Back then, I was enchanted by the craft. The heritage. The obsession with detail. But over the years, as Iâve worked to bring global luxury brands into India and mentored a generation of professionals, something else began to emerge: a subtle discomfort with the silence of luxury. Also Read: Bling battle: Yes, US luxury brands…
A principle of modern war is that I should not be killed. As a civilian, I am âinnocent.â Only a war would call me that, though. It is somehow odd that the official position of Pakistan is that I am innocent. You, too, are probably innocent, and also everyone else in my residential colony. Including…
Mark Ruffalo and Hamden Ballal | Photo Credit: Getty Images, Reuters Oscar-nominated actor Mark Ruffalo has condemned the detention of Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal by the Israeli Defense Forces. Ballal, one of the co-directors of No Other Land, a non-fiction film that won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the recent Academy Awards, was…
India has long been counted among the worldâs top importers of arms. So, any slip in our worldwide rank grabs attention. According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), Ukraine displaced India as the top arms importer in the period from 2020 to 2024. Kyivâs orders accounted for 8.8% of all…
Trumpâs top hostage negotiator has met with Hamas officials in Qatar, the White House confirmed Wednesday, a rare instance of direct contact by US officials with a group designated a terrorist organization. Adam Boehler, nominated to be special presidential envoy for hostage affairs at the State Department, met with the Hamas representatives in Doha, according…
How are these disruptions likely to affect India? Three disruptive moves in particular need to be taken into consideration in this regardâon immigration, trade and tariff policy, and foreign policy. Also Read: Harsh Pant: Trumpâs foreign policy recast poses a challenge that India cannot avoid Attacking immigration was Trumpâs first major move. He had harped…
In this volatile environment, India must confront a critical but often overlooked challenge: labour productivity. Without determined efforts, our low labour productivity will continue to erode our economyâs growth potential, pushing it into a middle-income trap. Therefore, addressing this gap is not just a policy priority, but an existential imperative. Also Read: Worker scarcity: Low-wage…
Israel will start negotiations on a second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas as early as this week, aiming for the complete dismantling of the Palestinian group in Gaza. Discussions to extend the initial six-week truce and secure the rest of the hostages held by Hamas will start in coming days, Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister…
The second-best is not Donald Trumpâs original idea. Such a plan was mooted around the time Israel was formed in 1948, and later by Jewish nationalists. It was never a popular idea. Long before Trump pitched it as an American real-estate redevelopment plan, it was disliked by those who represented the Palestinian people, those who…
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