The recent devastating flash floods in Nepal show, once again, that climate change is a global crisis that extends far beyond national borders, a powerful reminder of a reality the …
Opinion
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Opinion: The Forgotten War in Ukraine
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readNo one seems to be talking of a war that is in its fifth year, a scandalous “Special Military Operation” started by President Vladimir Putin in 2022 to take care …
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In a nation that proudly champions its unity in diversity, a quiet battle is brewing—one that threatens to unravel the very social fabric that holds the country together. From the …
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South Asia Has Expanded Schooling: Why Is It Still Failing to Keep Its Most Vulnerable Children Learning?
by Richa Pandey, Ph.D. 7 minutes readSouth Asia has made one of the world’s most significant expansions in schooling. Since 2000, enrolment in the region has risen by 29% at the primary level, 51% at lower-secondary …
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Every day, across cities, towns and rural landscapes, trees are being cut down in the name of development. Forests are cleared for roads, buildings, industries, housing and commercial expansion. We …
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Opinion: Tariffs And Sanctions All Over Again
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readIt is not easy to fight two different wars at the same time even if the two converge into a single canvas called economics. And it is certainly a challenge …
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There is a habit in commentary of treating every Indian visit abroad as a signal of which way Delhi is leaning. Lean west, lean east, lean north. The habit misses …
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The Museum Ulm at the Baden-Wurttemberg state in Germany displays a fantastic exhibit of a man-lion. The icon’s German name is Löwenmensch, meaning ‘lion-person’ or ‘lion-human’. The exhibit, just about …
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Part Two: Closing Prices Explained – Why the Final Trade Isn’t the Close
by K. Harikrishnan 7 minutes readNow let’s look at the dangers of treating LTP as the closing price. If LTP determined the official closing price, low liquidity could make the closing price vulnerable to manipulation. …