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Finternet is neither a ‘blockchain of finance’ nor simply Fintech 2.0. It is a vision for a deeply interconnected financial architecture
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The Russia-Ukraine war is entering a deadlier phase, in which industrial capacity, technological adaptation and political endurance matter as much as battlefield strength
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Misuse of electoral forms in Telangana raises serious questions about voter deletions, accountability, and the Election Commission’s safeguards
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More judges may increase capacity, but India’s mounting judicial backlog exposes deeper problems that numbers alone cannot fix
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The next phase of inclusive education must go beyond enrolment to ensure meaningful participation, learning and support for every child
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India’s growth story remains incomplete if young people must leave farms, families and communities behind to survive on insecure work
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Inclusion cannot end with admission. Dignity, recognition and belonging determine whether marginalised students are truly accepted inside
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Employees are pasting customer data into AI tools. Banning them won’t work; guardrails at the prompt will
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Bengaluru can price congestion, but without reliable, affordable public transport, a traffic tax could punish commuters by raising costs without reducing car use
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The landmark vote of 1893 in New Zealand offers enduring lessons about equality, participation, and the power of lasting change
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With banking rapidly going digital, the debate should centre on balancing employee expectations, customer convenience and operational requirements
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India’s health universities must move beyond professional education to foster interdisciplinary research and innovation
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The death of Assam man Ramanuj Goswami in police custody raises wider questions about extrajudicial killings, accountability and due process. A constitutional democracy must ensure that every death in police custody or police action is independently investigated
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Uncertainty should not be mistaken for normality: an open Hormuz can still impose substantial economic costs
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The government says 30 indicators were dropped to avoid duplication with other data systems, but the result is more like moving important data out of reach
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A common currency may not be the answer; BRICS can reduce dependence through local-currency trade, digital payments and diversified reserves
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State’s fiscal health increasingly hinges on turning sunk investments into productive capital, as incomplete irrigation and industrial projects constrain economic returns
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The hyper-convenience of quick commerce encourages careless consumption and adds to the environmental burden
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The cloud is on the ground, powered by electricity, cooled by water and sustained by engineering. AI isn’t just digital anymore; it has a very physical footprint
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West Bengal’s classrooms were built by reformers who trained people to question. A generation taught to see questioning as disloyalty by teachers afraid of transfer will not argue with orthodoxy. It will kneel to it
