In Retrospect - Page 5
A Nightmare Dressed in Daydream
26 April 2025 11:44 PM ISTTrump 2.0’s chaotic first 90 days, which have been marked by sweeping executive orders, economic shockwaves, tariff wars, and rising oligarchic...
India’s health insurance ricochet
19 April 2025 8:57 PM ISTHalf of all health insurance claims in India face serious processing and payment disputes. Rejections and part-payments are commonplace, with...
Choosing the Right Allies
12 April 2025 8:05 PM ISTIn the midst of a global trade war where India’s imports from China vastly exceed its exports, careful partner selection rooted in historical ties -...
Health hazards after 9 months of space travel
5 April 2025 11:09 PM ISTSunita Williams and Barry Wilmore returned to Earth after 286 days in space. After spending an extended period in microgravity, astronauts undergo...
Feeding the Faultline
29 March 2025 10:15 PM ISTThe proposed delimitation could further reinforce India’s glaring North-South divide, which is shaped by a range of historical, economic, and...
‘Hegemonic’ Hindi heats up language row
22 March 2025 8:35 PM ISTWhile the Centre promotes multilingualism through its 3-language formula, Tamil Nadu resists maintaining that it is an unfair pressure on non-Hindi...
Escaping the Trawl
15 March 2025 11:46 PM ISTDeveloped nations like the USA have been using subsidies and non-tariff barriers to shield their agricultural sector, which restricts exports from...
A Ticking Time Bomb
8 March 2025 11:29 PM ISTIn the wake of the US’ fading dominance and the dollar’s loosening grip over the global economy, Donald Trump is desperately pursuing aggressive trade...
Fading hopes
1 March 2025 11:40 PM ISTUS President Donald Trump’s proposal to take control of the Gaza Strip and relocate its 2 million Palestinian residents, turning the territory along...
A diplomatic dichotomy
22 Feb 2025 11:34 PM ISTAs Trump’s second term is loaded with steep protectionism alongside growing US-China tensions, India has a tough balancing task at hand—deepening...
So long, jus soli
15 Feb 2025 10:53 PM ISTBirthright citizenship, or ‘jus soli’ (right of the soil), is not the norm globally. The US is one of about 30 countries, mostly in the Americas, that...
The data dilemma
8 Feb 2025 8:30 PM ISTCourtesy Edward Snowden, we learned that every email we sent, every chat message, phone call, and document shared in the 'cloud' is accessible to...
Dashing Cheetah? Or Lame Horse?
14 March 2026 11:57 PM ISTEvolution of Climate Models
14 March 2026 11:53 PM ISTEthics of Letting Go
14 March 2026 11:46 PM ISTEchoes of Assam’s Forgotten Past
14 March 2026 11:45 PM ISTCaste, Merit and a Chat
14 March 2026 11:43 PM IST
‘People have the right to criticise judgments,’ says Supreme Court
21 March 2026 1:49 AM ISTSri Lanka refused US request to land warplanes
21 March 2026 1:42 AM ISTGovt holds retail fuel rates; premium segment sees hike
21 March 2026 1:40 AM ISTCJI Surya Kant recuses from hearing on EC appointments law
21 March 2026 1:31 AM ISTWestern disturbance chills North India
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