The traffic came to a standstill near Albert Ekka Chowk in Ranchi. I was stuck, like hundreds of others, watching a procession of students march past with placards and the …
Opinion
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Solving the Puzzle of a Snake-Hooded Mysterious Deity
by Aditya Chatterjee 3 minutes readIn early June 2025, an idol – which locals readily identified as Lokeshwara Vishnu – was recovered while sand-mining at Bankura’s Dwarkeshwar River in the Indian eastern state West Bengal. …
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||“As Napoleon said, ‘To know a nation’s geography is to know its foreign policy.’” || – Robert D. Kaplan, The Revenge of Geography Ancient texts described Bhāratavarṣa (India) as “the land that lies to …
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From Dhaka to Washington: A Strategic Partnership That Could Reconfigure South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape
by Shahidul Alam Swapan 7 minutes readThe evolution of Bangladesh–United States relations should no longer be viewed through the narrow prism of bilateral diplomacy. It is increasingly becoming part of a broader geopolitical realignment unfolding across …
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Creative talent is often celebrated, but young artists are rarely taught how to build a sustainable future around their work. Musicians, dancers, writers, and visual artists need more than artistic …
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The Platform That Doesn’t Just Teach—It Helps You Finally Understand
by Vivek Dasby Vivek Das 6 minutes readI’ve met dozens of founders over the years. Most of them talk about market fit, revenue models, and user acquisition. But every once in a while, you meet someone who …
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Most children grow up with dreams. Some imagine becoming athletes, doctors, artists, or leaders. I used to build robots from cardboard and spaceships from Legos because I wanted to become …
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Opinion: Seeking a Friendly Shoulder, Two Leaders Visit Washington
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readLeaders come to Washington for different reasons. Some to renew friendships; a few of them for a political lift back home; and others still to implore the United States to …
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When I returned from my 2016 visit to Prambanan (Indonesian: Candi Prambanan), a 9th century Hindu religio-philosophy-inspired temple compound in Yogyakarta in southern Java, Indonesia, hardly any of my friends …
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Choosing the 14th Dalai Lama’s successor has shifted from a religious affair to a major geopolitical concern in Asia. This process will influence the future direction of Tibetan Buddhism and …