Taliban 2.0: The phoenix of Pashtun power
The Pashtun Taliban has risen like a phoenix: transformed from Mujahideen who pushed back the Soviets in 1979 to take power in Kabul in 1996 — as the creation of Pakistan (by Maj Gen Nasirullah Khan Babar); melted away from Afghanistan when the US and Northern Alliance (NA) ousted it...
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COP29 and the rewriting of earth’s survival narrative
30 October 2025 | Rajyogi Brahma Kumar Nikunj Ji -
When science becomes spectacle
30 October 2025 | Editor’s take -
Reductionism and holism: Saving forest in a climate crisis
29 October 2025 | BKP Sinha/Arvind Kumar Jha -
When the Guardian Falters: The United Nations at its twilight hour
29 October 2025 | KS Tomar -
The $5.5 Billion Potential of India's Generosity
29 October 2025 | Priyanka Dutt & Kavita Mathew -
When corruption becomes the cost of life
29 October 2025 | Priyanka Chaturvedi -
In liminal light grace speaks through unseen breath
29 October 2025 | Ajit Kumar Bishnoi
SIR: A bold overhaul or a brewing storm?
The Election Commission has stirred up a hornet's nest again. After the controversial revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, it has announced a pan-India revision of voter lists. In an unprecedented move after two decades, the ECI has launched a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country....
Preparing for CoP 30: Need to reclaim carbon space
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been holding climate conferences annually, and this year’s CoP 30 is scheduled to be held at Belem, a Brazilian city on the Pacific coast, from 10th to 21st November. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, in collaboration with the UN...
Congress choker act in Jammu and Kashmir followed by Bihar
Choke or Choker is a term normally used in cricketing parlance to describe a team or a player who wilts under pressure, particularly in the last stages of a match. For example, if a team is chasing a total and is well on course to victory but collapses or is...
How AI certifications are powering careers
Artificial intelligence (AI) is powering a revolution across the professional landscape. While there are concerns about job disruption, AI is equally creating opportunities for professionals to boost productivity and efficiency. Industries are rapidly adopting AI, and this surge has created a massive demand for skilled talent. At such a juncture, it...
India thwarts designs to destabilise Northeast
The Army and Assam Rifles launched a series of operations against Northeast terrorist groups located in Myanmar on the night of October 21 and 22, 2025. Contact established with terrorists at 6th Mile Camp village area in Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh was followed by exchanges of fire between the...
The quiet erosion of trust in modern civilisation
If there is one human value most at risk in our time, it is not compassion or tolerance; it is trust. Nations distrust one another, religions question each other’s motives, citizens doubt their Governments, and individuals wrestle with self-doubt. The human story, once bound by mutual faith, is now fraying at...
ASEAN and the Act East imperative
As the world converges in Kuala Lumpur for the 47th ASEAN Summit, all eyes are on this mega Summit, which features top world leaders in attendance. Whatever is said and transpires here shall have ramifications for the whole world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi seized this opportunity and, in his amicable...
