India has to contend...
T K ArunMost religions try to steer people towards virtue and away from the pursuit of wealth by positing the impermanence of wealth. Proof of that proposition comes from the strangest of places: the rarefied ranks of the billionaires...
Anil TrigunayatIn 50 days of the Russia-Ukraine war, India has abstained 11 times from voting on resolutions on the issue at the United Nations. Explaining its abstentions on the resolutions, New Delhi took a principled approach that would serve...
Srikanth KondapalliChina’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s unheralded visit to India on March 25, amidst the continuing stalemate in Russia’s war on Ukraine and the continuing India-China stand-off in Ladakh, had raised many an eyebrow on the timing, motives, content,...
T. K ArunThese vital imperatives depend on one another, and attacks on diversity can be fought back only by building democracyDemocracy Key to DiversityThe face of a crying girl, blood streaming down her face, after being attacked by those...
Harsh V PantThe depth of this engagement is unmatched and the drivers of this partnership have been growing at an unprecedented rateThe defining image of this week’s IndiaUnited States (US) 2+2 dialogue is likely to be external affairs minister...
Anil TrigunayatIndian diplomacy during the Russia-Ukraine crisis has been on a high drive. Recently, she has also been a favorite destination (virtual or physical) for dozens of dignitaries including Prime Ministers of Australia and Japan, special envoys, and foreign...
Manoj MisraMiyawaki planting is unfit for nonmoist locations. What could be acceptable in moist temperate, subtropical, or island ecologies like Japan and similar latitudes would be most unwise in other latitudes, especially tropics, where water is climatically scarce or...
