Commentary
Preparing for AI-assisted war
“You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.” Modern conflicts have changed shape; the wars fought today are the syllabus for the war India must…
Ganesh idols face random checks for PoP content
Panaji: With the state government permitting up to 20 per cent Plaster of Paris (PoP)…
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
Kulagars, khazan land heritage
Goa’s greatest agricultural advantage is not high productivity—it is that much of its farming landscape remains relatively intact ecologically. Unlike…
Who is afraid of the cockroach & why
Long before the ubiquitous cockroach became part of our political vocabulary, it was part of mine. At journalism lectures, I…
India’s golden dilemma
Rising non-essential imports like gold that weigh negatively on consumption need to be curbed to limit West Asia crisis impact…
Memories of snake encounters
Most snakes are shy, beneficial creatures that control pest populations. However, the fear of venomous snakes is not an irrational…
Strain on Indian secularism
Once citizens begin seeing each other primarily as Hindus and Muslims rather than fellow Indians, constitutional secularism becomes hollowed out…
Trump’s China visit: Advantage Beijing
The US President essentially returned empty-handed, with China asserting over Taiwan, ushering in G2 and with no major trade or…
Emerging US–China power axis
US–China relationship rapidly shifts from liberal cooperation towards a strategic bargain reshaping global order and increasingly excluding other major global…
Midlife crisis of Indian companies
Decades of success make organisation’s structure, systems, processes, and culture rigid and bureaucratic, overtaking its dynamism. The leadership loses the…