Coming up is the sad 9/11 events' 21st anniversary. On the terrible day of September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden's militant Islamist organisation Al-Qaeda wreaked devastation in the heart of the United States of America. A total of 19 terrorists hijacked 4 different aircraft to carry out targeted suicide attacks. They planned to assault well-known... Continue Reading →
Bureaucracy
A cohort of non-elective government employees is referred to as a bureaucracy. There are an estimated two crores of them in India, divided as follows: 40 lakh work for the union government, 70 lakhs for the states, 60 lakhs for quasi-government organisations, and 20 lakhs for local self-governments. An unnerving 70% of the labour force... Continue Reading →
A parlous impasse
Six months after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the battle appears to have reached a treacherous impasse, with no obvious frontrunner. The Russian attack's first stage, a rapid strike intended at taking Kyiv and disemboweling the Ukrainian leadership, was a fast and humiliating failure. Due to stiff Ukrainian opposition, the Russians were forced to... Continue Reading →
2024’s shifting storylines
With the general elections slated until 2024, this seems like a possibility. The personality of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at the centre of much of the buzz surrounding the Bharatiya Janata Party's popularity. Because Mr. Modi exudes a larger-than-life presence, this government appears determined and authoritative. When he was elected, he had the silhouette... Continue Reading →
NIRF RANKING- HOW CREDIBLE IS IT?
A Snippet of Tomorrow's History Data, according to Yuval Noah Harari, could replace religion as the central belief system of humanity. According to the author, it might eliminate human existence's element of surprise while also enslaving us to a precision floating - point way of thinking. We are already being moulded toward quantification, which is... Continue Reading →
Democracy: India’s aisle to Nazism
How many roads must a man walk downBefore you call him a man?How many seas must a white dove sailBefore she sleeps in the sand?Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs flyBefore they're forever banned? (Lines from Blowin’ in the wind by Bob Dylan) What procedure should a nation follow, Before you call it... Continue Reading →
Taliban vs. Inhumanity
In the throes of an extraordinary humanitarian catastrophe and a crippled economy, the Taliban celebrated 15 August, one year after staging a coup in Afghanistan, as a day of success. After the Afghan War, the Taliban first appeared (1978–92). Outside of Kabul, Afghanistan's new government was unable to restore civil order, and warlords and local... Continue Reading →
The dream of an independent India
India has now been independent for 75 years. It is a moment to be remembered while also serving as a reminder of all those, both known and unknown, who gave their lives in the long fight to liberate India from colonial domination. Is being a nation with its own constitution sufficient? Are we truly emancipated... Continue Reading →
Legalization of prohibition
After millennia of criminal prohibition and visceral law enforcement endeavours to rid the nation of illicit drugs, violent traffickers still pose a threat to life in our cities, a steady stream of drug offenders still enters our jails and prisons, and tonnes of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana continue to cross our borders without being turned... Continue Reading →
Hustlers of hate
It stands to reason that sound is pernicious to silence. However, there may be a solitary, perturbing circumstance in which sound, ironically, enhances silence. Venkaiah Naidu, the vice president, recently said that hate speech contravenes the nation, its ethics, and its constitutional credo. The prime minister rarely speaks out against hate campaigns as is customary; perhaps on... Continue Reading →
Rushil Gupta- Thinking Beyond Imagination 