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The AI Accountability Gap

Editor's Picks, Opinion

The Politics Of Humiliation & The New Global Disorder

AI, Persuasion & The Erosion of Human Agency

Editor's Picks, Opinion

The Industry of Ruin: How War Drives Profits

Editor's Picks, Opinion

The Normalisation of Brutality

Editor's Picks, Opinion

The Banality Of Execution: How Israel Institutionalised Apartheid

Vaping & The Politics Of Partial Truths

Editor's Picks, Opinion

Iran, Diego Garcia & The Changing Geometry Of War

Editor's Picks, Opinion

How America’s War On Iran Is Reshaping The Global Oil Trade

Editor's Picks, Opinion

The Illusion Of Human Control In AI-Accelerated Warfare

Editor's Picks, Opinion

The Grammar Of Kindness

Moltbook And The Rise Of Machine Societies

Editor's Picks, Opinion

Is Life Inherently Meaningless?

Editor's Picks, Opinion

What Trump’s Autocracy Means For America

Why The World Must Be Grateful To Donald Trump

The Persistence Of Caste In India’s Army

Editor's Picks, Opinion

In Defence Of Pessimism

Editor's Picks, Opinion

Mystification By Numbers: Googol, Google & Others

Insight, Latest Posts

The Beatles’ Last Trip to India: Fame, Meditation & The Unravelling Of A Band

Andrius Rudamina, Se Cathedral & The Unlikely Link Between Lithuania And India

Insight, Latest Posts

The Crumbling Heart Of Old Goa: Saving the Basilica Of Bom Jesus

Editor's Picks, Opinion

The Thieves of Tolly-Bolly-Kolly-Molly Woods

Editor's Picks, Opinion

Future Tense, Past Present

Editor's Picks, Opinion

‘Killer Robots,’ AI & The Future Of Warfare

Insight, Latest Posts

The Cartoonist’s War: Satire, Hate & The Art Of Persuasion

In First Person

by Smitha Sehgal

Behind all the glitter and gold, behind the facade of happiness, lies a bitter truth that is difficult to swallow.

The Problem With Electric Cars

by Madras Courier

The New Geography Of Food

by Gaytri Soni

The Truth About Truth: Why Most Cannot Speak What Few Dare To

by Ghulam Mohammad Khan

The Israel-Iran Clash Reveals The Limits Of American Power

by Simon Evans

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EDITOR'S PICKS

Editor's Picks, PolicyJune 4, 2026<June 11, 2026

The AI Accountability Gap

by Madras Courier

Editor's Picks, OpinionJune 1, 2026<June 11, 2026

The Politics Of Humiliation & The New Global Disorder

by Jayakhosh Chidambaran

Editor's Picks, OpinionMay 26, 2026<June 11, 2026

War & Diplomacy

by P Ananth Kumar

Editor's Picks, OpinionMay 21, 2026<June 1, 2026

The Price Of Modi’s Economic Mismanagement

by U Govind Rao

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POLICY

The AI Accountability Gap

by Madras Courier

The future of artificial intelligence will depend not only on what these systems can do but on how societies choose to govern them.

Diabetes And Deep Fakes

by Madras Courier

The Use Of AI Causes “Brain Rot”: Beware

by Kamini Vadana

Vaping & The Politics Of Partial Truths

by Madras Courier

India’s Transgender Law Takes A Restrictive Turn

by Vedant Choudhary

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Opinion

Latest Posts, OpinionJune 10, 2026<June 10, 2026

The Truth About Truth: Why Most Cannot Speak What Few Dare To

by Ghulam Mohammad Khan

Latest Posts, OpinionJune 9, 2026<June 9, 2026

The Israel-Iran Clash Reveals The Limits Of American Power

by Simon Evans

Latest Posts, OpinionJune 8, 2026<June 7, 2026

The Rise & Rise of Cockroachistan

by U Govind Rao

Latest Posts, OpinionJune 2, 2026<June 2, 2026

How Norman Leys Fought Settler Colonialism

by Colin Leys

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Environment

The Problem With Electric Cars

by Madras Courier

The rise of electric SUVs reveals why cleaner vehicles alone cannot deliver sustainable transport.

The New Geography Of Food

by Gaytri Soni

Can Trees Save South Asia’s Cities?

by Madras Courier

Climate Change Is Real Even If Models Change

by Kamini Vadana

Hantavirus & The Persistent Threat Of Zoonotic Disease

by Kamini Vadana

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INSIGHT

Insight, Latest PostsMay 28, 2026<May 28, 2026

Pokémon: The Childhood Obsession That Became A Billion-Dollar Market

by Ekalavya

Insight, Latest PostsMarch 27, 2026<March 26, 2026

Pistols & Watches: Artefacts Of Anti-Colonial Resistance

by Harsh Vardhan

Insight, Latest PostsFebruary 12, 2026<February 12, 2026

Gold: God’s Money

by Madras Courier

Insight, Latest PostsFebruary 5, 2026<February 12, 2026

Guilty Pigs: The Absurd History Of Animal Trials

by Ekalavya

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Biography

Savarkar’s Views On Sanatana Dharma

by Govindan Nair

Savarkar lampooned Sanatana Dharma, detested the ideas of worshipping cows and argued against untouchability — views that adherents of the RSS espouse today.

No Full Stops: Remembering Mark Tully

by Madras Courier

Nehru’s Scientific Temper & A Vision For A Rational India

by Madras Courier

The Complicated Legacy Of Dick Cheney

by Madras Courier

Raila Odinga: The Relentless Democrat Who Revered India

by Gurjit Singh

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Art & Poetry

Art & Poetry, Latest PostsJune 13, 2026<June 13, 2026

In First Person

by Smitha Sehgal

Art & Poetry, Latest PostsJune 6, 2026<June 6, 2026

For A Dawn Of Freedom

by Janaki Jayesh

Art & Poetry, Latest PostsMay 30, 2026<May 30, 2026

Questions And Answers — To Each His Own

by John Koshy

Art & Poetry, Latest PostsMay 23, 2026<May 23, 2026

Medusa In Suburbia

by Anju Devadas

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Books & Films

Glamour, Grammar, And The Magic Wand of A.I.

by Amal Fabian

Why has the glamour in grammar disappeared? From magic and memory to machines and micro-aggressions, here’s a meditation on grammar’s fading glamour in the age of artificial intelligence.

Breaking Boundaries: The Rock Band With Learning Disabilities

by Madras Courier

When The Stars Lean Closer

by Ghulam Mohammad Khan

Tintin in Kolkata: The Real-Life Inspirations For Hergé’s Quirky Sidekick

by Kamini Vadana

Saddam Hussein & His Blood Qur’an

by Madras Courier

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