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Addressing Cancer: From Fiscal Responsibility to Dharmic Duty

The Union Budget 2026-27 has been unveiled with a philosophical framing around three kartavyas--duties not merely fiscal but karmic/dharmic: To accelerate economic growth and resilience by improving productivity and competitiveness; to fulfil the aspirations of people and build capacity; and to ensure Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas. Lofty ideals, but as always, the test lies in translation to reality.

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Why India Should Not Reverse Course on the US Trade Deal

The US Supreme Court has struck down some tariffs, not all, only those President Trump had declared under a statute known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. These cover the so-called reciprocal tariffs he had announced, including the 18% tariffs on India. There are multiple other legal provisions under which tariffs can be brought back, and Trump has already announced that 10% tariffs will cover all imports.

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Chalaunthi’s Cracks: A Warning From the Lesser Himalaya

Tikender Singh Panwar The cracks will travel – from Chalaunthi to Shimla, from Shimla to Kullu, from Kullu to the upper valleys – until the Lesser Himalaya responds not with fissures, but with collapse. The mountain has already spoken. Chalaunthi…

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