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Over the last decade, India has witnessed some of the most ambitious national campaigns ever launched by any government. Many were driven by good intentions. Many generated genuine public enthusiasm. Many captured the public imagination.

But enthusiasm and execution are not the same thing.

Take Swachh Bharat.

Who can forget the images? Politicians, offici...

Remember Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh?

The same Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh against whom some of India’s top women wrestlers came out publicly with allegations of sexual harassment and molestation. These were not anonymous social media whispers. These were national athletes. Women who carried India’s flag on the world stage. Women who sat on the streets demanding justice.

Many Indians genuinely believe the world looks at us with admiration and awe. We are constantly told that India is becoming a “Vishwaguru.” A moral and cultural guide to humanity. But step outside India and observe carefully. The reality is often very different.

Across airports, hotels, beaches, public transport systems and tourist destinations worldwide, Indians are i...

For years, Indians were told that rising fuel prices were unavoidable because international crude oil prices had gone up. Fair enough. Global markets fluctuate. Governments cannot control everything.

But then came a long phase when crude prices actually fell sharply across the world. Did Indian citizens see real relief at the petrol pump? Not really.

Instead, ex...

We casually call it “the cloud” as if our photos, videos, AI prompts, and digital lives float somewhere harmless in the sky.

They do not.

Behind every search, every Netflix stream, every AI generated image, sits a giant data center packed with thousands of servers generating enormous heat every second. And cooling those machines requires something far more preci...