Commentary
Highs and lows of AI boom
Caught in the crosscurrents of progress and peril, the global economy today is at the crossroads with the separation between fiscal and monetary policies – long a cornerstone of central…
Brushing up on oral health
Common misconceptions about gum health often prevent individuals from seeking necessary treatment, leading to preventable…
Pitch for sustainable growth in Goa
It has been a case of rampant degradation and destruction of the state’s environment which…
Give hope a chance Â
As New Year kicks in, government and people must resolve to improve happiness index There…
EDM death: Report points to mix of drugs, alcohol
Panaji: The preliminary report into the death of Delhi youth, who died in a hospital…
Lasted Commentary
India’s risky AI dependence
Foreign AI is powering India’s banks, ministries and utilities, raising concerns over data control, sovereignty, security, strategic autonomy and national…
When social media fuels unrest
Footage of a horrific knife attack in Belfast began to circulate on social media on Monday evening. A Sudanese asylum-seeker…
India’s population paradox
India’s population growth reached a unique landmark when the United Nations estimates in April 2023 proclaimed India had surpassed China…
ESIC: Fix it, don’t sell it
The latest Sample Registration System data should worry every policymaker. In 2024, nearly half of all recorded deaths in India…
The rise of Chinese economy
With China holding fort both in the traditional manufactured goods and in modern hi-tech chip-based industries, robots and electric vehicles,…
Supreme Court empowers SIR
History will decide how the Supreme Court judgment on the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) that has led to…
‘Foreign hand’ rhetoric in politics
In times of rapid social change or crisis, conspiracy theories provide simple, personified narratives that make sense of chaotic world…
Rethinking Goa’s true future
We can’t save our state without looking into the mirror. True environmental preservation depends on whether citizens are willing to…