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

The withdrawal of the three farm bills, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an address to the nation, has generated much debate. From guesstimating the motivations for this move at this time to crystal gazing, and from predicting collateral fallouts to even predicting a political turn of events, the analytical responses have been many. But why go that far or guesstimate at all when the PM himself laid out the

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

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