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Poonam Sharma The United States was under the third day of its latest government shutdown on Thursday, with slim chances of an instant resolution as partisan gridlock remains to envelop Capitol Hill. The shutdown, prompted by the Senate's…

Prof. Madan Mohan Goel, Proponent Needonomics & Former Vice-Chancellor (Thrice) On October 2, Vijaydashmi, the centenary celebration of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) became more than a ritual of remembrance—it became a moment…

Poonam Sharma Not Religion vs. Religion, But Extremism vs. Civil Society The crisis unfolding on the continent is usually misconstrued as a conflict of religions—Muslim against Christian, Hindu against Muslim. Truth be told, the conflict is…

Poonam Sharma  The Timeless Fairy Tale of Zubeen Long, long ago, in the misty valleys of Assam, where the great Brahmaputra river winds like a silver serpent and the hills hum with the wind, a miracle was born. But this miracle was not of…

Poonam Sharma In an unexpected policy about-face, the Trump administration has apparently put on hold a proposed $400-million arms package to Taiwan—just months after it had cleared it. The decision has fueled speculation in Washington,…

Prof Madan Mohan Goel, Proponent Needonomics & Former Vice-Chancellor (Thrice) The World Trade Organization’s World Trade Report 2025 titled “Making Trade and AI Work Together to the Benefit of All” (114 pages excluding annexures and…

Poonam Sharma India’s judiciary often proclaims itself the custodian of constitutional morality. Yet, controversies like Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s remarks on religious rituals or now CJI D.Y. Gavai’s recent quip about Lord Vishnu…

Poonam Sharma The clanking of iron gates in Kathmandu this September did more than reverberate through Nepal's Parliament complex; it resonated across all of South Asia. Energetic protesters charging barriers, shattering windows, even…

Poonam Sharma  PM Modi at 75: The Author and Poet  On his 75th birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not only being hailed as a political figure but also as a prolific writer and poet. Beyond his fame for game-changing policies, Modi…

Prof Madan Mohan Goel, proponent Needonomics & Former Vice-Chancellor (Thrice) Every year on September 15, Bharat celebrates National Engineers’ Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, one of the…