Opinion
Psychology
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I engage with reality through evidence, not faith. This is not rebellion, nor contrarianism, but intellectual consistency. Claims that cannot be observed, tested, or falsified lack explanatory value. The universe functions without intention, morality, or purpose. It operates through matter, energy, and their interactions. Anything asserted beyond this remains speculation. Nature is indifferent. Stars form
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The oldest philosophical debates are not found in abstract treatises, but in the crucible of human crisis. The Sāmaññaphala Sutta, one of Buddhism’s earliest and most vital records, is a testament to this. It begins not with a sermon, but with a king who cannot sleep. King Ajātasattu of Magadha walks his palace terrace under
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Trump’s Second Tenure Through Unapologetic Power Politics Through a lens of unapologetic power politics, this essay abandons neutrality by design. I have written elsewhere about restraint, ethics, and the human cost of state behaviour. I have argued for balance, legality, and moral responsibility in international relations. This time, I am doing the opposite, openly and
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For much of history, power was understood as possession. To rule meant to command land, labour, resources, or trade. Political authority followed material dominance, and global order could be explained by who controlled what. That logic shaped empires, revolutions, and ideologies. It no longer explains the world we inhabit. Today, economists speak of debt, inflation,
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Type 2 diabetes does not arise only from what people eat or how much they move. It often develops in the context of prolonged uncertainty, where the mind is repeatedly required to anticipate risk without resolution. In such conditions, the body adjusts its priorities long before clinical thresholds are crossed. Long before blood glucose levels
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Throughout history, human societies have developed frameworks to explain what lay beyond their understanding. Before the rise of science, events like storms, plagues, or the changing seasons were often explained not through impersonal processes, but through will and intention. This was a coherent first step: assigning agency was a way to impose a story on
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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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