Commentary
India’s paradox of progress at 79
On August 15, 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his immortal “Tryst with Destiny” speech to inaugurate a free India – a nation then grappling with a deeply fractured economy, mass…
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The changing frame
As World Photography Day approaches on August 19, photographers talk about changes in their work,…
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
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…
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Goa trapped between 2 identities
Goa has always sold a fantasy, and for decades, it worked. It was a fantasy of escape: foreign backpackers sought…
The dilemma of Goan voices
Although the next scheduled state polls are officially expected in early 2027; with strong suggestions that the Election Commission could…
Faith, language and Mumbai’s divide
Rising communal overtones and regional resentment over public space usage disrupt neighbourhoods, fracturing the city’s secular fabric An unseemly and…
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,…