The world needs leaders with the moral authority of Jawaharlal Nehru, Dag Hammarskjold, Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela. The world needs nations that can come together and exert influence over the quarreling countries and restrain the superpowers
At eight, while figuring out a new, atypical family setup and his place in it, he was surrounded by a group of five-six friends who made sure love, joy and companionship were part of the equation
I can’t help but think there’s something futile and petulant about grudging someone their good fortune. Life is never fair, and as Oscar Wilde noted most wisely, it is a good thing for most of
When she showed us that chimpanzees are not only creatures that echo our behaviours, but also beings whose violence, estrangement, and silence mark them as irreducibly other, she showed that similarity becomes the lens through
The hardening of the US’s stance has helped China, along with countries like the UK and Germany, burnish its image and promote itself as a viable option for Indian engineers and tech professionals. India needs
China and India embarked on big dam construction at about the same time. But China is a leader in hydropower today, with an installed capacity 10 times that of India
The Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, expressed concern at the deteriorating security environment in the country’s neighbourhood and said that Pakistan appeared to be intent on exercising the nuclear option.
He understood the conflicts and hierarchies that characterise the socio-political reality of the state and tried to rise above them through his music and humanitarianism
Even if AI models are trained on accurate historical information, the nuances of a person’s life and work could easily be manipulated, flattened or misinterpreted
The UK economy has performed poorly since 2007-08 and people do not feel their lives improving, rather the reverse. In those circumstances, there is the usual scapegoating of ‘the other’ and at the same time
Situated north of Kabul in Parwan province, the air base can place US air power closer to western China much more than other plausible locations, especially in the Gulf
As India celebrates National Wildlife Week, the death of the legendary primatologist and animal rights crusader marks the end of a transformative era in conservation
For him, it was about discipline, self-mastery, and willingness to put his own life, comfort, and family on the line for principles he believed were higher than fear or personal well-being.
What is needed are serious, focused efforts to address current concerns at their roots. Apart from strengthening human PEP systems, this requires ‘smart caregiving’ practices
