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Desh Wapsi: Why India’s startups are coming home

Desh Wapsi: Why India’s startups are coming home

For years, if an individual built a startup in India and wanted big global investors on board, everyone told the…

September 12, 2026

Adulterated Trust: A grave Indian crisis!

Cultural and social fabric in India is deeply woven around festivals, where faith, tradition and the sharing of food bring…

September 12, 2026

Xi in India – From Galwan to globalism?

Lifting the lid off the suspense cauldron, Chinese authorities have confirmed Xi Jinping’s visit to India for attending the 18th…

September 12, 2026

India and China: Towards a new asian realism after BRICS 2026

The 2026 BRICS Summit offers an opportunity to reconsider one of Asia’s most consequential bilateral relationships. India and China remain…

September 11, 2026

Revisiting Chicago speech: Vivekananda, Hindu Dharma and the world today

This is the month of September, which became even more significant in the year 1893. It was a turning point…

September 11, 2026

India’s Cheapest products are often Its Most expensive

India’s poor often pay more for what they consume because limited cash forces smaller purchases, shorter product lives and repeated…

September 10, 2026

Cracks in the system, not just the ceiling

Three days ago, a hostel building collapsed in Satya Niketan, Delhi. Seven people are dead. Dozens were pulled from the…

September 10, 2026

A blanket order to cancel the entire Exam Process isn’t a solution to paper leaks

For nine months, a young appointee from one of Jharkhand’s remotest districts has been reporting to a government office, drawing…

September 9, 2026

DNA Profiling and Disaster Victim Identification in Nepal: The Forensic Science Imperative

Natural disasters produce two kinds of tragedies. The first is immediate—the loss of human life, destruction of homes and communities,…

September 9, 2026

Seeking peace in diplomatic arena!

PM Modi has told Putin at least four times that battlefields do not yield solutions.  As soon as Prime Minister…

September 8, 2026