Category: National Affairs
Essays on India’s national affairs: governance, the economy, youth, institutions and the choices that shape the country’s future.
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India’s Silent Inflation: When the Number on the Bill Hurts More Than the Number in the Newspaper
Inflation does not always arrive with a dramatic announcement. Sometimes it quietly reduces the size of a cup of tea. Sometimes the vegetable basket becomes smaller. Sometimes a…
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Made in India — But Whose Value Is India Creating?
The hidden economic story behind India’s manufacturing boom, foreign brands, consumer temptation and easy credit There is something fascinating happening in India. A foreign brand launches a premium…
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BRICS New Delhi: Is the World Witnessing the Beginning of a New Global Order?
From economics to psychology, from payment systems to cultural diplomacy, BRICS is quietly changing the language of global power. There are moments in international politics when a summit…
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The Shiny Picture May Turn Gloomy: Is India Sleepwalking Towards a Jobs–Debt–Technology Trap?
India’s jobs-debt-technology trap is the risk that two contradictory pictures — rapid growth, digital inclusion and a Vision 2047 dream on one side, and rising youth unemployment, easy…
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Are We Truly Free? Freedom of Nation Vs Freedom of a Mind and The Science Behind It
Political independence gives a nation self-rule, but true freedom of mind also requires mental independence — the ability to think, question and decide without being unknowingly manipulated by…
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Paper Leak: Buying a Government Job, Corruption Fueling Further Corruption
Quick summary: Buying a government job instead of earning it doesn’t stop the damage at unfair selection — it can turn public service itself into a scheme to…
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Understanding Gen Z: A Generation of Extraordinary Potential at a Crossroads
Understanding Gen Z starts with its environment: Gen Z is the first generation to grow up entirely inside smartphones, social media, and AI, giving it remarkable creativity and…
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Beyond Aadhaar: Can Behavioural Intelligence Become India’s Greatest National Resource?
India’s biggest untapped resource for Vision 2047 isn’t minerals or land — it’s the behavioural potential of its people, visible during disasters and crises when ordinary citizens organise…
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Democracy, People Movements, Raising Issues to Come with Solutions
Democracy and people movements in India are strongest at raising issues but often stop short of proposing solutions, and youth-led protests over exam reforms and accountability show what’s…
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India’s Youth Power: From Emotional Mobilization to Nation Building
India’s massive youth population is a genuine strength, but social media has made emotional mobilization spread faster than the harder work of building real solutions: complex issues get…
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Parenting: The Greatest Art of Nation Building
A nation’s future takes shape long before schools or workplaces — it starts inside homes, where the greatest art of nation building begins as parents become a child’s…
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Patriotism and Youth: India and China Comparative Analysis
Patriotism and youth go hand in hand: India’s youth have as much energy and ambition as China’s, but it’s often more scattered: China’s youth face early, disciplined career…