Today, the world is witnessing a crisis-like situation that has enhanced the quest for alternatives, be it in the form of energy, market, cheap labor, raw materials, or for that matter allies. As an example, the Ukraine-Russia war or the food and fuel crises have resulted in significant changes at the geopolitical level. Brazilians elected a left-wing government to power, and the United Kingdom elected its first Prime Minister of

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi honored Kunwar Bai, a 105-year-old resident of Dhamtari village in Chhattisgarh, as the face of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in 2016, little did she know the profound impact she would have. A centenarian who had never seen a toilet in her life, Kunwar Bai’s village was declared Open Defecation-Free (ODF) in 2018, marking a significant change in her life and the lives of her

Shanti Devi, from Deeppura village in the Neem Ka Thana districtof Rajasthan, has witnessed the many evolving faces of India throughout her lifetime. When asked about her age, she replies with a thoughtful expression, “Teen saal, 80 baras.” At 83, she also embodies the changing status of women in our country.  She was married young, just a few years after Independence. “I had to wake up early in the morning to relieve myself before dawn,” she

Those that are better than us, make their way to the armed forces, those that are the best among them march onto eternal greatness, and the ultimate sacrifice. Of them, 21 will now be eternally remembered. Lately, the overt media cycle has been consumed by sporadic interest over a peripherally pleonastic BBC documentary that makes as little sense substantively as it does objectively. The real story – if it must