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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

Answered

by Basudhara Roy

Are all our prayers answered?

St Mary’s: The First Anglican Church East Of Suez

by Madras Courier

The Space Race & The New Great Game

by Shrenik Rao

AI Data Centres & Water Governance: Is India Prepared?

by Sangeet Shekhar

Dollar Hegemony, Economic Warfare & The Architecture Of Subjugation

by Jayakhosh Chidambaran

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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 Space Race & The New Great Game

by Shrenik Rao

As a new space race begins, it is essential to push for an ambitious yet collaborative international governance structure.

How India Inspired Pakistan’s Law On Disaster Management

by P G Dhar Chakrabarti

The AI Accountability Gap

by Madras Courier

Diabetes And Deep Fakes

by Madras Courier

The Use Of AI Causes “Brain Rot”: Beware

by Kamini Vadana

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Opinion

Latest Posts, OpinionJune 30, 2026<June 30, 2026

Dollar Hegemony, Economic Warfare & The Architecture Of Subjugation

by Jayakhosh Chidambaran

Latest Posts, OpinionJune 29, 2026<June 29, 2026

If A Passport Isn’t Proof Of Citizenship, What Is?

by Anushka Mishra

Latest Posts, OpinionJune 25, 2026<June 25, 2026

When Seeing Is Not Believing

by Nanubolu Rajasekhar

Latest Posts, OpinionJune 24, 2026<June 24, 2026

The Great British Churn

by Madras Courier

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Environment

AI Data Centres & Water Governance: Is India Prepared?

by Sangeet Shekhar

India’s ambition to become a global AI hub need not come at the expense of water security.

The Problem With Electric Cars

by Madras Courier

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

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INSIGHT

Insight, Latest PostsJuly 3, 2026<July 3, 2026

St Mary’s: The First Anglican Church East Of Suez

by Madras Courier

Insight, Latest PostsJune 26, 2026<June 26, 2026

Love In The Age Of AI

by Anju Devadas

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

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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 PostsJuly 4, 2026<July 4, 2026

Answered

by Basudhara Roy

Art & Poetry, Latest PostsJune 27, 2026<June 27, 2026

I Will Be Fine

by Mitra Samal

Art & Poetry, Latest PostsJune 20, 2026<June 20, 2026

Non Serviam

by John Koshy

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

In First Person

by Smitha Sehgal

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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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