Opinion
Sanjay Kumar's column: Regional parties are maintaining their support base in the states
The defeat of the TMC in Bengal and the subsequent defection of many parties had raised questions about the relevance of regional parties. It is true that the regional parties are facing a crisis at the moment, but it is too early to assume that they are out of importance. The defeat of parties like the TMC in Bengal or the AAP in Delhi should not be seen as a permanent downfall of regional parties. In the last four Lok Sabha elections as well as in the assembly elections in various states, the vote share of national and regional parties has not changed much. It is important to note that vote
Brahma Chellani's column: Trump is endangering the region by increasing his engagement with China
Foreign policies don't change overnight. Often they are gradually dismantled through changing rhetoric, bureaucratic adjustments and manipulation of diplomatic priorities. America's Indo-Pacific strategy is no exception. A decade ago, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe put forward the idea of a free and open Indo-Pacific. The idea behind this was that the Indian and Pacific Oceans are strategic areas that will have to be formed a coalition of committed democracies to prevent any power from dominating. Later, the US also adopted this approach and revived the Quad. Its members – Australia, Ind
N. Raghuraman's column: If you want to shine in the hospitality industry, bring 'style' to your work
These days, I see college pass-outs trying to get into the hospitality industry by getting into the hustle and bustle of suits and ties. But gradually they realize that there is no work that they can ask someone else to do, but do not want to do it themselves. Suddenly, they find themselves picking up glasses of water and wine from the table and cleaning it. At that time, their eyes are more visible looking around than the table. That's because they don't want an acquaintance or family member to see them doing it. It is not surprising that hospitality is considered a makeshift profession among
N. Raghuraman's column: When children no longer need us, what is our second purpose?
Remember the days when the child would simply say that I wanted this, and you would somehow find a way to fulfill that wish by saving a little, hiding something from your husband. Remember the days when the child's body was heated like a cauldron, you would stay up all night changing the cold bandage on his forehead. And remember the day when your child moved to the US and told you that he didn't have enough money for a down payment to book an apartment in New York, then you somehow convinced your husband to take out his retirement savings by saying, "After all, everything is for him after us.
Navneet Gurjar's column: Who knows when the day will come, when people will start voting by awakening the gods within them
There are many stories across India of Guru Gorakhnath and his fellow yogis. The Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur today had dense bushes earlier. The story goes that a Nepalese beauty invited Guru Gorakhnath for a meal. I knew that yogis only ate khichdi. He served khichdi thalis like plates of dishes. Sitting far away, Guru Gorakhnath saw a flaw in Sundari's mind. They sat meditating in the dense bushes near Gorakhpur. The beauty got tired of waiting. Cooking and serving khichdi every day... But Gorakh doesn't come. She herself became a stone among the stones while cooking khichdi, but Gorakh
Pt. Vijay Shankar Mehta's column: The government should listen to its opposition and the opponents should not lose their dignity
These days, there is a celebration of movements going on in the country. Sometimes students, sometimes farmers and sometimes the opposition are agitating as a ritual. Everyone is trying to explain at their own level that disagreement with power does not amount to treason and agreement with power is not patriotism. Those who oppose power are also interested only in power. Most people forget the principles of their powerless time as soon as they are in power. There is an old tradition in the country of opposition to power. In the war of Mahabharata, the Kauravas opposed their own king Dhritarash
Dr. Chandrakant Laharia's column: Over-testing and medicines are also a disease in themselves
Recently two news stories came out. The first was that nearly nine out of ten adults in India have cholesterol or other lipid levels above or below the normal range. The second news came from the US, where a new drug has been approved, which can reduce LDL cholesterol by up to 60%. This may be a mere coincidence, but it also raises an inconvenient question: Are we reminded of the burden of a disease only when a new market is ready to treat it? The recent experience of obesity-reducing drugs is a clear example of this. Obesity had been on the rise for years. But with the advent of new drugs, ob
N. Raghuraman's column: Using bots as social buffers is an epidemic of 'self-mistrust'.
Ajay uses AI in his work as a researcher. But even outside of the lab, the AI tool has become her conversation-coach. He also enlists her help in writing down opening lines of conversation at evening parties and ideas to wish guests and friends. When he asks that if someone asks such a difficult question, 'When are you getting married?' the AI also helps him to answer the other person. Suppose the conversation reaches a book or article that Ajay is not aware of, then he immediately asks for a summary from the AI. As long as the AI creates a summary, in those moments Ajay keeps saying a line th
N. Raghuraman's column: Choose patience instead of panic in emergencies
Between Monday and Wednesday last week, two incidents took place at two different locations located thousands of kilometers apart. One in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and the other on Kyushu Island in Japan. Bhopal was covered under heavy monsoon clouds, reflecting the worrisome atmosphere of Japan. Farmers' protests under the 'Kisan Kranti Yatra' completely blocked the main road of Bhopal. Suddenly the schools were closed. The parents were upset. Every car driver was troubled by the suffocating, humid heat. The main Hoshangabad road was completely blocked. Someone had to give a business presentat
Kailash Satyarthi's column: How much understanding of humanity do those who crafted AI have?
The most important question of our time is no longer whether AI will change our world. That's what he's already done. But now the world needs a 'moral-compass' (moral guideline) for this technology. With this thinking, I spoke about 'Compassionate AI' in front of more than 12,000 delegates from 170 countries at the AI for Good Global Summit held in Geneva. If we really want AI to contribute to the broader public good, not just a means of profit and power, we should send AI engineers and developers out of their labs for a month. They should meet children working in mines and factories, meet fam
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