Opinion
Psychology
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We often mistake composure for calm. We see a placid surface and assume a still depth. But in Angela Merkel’s story, her famed restraint was not the absence of feeling; it was the vessel that held it. Reading her memoir Freedom, what strikes me is not her patience, but the potent friction that patience concealed
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When the United States threatens a 50% tariff on Indian goods, it is not just a matter of trade—it is leverage built on India’s dependence. Washington knows it holds two trump cards: India’s vast consumer market and its taxpayer-funded talent pipeline. Silicon Valley’s engineers, Wall Street’s analysts, and America’s technology giants thrive on Indian graduates
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Krishna remains one of the most studied figures of South Asian civilisation. His image moves across scripture, history, philosophy, and culture, carrying with it both admiration and controversy. Whether understood as an epic hero, a divine incarnation, or a cultural archetype, Krishna has left an imprint that extends far beyond India’s borders. In the Mahābhārata
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Walk into a church. A mosque. A temple. The rituals look worlds apart — hymns rise, heads bow, incense curls through the air. But beneath the symbols, there’s one unmistakable common thread: Everyone is speaking without expecting a reply. Call it prayer, meditation, chanting, or reflection. Strip away the vocabulary and what remains is a
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For centuries, philosophers have looked to nature for insight into how we ought to live. Taoist sages, observing rivers that bend around obstacles and trees that yield to the wind, found lessons in quiet adaptability. Charles Darwin too uncovered profound truths in nature, showing through his theory of evolution that life advances by selecting traits
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Date: 7 July 2025 By: Us, the People of Birmingham Imagine stepping outside and seeing rats—bold, bloated, fearless—tearing into torn bin bags on the pavement. The stench of rot so thick it catches in our throats. Now picture a month from now: those rats are larger, nesting under our floorboards, creeping into our gardens, spreading
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I’ve been reading Angela Merkel’s biography, Freedom, and found myself pausing over her memories not because I agreed, but because I disagreed so deeply. It’s an honest book, personal and vivid — but it also reveals how thoroughly our upbringing and beliefs shape what we praise and what we condemn. Merkel tells a small story
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Human history is not only a record of inventions and empires—it is a story of ideas. From the philosophical streets of Athens to the quiet ashrams of India and the riverbanks of ancient China, humanity has long sought meaning not only in how we live, but in why we live as we do. These questions—about
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What is seen, is all there is — no grand design, no silent watcher in the void’s indifferent sway. No ledger of deeds, no reckoning flame — only the cold turn of gears, the pulse of circuits keeping time, and the brief light of a thought before the dark reclaims it.
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How do powerful men speak when their power begins to slip? How does the tone shift when they realise influence is no longer control — and performance no longer persuasion? I’ve been observing the public rhetoric of Elon Musk and Donald Trump across recent months, and what I’ve seen is not confidence. It is confusion.
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