Capitol Hill
Opinion: Crunch Time in Washington DC
If there is nothing happening in Washington DC, then there is something wrong, for there is never a dull moment on Capitol Hill or Pennsylvania Avenue. Just when many heaved…
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Trump Aims for Democrats’ Jugular with New Epstein Demands — Even as MAGA Fractures Over Files
U.S. President Donald Trump has launched sharp attacks on several prominent figures – including former President Bill Clinton, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, and leading bank JPMorgan Chase – as he…
Community
Bihar 2025: How the NDA Engineered a Near-Sweep — and Why the RJD-Congress Flame Flickered Out
The Bihar Assembly Election of 2025 will likely be remembered as one of the most decisive mandates in the state’s recent political history. By early afternoon on November 14, the…
Community
Govt. Shutdown Ends, Washington’s Deal Leaves Obamacare Subsidies Hanging in Suspense with Threats of Higher Health Costs
Washington woke up from its latest fiscal standoff this week with the federal government reopened, hundreds of thousands of furloughed workers heading back to their desks, and a narrowly brokered…
Capitol Hill
How the Shutdown Began and How it Ended with a Bipartisan Approach
The longest ever 42-day US government shutdown ended today with congress approving a bipartisan package to reopen the government when a deal was struck after several weeks of stalemate: the…
Blog
Exploring Humanity’s Shadows: Jitish Kallat and Raqib Shaw at Chicago’s Art Institute
What does it mean to be human? Two unusual exhibits bring us closer to our shadow selves, forcing the viewer to ask hard questions: how do we engage with the…
Community
Market Overview – One-Month and YTD Snapshot
Over the month of June 2025, U.S. large-cap equities had a solid rebound. According to the commentary from S&P Dow Jones Indices, the S&P 500 rose approximately 4.96 % in…
Community
Will the NDA Ride the Exit-Poll Wave in Bihar?
Patna, India — Bihar’s fiercely contested Assembly election — marked by record turnout, generational rhetoric, and a two-phase voting marathon — has concluded with an unmistakable headline from India’s leading exit…
AI
The Great AI Wager: Silicon Valley’s Trillion-Dollar Gamble
How the Magnificent Seven's unprecedented spending spree could reshape capitalism—or collapse under its own weight In the sterile conference rooms of Mountain View, Redmond, and Menlo Park, a peculiar species…
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Privilege Denied: The Legal Limbo Facing India’s In-House Counsels
When Shakespeare wrote, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers,” he captured a profound truth about the role of law in preserving order and justice. To eliminate…
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The Women’s World Cup Comes Home: A New Era for Cricket
The so-called gentleman’s game has quietly transformed into a gentle yet fiercely competitive women’s sport. As the Indian Women’s Cricket Team brings the World Cup home, this victory feels like…
AI
Agentic AI and the Future of DPI: Governing Autonomy in Democracies
Just over a year into the era of agentic AI, the report cards are in. Assessments from strategy firms, security researchers, and multilateral bodies agree on the headline that AI…
Community
Smoke and Questions at the Red Fort: Inside the Hunt for the Perpetrators of Delhi’s Deadly Car Blast
New Delhi, November 11, 2025 — On a damp November evening, as commuters waited at a traffic light near the Lal Quila (Red Fort) metro gate, a slow-moving car suddenly detonated…
Community
New Delhi’s Toxic Air: A Silent Emergency Threatening Millions
The acrid smell of smoke hangs heavy over India’s capital as millions of residents wake each morning to a city shrouded in thick, gray smog. Delhi’s air quality crisis has…
Agriculture
The Soybean Gambit: How America’s Golden Bean Lost Its Lustre
In the flat expanse of Illinois farmland, where autumn skies stretch endlessly above golden fields, Dean Buchholz watches his soybean harvest with a gnawing unease that has become all too…
Capitol Hill
Opinion: For Democrats it is Learning the Right Lessons
There is never a dull moment in politics anywhere in the world. The election season for 2026 and 2028 in America began in earnest on November 4, when in an…