The language of rights—right to vote, right to education, right to work, equality before law—feels so natural today that it is often retroactively projected onto the past. Yet, historically speaking, rights-based citizenship is a modern construct, not a timeless human condition. A closer look at monarchies, ancient societies such as Vedic India, early democracies, and […]
science and engineering need to be integrated into a productive feedback loop, which has been a structural weakness of the Indian knowledge system”, gains sharper meaning when seen in the context of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics, awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for deepening our understanding of how knowledge, innovation,
What India needs is a robust culture of scientific innovation and creative ideas. Read More »
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics—awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their work on innovation‐driven growth and “creative destruction” —offers a rich lens for thinking about why the interaction (“clash”) between technology and humans often plays out in surprising, non‐linear, and unpredictable ways. Innovation can ignite growth, but sustaining it requires
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded jointly to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their pioneering work in explaining how innovation drives long-term economic growth. Their research offers a profound understanding of how societies progress from stagnation to sustained prosperity through technological change, scientific advancement, and institutional adaptation. Joel Mokyr’s
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The 21st century is witnessing a global order in flux. The relative decline of American hegemony, the contested rise of China, and the persistent gridlock within multilateral institutions have created a world where legitimacy and authority are increasingly fragmented. In such a turbulent setting, India’s aspiration to be a leader is not merely rhetorical ambition
India has the Responsibility of Crafting a New Multilateralism. Read More »
Part-2 The effectiveness of speech therapy in both children and adults is indeed strong evidence for neuroplasticity, though the way plasticity works differs depending on age and the type of brain injury. Let me break it down: 1. Children and plasticityIn children whose brains are still developing, speech therapy taps into the naturally high levels
There is profound concern and evidence that extensive overdependence on digital tools may lead to diminishing the ability to solve a complex problem that needs concentrating on the contours and the solution of the problem, not just for hours, but even for months. There is apprehension that if the new generation of humanity loses this
In today’s world, success in trade, innovation, and value creation no longer depends solely on capital or scale. It increasingly hinges on how skillfully communities are curated, kinships kindled, and cohorts nurtured. Cohorts, kinships, and communities are the real building blocks of cooperation. They provide the trust, emotional capital, and shared identity that lubricate markets,
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Cancer treatment has witnessed a revolutionary shift over the past few decades—from conventional, broadly targeted methods to highly specific, immune-driven approaches. At the center of this transformation lies a promising class of drugs like ISB 2001, a trispecific antibody currently in clinical trials for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Understanding how ISB 2001 works requires a brief journey through
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India’s northeast, a region already battered by seasonal monsoon floods, today faces a new and more uncertain hydrological threat — one that stems not from traditional scarcity, but from growing variability in water availability, driven by climate change, engineering interventions, and geopolitical tensions. In particular, the proposed hydroelectric dam by China on the Yarlung Tsangpo
