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Refuging Progess

There is a well-orchestrated global conspiracy to deny scientific and technological developments from the West to Third World countries.

The Monk Of Science

Vivekananda believed that Religion should be subjected to scientific methods of investigation. The third and concluding part of our series on the Swami and his views on science.

The Next Step

Indian technical manpower can be trained for high-value-added emerging services in the era of mass commoditisation of hardware.

The Threat Of Autarchy

The force of globalisation is an irreversible reality, and it is countries like India and China that will nurture it going forward.

Neanderthals: The Womb Of Caves

Recent discoveries indicate that Neanderthals may have had a rich inner life, including symbolic thought. Indeed, they may have been the progenitors of human religions.

Getting India's World Right

Incremental concessions will get India nowhere with Pakistan and China. What we need is a classically conservative foreign policy, based on realism.

The Hesitant Orbit

In order to march boldly ahead into the deep space, New Delhi must work towards building a station, boost its techno-economic planning and use the Indian Space Research Organisation smartly.

Nudges And Narratives

The debate surrounding Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati brings India a complex network of portraits within a cultural world-system.

The Spell Of Specialisation

THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE NEEDS AN URGENT REJIG. THE KEY TO SPEED AND EFFICIENCY LIES IN PUTTING AN END TO A GENERALIST APPROACH AND IN GOING FOR A NEW SERVICE.

The Great Gamble

With demonetisation, the prime minister has taken a huge risk— both economic and political. He must succeed, because this move could transform both our economy and our society.

Back To The Future

ICAR is open to collaborative research with agri-biotech MNCs, says Director-General Trilochan Mohapatra

Distribute And Win

From space projects to mundane computing tasks, distributed systems are very often better than a single monolithic design.

Vagina Dentata

Since time immemorial, men have been afraid of the woman’s most private part. The easiest escape is to just blame it on biology.

The Naked Truth

Josy Joseph takes one through a very flawed India, one that we choose to close our eyes to. But he is also a rather biased author.

Jobs And Jallikattu

When unemployment among youth is the norm, you are not going to find any shortage of protesters, whatever the cause.

The Problem With Science

The scientific community must train a new generation of communicators who are trained properly in science, but also know how to resonate with the public.

Tradition And Modernity

How are we to engage with contemporary reality in a purely traditional idiom? The first of a three-part series.

The Evidence Is Compelling And Conclusive That RTE Has Failed

DR JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN is the founder of the LokSatta movement and Foundation for Democratic Reforms.

FB And Your Emotions

Knowing the danger that Facebook poses and working on ways to reduce its impact is something that needs urgent action.

Extinction Of Work

A jobs apocalypse has begun in the West as automation takes over. How long will it be before it arrives in India?

Beyond Boom-Bust Cycles

We need a body to provide advisories on crops to farmers, based on likely demand and supply conditions, and econometric models.

Modi's European Outreach

Modi has injected much needed pragmatism in a relationship which was adrift for quite some time. Now the ball is in Europe’s court.

The Mind Of Amish

AMISH’S INFLUENCE GOES BEYOND HIS BOOKS, HIS BOOKS GO BEYOND LITERATURE, HIS LITERATURE IS STEEPED IN PHILOSOPHY, WHICH IS ANCHORED IN BHAKTI, WHICH POWERS HIS LOVE FOR INDIA.

It Is'nt Working

THE GOVERNMENT’S CROP INSURANCE SCHEME IS A LAUDABLE EFFORT IN THEORY. BUT OUR ONGROUND INVESTIGATIONS SHOW THAT THERE IS MUCH THAT IS WRONG AND UNFAIR.

Rescuing Padmini

THE SCANTINESS OF THE ARCHIVE, THE OBSCURING EFFECTS OF EUROCENTRISM, PATRIARCHY AND COSMOPOLITANISM, MAKE PADMINI ALMOST IRRETRIEVABLE.

Artificial And Natural

Will quantum computers push man up towards his eventual union with the transcendent omniscience that some refer to as Brahman?

So Much In Common

Between Hindutva And Zionism, There Exist Some Core Similarities That Shape Their Worldview In Profound Ways.

A Chequered Past

Earlier India had to accommodate the Arab-Islamic opposition to normalisation of relations with Israel, but now it is the other way around. 

Kibbutzim To Capitalism

Israel started with a clear socialistic ideology. How did it then turn itself into a vibrant capitalist economy?

The 95 Percent Factor

The story of Israel’s agricultural sector is near-miraculous. India can—and should—tweak that model to suit our local conditions.