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COP30: Act now or lose the planet
With global heating accelerating and major powers retreating from climate responsibility, COP30 in Belém may be the world’s final chance to turn warnings into action and keep a liveable future within reach.
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Drone revolution needs oversight
Agricultural drones have taken off at remarkable speed, spreading far more quickly than previous farming technologies. Once expensive and hard to use, today’s drones act as “flying tractors”, performing tasks from spraying and seeding to mapping crops, while creating new rural jobs. The benefits are significant but there is an urgent need to manage the risks of chemical drift and job displacement.
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Chasing memories, not material comfort
The age of accumulation is giving way to an era of experience. Happiness now lies not in possessions but in the richness of moments — in travel, learning, and shared memories that build identity and resilience. From mountain climbs to music festivals, from revived traditions to personal reinvention, the new horizon of aspiration is measured in lived experience rather than material wealth — a shift from owning more to living deeper.
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Big sport doesn’t often pay
Mega-sporting events like the World Cup and the Olympics are sold as engines of growth and national pride. But beyond the headlines and packed stadiums, most hosts discover that the financial and social returns rarely match the hype.
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Making poll manifestoes matter
Every election season in India brings a familiar rhythm: rousing speeches, colourful rallies, and a flood of promises. Political parties release glossy manifestoes filled with pledges to create jobs, empower farmers, expand welfare, and drive growth. For a few weeks, these documents shape the national conversation. Yet once the votes are counted and power changes hands, most manifestoes fade quietly into the background. They influence how citizens vote, but rarely how governments govern.
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A New Non-Alignment: Chips, Oil & AI
As geopolitics shifts from ideology to infrastructure — from military blocs to battles over chips, oil, and artificial intelligence — India’s foreign policy is experimenting with a new form of non-alignment. No longer about passive neutrality, this “Non-Alignment 2.0” seeks to build autonomy through diversification — engaging all major powers, but depending on none.
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The Global South talks back
In a world where influence is increasingly diffuse, India is choosing to define its role not as a follower in a Western-led order, but as a pole in a genuinely multipolar world — one that speaks for itself, and increasingly, for the Global South.
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Blockchain bet to build trust
A year after its launch, India’s National Blockchain Framework is transforming public record-keeping and digital governance — shifting the focus from data management to verifiable trust.
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Bureaucracy modernises without change
Successive governments in India have promised to make governance smarter, faster and more transparent through administrative reforms. Yet despite digital portals, dashboards and reform missions, the question remains: have these efforts made the bureaucracy more accountable—or merely modernised the paperwork?
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