Rise of America
The Marshall Plan: How America Built the World It Wanted to Live In
In June 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall gave a commencement address at Harvard that would change the postwar world. He proposed that the United St…
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Rise of America
Human Psychology
Learned Helplessness: When Experience Teaches You to Stop Trying
In the 1960s, Martin Seligman and Steven Maier were conducting experiments with dogs, running standard classical conditioning procedures involving mild ele…
Economy Comparison
GDP Numbers Lie: Here's What India Does Better Than America (And What America Crushes)
You see those headlines – India's GDP growing at 7%, US at 2.5%. And everyone starts celebrating. But GDP is a liar if you look at it alone. Let me give…
Philosophy
Stoicism 101: Finding Peace in a Chaotic World
Life is unpredictable. Markets crash, plans fail, and people let us down. Stoicism, born in the chaotic aftermath of Alexander the Great’s empire, is a p…
History
Life in the Shadow of War: How Civilians Survived the Blitz
My grandmother rarely talked about the war. When she did, her voice would get this distant quality. She was just a teenager living in London during the Bli…
Rise of America
Reagan and the Reinvention of American Conservatism
By 1980, the United States was in a bad mood. Inflation had been running in double digits. The economy was mired in stagflation — the combination of high…
Travel & Economy
From My Notebook: What Traveling Between India and Pakistan Taught Me About Their Economies
Last year, I crossed the Wagah border. Not as a journalist. Just as a guy with a backpack and a lot of curiosity. What I saw changed how I think about mone…
Rise of America
The American Experiment Today: What Endures, What Is Tested
The United States is, by any historical measure, an extraordinarily successful political experiment. A republic founded in 1776 with a population of around…
Rise of America
The Civil Rights Movement: America's Unfinished Promise Renegotiated
The United States spent the first century after the Civil War elaborating systems of racial subordination that made a mockery of its founding ideals. The S…
Geopolitics
The Silent War: How India and China Compete Without Fighting
You won’t see tanks on the border every day. But the economic war between India and China is very real. China banned hundreds of Indian apps a few years…
UPSC Mains Strategy
How to Prepare for UPSC Mains Answer Writing: A Practical Guide from a Topper’s Perspective
Let me be honest with you. Most UPSC aspirants clear Prelims but fail Mains. Why? Because Prelims is about choosing the right option. Mains is about writin…
Sales
Sales: The Art of the Deal (Without the Sleaze)
When I say I’m in sales, people often wrinkle their nose. They imagine a used car salesman. But the reality is, sales is one of the most rewarding and es…
Classic
Lagaan (2001): Ashutosh Gowariker's Oscar-Nominated Epic
Lagaan is a film that captured the world's imagination. Ashutosh Gowariker's epic is set in 1893, where a village facing a crippling tax burden challenges…
Business
Starting a Business in Dubai: The 2025 Complete Guide
Dubai has spent two decades building one of the most business-friendly regulatory environments anywhere in the world, and the results are visible. Hundreds…
Economy & Security
The Red Sea Rerouting: How Houthi Attacks Are Hitting Your Indian Wallet
We often think geopolitics happens in faraway places, far away from our dinner tables. But the recent Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea?…
Human Behaviour
Status Anxiety: The Hidden Driver of Most Human Behaviour
You probably do not think of yourself as particularly preoccupied with status. Most people do not, which is part of how status anxiety does its work so eff…
Rise of America
Silicon Valley: How a California Valley Changed the Entire World
There is a strip of land between San Francisco Bay and the Santa Cruz Mountains that, in the span of about fifty years, produced more transformative techno…
Sports
Rise of T20 Cricket Leagues Around the World Global Expansion of Franchise Cricket
The rise of T20 cricket leagues has revolutionized the sport over the last two decades. The Twenty20 format, introduced in the early 2000s, shortened tradi…
Global Governance
BRICS Expansion: Is India Losing Influence to China?
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) recently decided to expand, inviting countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE, and Egypt. On the surface…
Philosophy
Rawls' Veil of Ignorance: Designing a Just Society
How do we build a fair society? John Rawls, the most important political philosopher of the 20th century, proposed a thought experiment: imagine you are de…
Energy Politics
Energy Security: Why India is Hugging Russia and Irking the US
Energy is the currency of geopolitics. When Russia invaded Ukraine, the West expected India to jump on the sanctions bandwagon. Instead, we did the opposit…
Business
Starting a Business in Dubai: The 2025 Complete Guide
Dubai has spent two decades building one of the most business-friendly regulatory environments anywhere in the world, and the results are visible. Hundreds…
Rise of America
The New Deal: When America Reinvented Its Government
By March 4, 1933, the day Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated as the thirty-second president of the United States, the American economy was in a stat…
Rise of America
The Roaring Twenties: American Consumer Culture Is Born
The nineteen twenties in America were years of dizzying transformation in the texture of everyday life. The automobile went from novelty to necessity. Radi…
Human Stupidity
Sunk Cost Fallacy: Why We Throw Good Money After Bad
You have been watching a film for forty-five minutes and you are not enjoying it. You paid for the ticket. Do you leave, or do you sit through the remainin…
Rise of America
The American University System: The World's Most Powerful Knowledge Engine
There is something remarkable about the fact that for decades, the best students and researchers from across the world have gotten on planes to come to the…
Multilateralism
SCO vs. Quad: Where Does India Really Belong?
Being a member of both the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Quad is like being friends with two people who absolutely hate each other. It’…
Animals
The Complex Cleaning Stations of the Ocean
Under the sea, there are underwater ‘spas’ where small fish and shrimp set up cleaning stations. Larger fish, like groupers and even sharks, will visit…
Economic Analysis
Why Pakistan’s Economy Keeps Falling Behind India’s (And What They Can Learn)
I’ve talked to small business owners in both countries. And here’s what they all say: “Things are getting expensive, but at least in India, I can sti…
Inflation & Living Costs
Inflation, Roti, and Reality: A Simple Comparison of India and Pakistan’s Economy
Let me tell you about the price of roti. In Delhi, a plain roti at a street stall costs about 10 rupees. In Lahore, the same roti costs 40-50 Pakistani rup…
Economy
Why China’s Economy Is Slowing Down (And India’s Isn’t)
I’ve been following economic news for years, and one thing is clear: the China dream is facing a reality check. Real estate crisis. Youth unemployment…
Economy
Jobs, Poverty, and Billionaires: A Ground Report on Two Economies
Numbers lie sometimes. GDP growth sounds impressive until you walk the streets. I have friends in both countries. One runs a small garment unit in Tirupur…