Opinion

Reporter's Diary: The Day A Building Fell And Delhi Watched In Horror

At least six people have lost their lives in the incident, while five others have been rescued. The search operation for those still feared trapped under the debris is underway at the site of the building collapse.

Blog: How Mumbai's Dahi Handi Resonates Across Generations

Although gone are the days when I used to cover the Dahi Handi festival on the ground, I still visit some of the festive locations every year just for one simple reason - nostalgia. Yes, Dahi Handi makes me nostalgic. As a true blue Mumbaikar I have grown up watching and participating in this festival. Later on, when I became a TV journalist, I cov...

Rogue Agents No Longer A Theory. World Must Regulate Agentic AI Now

The world has now entered the age of agentic AI. Agentic AI refers to an ecosystem in which people deploy AI agents, small, specialised algorithms, to perform specific, defined activities.

When AI Agents Go Rogue: The Emerging Danger Of Autonomous Digital Actors

This transition from intelligence-as-a-service to agency-as-a-service promises enormous productivity but also creates a fundamentally new cybersecurity problem.

Reporter's Diary: 10 Days In Nepal And Stories That Never Reached The Camera

The scale of the devastation was terrifying from day one. Roads were washed away. Bridges were broken. Houses were replaced by debris.

Blog | Why You Should Care Whether Schrodinger's Cat Is Dead Or Alive

Imagine going on a romantic Alpine getaway and returning with the equation that runs the modern world. The only snag: nobody can quite agree on what it says about reality.

Opinion | The Inner Workings Of Al Qaeda's 'India' Branch, Now Linked To 2025 Red Fort Blast

The latest United Nations Security Council's released last month, brings an al-Qaeda-linked group into the picture

Opinion | Nepal Needs $5 Billion To Rebuild. World's Climate Fund Doesn't Have Even 10% Of It

The fund caps support at USD 20 million per project; Nepal needs two hundred times that. And the board is not scheduled to sit until December.

Opinion | Why India's Gen Z Is Done With Traditional Politics

Another social media campaign, another youth outreach cell, another celebrity endorsement dressed up as engagement - none of this cuts it anymore.

Opinion | The Rise Of Indians In US Is Making Some Americans Very, Very Angry

A new report released yesterday shows how Indians are now among the biggest targets of racist attacks in America.

Opinion | China, Pak, A Stalled India Visit: How Signals From Bangladesh Are Getting Louder

A fighter jet deal with China, interest in Pakistan's military bloc, and a 'stalled' visit to India - all in a month. Bangladesh's drift is getting harder to ignore.

Opinion: An Ode To Tim Cook Who Made Apple Boring

Tim Cook inherited a company built on the cult of Steve Jobs and made it less theatrical, less unpredictable and, yes, boring. But he also made it vastly bigger, richer and harder to dislodge. Perhaps, boring was Apple's greatest innovation after Jobs

Opinion: Rahul Gandhi's 2029 PM Dream: The Allies He Cannot Take For Granted

The Congress has been steadily building the case that Rahul Gandhi should be the natural Prime Ministerial face of the INDIA bloc in 2029. Yet, the biggest obstacle to that ambition may not be the BJP.

Opinion | Indus Treaty, Hague, And Pakistan's Endless Search For Leverage Over India

If the IWT survived all the trials in the past, it is because India's threshold of tolerance had been unusually high. But Pakistan must know that it can't arm-twist India through international pressure.

Opinion | Nepal's 'Climate Compensation' Pitch Is Valid, But Its Demand From India Isn't

Nepal's vulnerability gives it a claim on multilateral climate finance. It does not follow that India bears responsibility for this.

Opinion | India Wants A 6th-Generation Fighter. But A Lot Could Go Wrong

India might just be building too many fighter jets to focus on any one of them well. A recalculcation is needed.

Opinion | Why 'Free Coaching' Sounds Good But Seldom Works

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address from the Red Fort, announced that the government would provide free online coaching to students preparing for competitive examinations. The programme, according to the Prime Minister, would use India's digital public infrastructure and teaching talent, reduce the financial burden on fami...

Opinion | What 'Lalmunia Ki Mai' Can Teach Us About Feminism And Smashing Patriarchy

There are many things many of us take for granted, so much so that we rarely pause to think about what they mean to someone living a very different life. Even the most ordinary things can mean something entirely different depending on where and how you live. Take the toilet. It is so basic, so ordinary, that we barely give it a thought. It is si...

Opinion | China's Quiet Power Grab Is Hiding In Plain Sight

China's greatest advantage may be neither its military nor its markets, but a world too distracted to see what it is building.

Opinion: Durga Puja In Bengal: Is BJP Trying To Rewrite The Cultural Narrative?

The new possibilities are significant because Durga Puja in Bengal has developed a very distinctive cultural character