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The End of The Red Corridor

Is India’s Maoist Insurgency Truly Near Its End? When redoubtable Amit Shah, the Home Minister, declared that India would soon be free of the world’s longest-running Maoist insurgency, it carried the cadence of closure—a decisive end to a conflict that has simmered, flared, and endured for nearly six decades. Yet, like many long wars foughtContinue reading “The End of The Red Corridor”

The Unseen Orchestra

After months away—across continents and climates, through the tempered quiet of New York/New Jersey and the restless, choking urgency of Delhi—my return to Bengaluru has been, above all else, a return to sound. Not the sound of traffic or human industry, though those are never far, but something older, gentler, and far more enduring—the quiet,Continue reading “The Unseen Orchestra”

मर्यादित होना ही राम की सच्ची आराधना है

आज राम नवमी है। देश के कई हिस्सों में यह कल ही मना ली गई। इसे भारत के पंचांगों की प्रतिभा कहें या वैज्ञानिक उत्कृष्टता का प्रमाण कि त्योहार और उत्सव हम सुविधानुसार एक दिन भी मना सकते हैं और कई दिन भी। लेकिन राम नवमी चाहे कल मानी हो या आज, राम के प्रति श्रद्धाContinue reading “मर्यादित होना ही राम की सच्ची आराधना है”

Power, Data, and the Orbiting Future

Rethinking Data Centres in an Age of Energy Uncertainty It may seem almost incongruous to speak of the future of data centres at a time when the world is engulfed in an energy crisis. With tensions simmering across Iran, Israel, and the United States, and oil markets facing serious disruption, the immediate instinct is toContinue reading “Power, Data, and the Orbiting Future”

सिलिंडर, अफ़वाहें और हमारा राष्ट्रीय चरित्र

भारत एक अद्भुत देश है। यहाँ संकट कभी-कभी आता है, लेकिन उसकी अफ़वाह उससे पहले ही पहुँच जाती हैं—और अक्सर उससे ज़्यादा समय तक ठहरती भी हैं। रसोई गैस के संभावित संकट की एक खबर इन दिनों देश भर में हवा की तरह फैल रही है। दिलचस्प बात यह है कि अफ़वाहों की रफ़्तार सुनामी कीContinue reading “सिलिंडर, अफ़वाहें और हमारा राष्ट्रीय चरित्र”

A light-Hearted Reflection of An Average Man on International Women’s Day (IWD)

For the average man, International Women’s Day is observed with admiration, respect—and a certain degree of carefulness. Today, the world overflows with earnest declarations, serious reflections, glorious tributes, and passionate advocacy. All of it is necessary and welcome. Yet every once in a while, it may also help to step back and view the day with a littleContinue reading “A light-Hearted Reflection of An Average Man on International Women’s Day (IWD)”

An Evening that Spoke for the “Third World”

The gathering was not large. Yet it was the kind of gathering where numbers quietly surrender to thought. On that evening, we had assembled to release a collection of poems titled तीसरा जहाँ, written by Savita Jain ‘Savi’, herself a retired senior government functionary. The book explores the lives, pains, hopes, aspirations and quiet resilience ofContinue reading “An Evening that Spoke for the “Third World””

राधा का रंग ही राष्ट्र का रंग है

यदि भारत के रंगों को एक दिन में चरम पर देखना हो, तो वह दिन होली का है। फागुन का यह पर्व केवल रंगों का उत्सव नहीं; यह भारत की सामूहिक चेतना का वार्षिक विस्फोट है। Mark Twain ने भारत को “bewitching colour” अकारण ही नहीं कहा था — सम्मोहक रंगों का देश। सचमुच, यहाँ हल्दी का पीत है, केसर का तेज है, पलाश की अग्निContinue reading “राधा का रंग ही राष्ट्र का रंग है”

After the Applause: India’s AI Inflection Decade

The India AI Impact Summit concluded with declarations, endorsements and a clear normative articulation of human-centric artificial intelligence. But the true significance of the Summit lies not in what was said at Bharat Mandapam, but in what must now be done beyond it. Declarations create direction. Execution creates progress. If the Summit marked India’s arrivalContinue reading “After the Applause: India’s AI Inflection Decade”

Delhi Declaration – A Global South Moment

The India AI Impact Summit 2026 concluded at Bharat Mandapam with the endorsement of the New Delhi Declaration by 88 countries and international organisations — among them the United States, China, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Brazil, Russia, the European Union, and IFAD. When these 88 nations endorsed the New Delhi Declaration at theContinue reading “Delhi Declaration – A Global South Moment”