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The physics of relationships

There are striking similarities between how elementary particles come together to form atoms, molecules and eventually various materials and how a family, a village and then a society is established from a collection of people.

Rupee’s struggle

The Indian rupee’s recent struggles underscore the intricate dynamics of global and domestic factors influencing its value.

Rail priorities

Ahead of budget 2025, a clear shift in focus from roads to railways signals a recalibration of infrastructure priorities. This transition is not merely a budgetary adjustment but a strategic pivot aimed at addressing economic, logistical, and environmental challenges.

The Toxic Workplace

Thousands of funny memes and outraged social media posts followed in the wake of a viral video of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman SN Subrahmanyan, wherein he could be seen advocating a 90-hour work week for his employees and suggesting that though he could not force them, but his workmen on their own volition should work on Sundays also.

The true cost of what we buy

Every year, India sees the launch of over 1,000 new retail brands, adding to millions of brands globally. Each brand, on average, creates approximately 1,000 new styles annually, with about 30 per cent of old stock often ending up as waste.

Russia is one among the many villains

The presumptively fast-tracked Nato membership of Sweden and Finland does not come as a surprise. Until fairly recently,  these two Nordic nations proudly relished their long-standing neutrality. Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine decisively shifted the geopolitical dynamic. 

Housing challenges

The housing sector demands a high level of creativity. There is a lot to be done across a range of policy areas to improve the functioning of different aspects of our housing system.

Cinema & Conflict

For all the stirring rhetoric by Ukraine’s President at Tuesday’s opening ceremony of the Cannes film festival, the fact of the matter must be that cinema has indubitably been impinged by the war in Ukraine.

Back on track

Getting India-Nepal ties back on an even keel is perhaps the most urgent task for the Indian foreign policy establishment in the neighbourhood.