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80 Years of Independence: Why India Still Has No Shanghai, Paris or Tokyo?

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena

Opinion · Updated at: Aug 23, 2026 · 2 min read

80 Years of Independence: Why India Still Has No Shanghai, Paris or Tokyo?

Why India Needs a Civil Service Revolution Before 2047

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena

Opinion · Updated at: Aug 23, 2026 · 2 min read

Why India Needs a Civil Service Revolution Before 2047

Vision 2047: India Needs Intellectual Power, Not Just Electoral Power

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena

Opinion · Updated at: Aug 23, 2026 · 2 min read

Vision 2047: India Needs Intellectual Power, Not Just Electoral Power

The Future of Money Is Not Universal: Why South Asia Will Defy Silicon Valley’s Predictions

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena

Opinion · Updated at: Aug 20, 2026 · 2 min read

The Future of Money Is Not Universal: Why South Asia Will Defy Silicon Valley’s Predictions

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Why India Needs a Civil Service Revolution Before 2047

Odisha's Unfinished Destiny: Why a Land Blessed by Nature Still Waits for Visionary Development

Changing Governments Is Not Enough: India Needs Better Governance

Why India Cannot Become a Superpower Before 2047: The Crisis of National Vision

Odisha's Unfinished Destiny: Why a Land Blessed by Nature Still Waits for Visionary Development

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena

Opinion · Updated at: Aug 17, 2026 · 2 min read

Why India Cannot Become a Superpower Before 2047: The Crisis of National Vision

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena

Opinion · Updated at: Aug 12, 2026 · 2 min read

Changing Governments Is Not Enough: India Needs Better Governance

By Pradyumna Kishor Mishra

Opinion · Updated at: Aug 4, 2026 · 2 min read

Why Does the USA Attack Iran? The Real Reasons Behind the Conflict

By Amitansu Sahoo

Opinion · Updated at: Aug 4, 2026 · 2 min read

Why Does the USA Attack Iran? The Real Reasons Behind the Conflict

Daily Morning Brief - 2 july - Top News Updates from India, world, economy and Odisha

Daily Morning Brief - 1 july - Top News Updates from India, world, economy and Odisha

Why Did the Supreme Court of India Declare the Right to Walk on Footpaths a Fundamental Right? Behind the Story of the Landmark Judgment

Abraham Accords Explained: Why Pakistan Rejected Trump’s Proposal and Why It Matters for India and the Middle East

When Schools Become Factories: The Commercialisation of Education

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena

Opinion · Updated at: Aug 1, 2026 · 2 min read

When Schools Become Factories: The Commercialisation of Education

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Can an Education System Be Called Scientific If It Ignores the Science of the Child?

By Dr. Antarjeeta Nayak · Updated at: Aug 23, 2026 · 2 min read

80 Years of Independence: Why India Still Has No Shanghai, Paris or Tokyo?

Written by Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena · Updated at: Aug 23, 2026

India has completed nearly eight decades of independence, yet a difficult question continues to confront us: why has a country of our scale, intelligence, resources, civilisation

Why India Needs a Civil Service Revolution Before 2047

Written by Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena · Updated at: Aug 23, 2026

The greatest tragedy of a nation is not poverty. It is the normalization of institutional complacency. Civilizations decline not because they lack resources, but because their go

Vision 2047: India Needs Intellectual Power, Not Just Electoral Power

Written by Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena · Updated at: Aug 23, 2026

Every generation inherits two responsibilities from history. The first is to preserve the civilisation it receives. The second is to enlarge its intellectual horizons for those y

The Future of Money Is Not Universal: Why South Asia Will Defy Silicon Valley’s Predictions

Written by Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena · Updated at: Aug 20, 2026

Few entrepreneurs have shaped the modern technological imagination as profoundly as Elon Musk. From electric vehicles and reusable rockets to artificial intelligence and brain-co

Odisha's Unfinished Destiny: Why a Land Blessed by Nature Still Waits for Visionary Development

Written by Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena · Updated at: Aug 17, 2026

T here are few places in India that possess as many natural blessings as Odisha. The state is endowed with vast reserves of iron ore, coal, chromite, bauxite, and manganese; fert

Why India Cannot Become a Superpower Before 2047: The Crisis of National Vision

Written by Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena · Updated at: Aug 12, 2026

India at 100 in 2047 is not merely a celebration of political independence. It is a test of civilizational seriousness. The uncomfortable question before the nation is simple: Wh

Changing Governments Is Not Enough: India Needs Better Governance

Written by Pradyumna Kishor Mishra · Updated at: Aug 4, 2026

E very election promises clean governance, transparency, and accountability. Every new government announces reforms and assures citizens that corruption will be rooted out. Yet,

Why Does the USA Attack Iran? The Real Reasons Behind the Conflict

Written by Amitansu Sahoo · Updated at: Aug 4, 2026

Since last February, the U.S.–Iran conflict has dominated international headlines. What initially appeared to be another regional crisis has gradually evolved into a confli

When Schools Become Factories: The Commercialisation of Education

Written by Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena · Updated at: Aug 1, 2026

E ducation has never been merely a service to be purchased in the marketplace. It is the foundation upon which democratic societies build citizenship, social mobility, innovation

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80 Years of Independence: Why India Still Has No Shanghai, Paris or Tokyo?

Why India Needs a Civil Service Revolution Before 2047

Vision 2047: India Needs Intellectual Power, Not Just Electoral Power

The Future of Money Is Not Universal: Why South Asia Will Defy Silicon Valley’s Predictions

Why India Needs a Civil Service Revolution Before 2047

Odisha's Unfinished Destiny: Why a Land Blessed by Nature Still Waits for Visionary Development

Changing Governments Is Not Enough: India Needs Better Governance

Why India Cannot Become a Superpower Before 2047: The Crisis of National Vision

Odisha's Unfinished Destiny: Why a Land Blessed by Nature Still Waits for Visionary Development

Why India Cannot Become a Superpower Before 2047: The Crisis of National Vision

Changing Governments Is Not Enough: India Needs Better Governance

Why Does the USA Attack Iran? The Real Reasons Behind the Conflict

Daily Morning Brief - 2 july - Top News Updates from India, world, economy and Odisha

Daily Morning Brief - 1 july - Top News Updates from India, world, economy and Odisha

Why Did the Supreme Court of India Declare the Right to Walk on Footpaths a Fundamental Right? Behind the Story of the Landmark Judgment

Abraham Accords Explained: Why Pakistan Rejected Trump’s Proposal and Why It Matters for India and the Middle East

When Schools Become Factories: The Commercialisation of Education

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Can an Education System Be Called Scientific If It Ignores the Science of the Child?

80 Years of Independence: Why India Still Has No Shanghai, Paris or Tokyo?

Why India Needs a Civil Service Revolution Before 2047

Vision 2047: India Needs Intellectual Power, Not Just Electoral Power

The Future of Money Is Not Universal: Why South Asia Will Defy Silicon Valley’s Predictions

Odisha's Unfinished Destiny: Why a Land Blessed by Nature Still Waits for Visionary Development

Why India Cannot Become a Superpower Before 2047: The Crisis of National Vision

Changing Governments Is Not Enough: India Needs Better Governance

Why Does the USA Attack Iran? The Real Reasons Behind the Conflict

When Schools Become Factories: The Commercialisation of Education