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Unleashing deep technology

India, with its vast human capital and burgeoning entrepreneurial spirit, has the potential to emerge as a global hub for deep tech innovation. Deep tech, which encompasses advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), blockchain, robotics, and quantum computing, can drive groundbreaking changes in various sectors, from health care to agriculture.

A trinket a day

The Delhi Art Gallery stood proud in Mumbai's Kala Ghoda in a three-story all-white curyear, all eyes were on the golden space, wondering who its next resident would be. Probably because of sky-high rentals, the new tenant was not a flashy fashion label peddling destination wedding-wear, like so many in the neighbourhood, but a young jewellery brand that introduced to India a new design language.

Love in the time of conflict

Love conquers all is a trite phrase, and it is doubtful if it is true except in sweeping paperback romances. It is certainly true in Achala Moulik's Phantom Lovers, consisting of two novellas. And why should it not? After all, if such conquering love does not exist, at least on paper, what ideal should mankind strive towards?

THE MIDAS TOUCH

Manish Malhotra takes THE WEEK for a walk through his new headquarters

HARSH TERRAIN, COLD TRUTHS

A science expedition finds significant changes in the Arctic landscape

WAR AND PEACE

Jews of Indian origin in Israel advocate harmonious coexistence with neighbours of different faiths

INHERITANCE OF SORROWS

Palestinian-American writer Sharif S. Elmusa says the occupation has brutalised Israel as well; the only way forward is accommodation

INDIAN B-SCHOOLS POSITION YOU FOR THE GLOBAL PLATFORM

INTERVIEW Deepak Ohri, president, Luxury Atelier Maison Happiness, and founder and CEO, lebua Hotels and Resorts

POLICY SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS IS AT ITS BEST

INTERVIEW Chandrima Sikdar, professor and associate dean, NMIMS School of Business Management, Mumbai

WE PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR RESILIENCE

INTERVIEW Bharat Bhasker, director, IIM Ahmedabad

WHY ROBOT

Al can be a good supplement, but managers need to be mindful of its limitations

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!

Everything from geopolitical and environmental storms to the convictions of Gen Z are changing the way business is done. But, b-schools are resolutely nurturing a new generation of leaders who can navigate this dynamic scenario

The bold Borwankar

Legendary top cop Julio Ribeiro, 92, penned an interesting column recently, in which he bracketed two very different women-a top cop (Meeran Chadha Borwankar) and the much-discussed TMC MP Mahua Moitra. Frankly, I cannot think of two women who are more dissimilar, but I loved Ribeiro's very modern take on both.

Boast, host and roast

As a former Union minister of sports (2006-08), I am deeply distressed to hear of India's bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games.

The chosen one

V.K. Pandian, who is being tipped as Naveen Patnaik's political heir, will have a more active role in administration after his voluntary retirement

Red reminders

Legacy of a Naxalite past lingers in the Telangana assembly elections

ETHNIC PLEASING

Zoram People's Movement and MNF fighting it out in Mizoram

DISCUSSIONS ABOUT A NEW CONSTITUTION SHOULD BE THROTTLED AT THE START

There is an old-world charm to the spacious drawing room in the south Delhi home of the grand old man of Indian law. The vintage furniture, the stone-covered accent wall, ceramic souvenir plates, China figurines collected over the years, family photographs from different decades and an old clock going tick-tock evoke nostalgia for a time gone by.

Lotus planters

How a group of Muslim women is reshaping people's perception of the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir

Hush cash in vote banks

We have a right to know about the guys we vote for. They have to tell us if they have been accused of crimes, how much money they have in banks and stocks, how much gold in lockers and ornaments, how many homes, plots and shops they own, and even how deep in debt they are.

Gaza: Perils Of An Urban War

Urban warfare is terrifying and destructive. American author Max Brooks said, “No conventional battlefield, no breakdown in social order can possibly prepare you for the nightmare that is a city besieged.” City combat is hardly new. Archaeological excavations show that Hamoukar in Syria was destroyed by urban warfare 5,500 years ago. History is littered with ruined cities. Yet, humankind never learns.

From peat to pepper heat

Indian whiskies are making waves worldwide, and how!

KING OF HIS COSMOS

With the smashing success of Leo, Lokesh Kanagaraj's 'Lokiverse' is perhaps one of the best things that has happened to south Indian cinema

AN UNQUIET CANVAS

Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage skilfully threads tales of human relationships against the backdrop of sociopolitical upheaval

Don't bark up the wrong tree

The death of Wagh Bakri Tea Group executive director Parag Desai, at the age of 49, is both tragic and untimely. Besides being the group’s sales, marketing, and exports head, and possessing expertise in tea tasting and evaluation, Parag was also the great-grandson of Narandas Desai, an entrepreneur from South Africa and a personal friend of Mahatma Gandhi who set up the brand way back in 1934. Wagh Bakri is an iconic name in teas, and its name, deriving from its logo —a wagh (tiger) and a bakri (goat) drinking out of the same cup—conveys a utopian message of non-violence, peace, equality and tolerance between all living creatures.

JINGLE ALL THE WAY

Premiumisation defines urban India's shopping spree this festive season

FAITH FORWARD

In election-bound Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the Congress is wearing saffron on its sleeve to nullify the BJP’s poll plank

Our target is 150+ seats

INTERVIEW: V.D. Sharma, president of Madhya Pradesh BJP

Makeover games

The BJP is banking on Modi and welfare schemes to overcome Chouhan fatigue’ in Madhya Pradesh

We are not playing any hindutva card

KAMAL NATH'S HOME office in Bhopal's Shymala Hills is abuzz with a steady stream of visitors. The bell inside rings constantly, informing his office staff he is ready to meet the next batch of people. The former chief minister is meeting everybody, from constituents to youth-wing members to ticket seekers to party functionaries and also supporters of disappointed ticket aspirants. What is drawing people to this posh enclave is the whiff of a possible victory and the fact that he is the Congress's undisputed chief ministerial face in the assembly elections.