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When Fear Becomes a Commodity: Terrorism, War and the Economics of Global Capital

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena

Opinion · Updated at: Oct 6, 2026 · 2 min read

When Fear Becomes a Commodity: Terrorism, War and the Economics of Global Capital

Rethinking Academic Excellence: From Publication to Public Impact

By Dr. Antarjeeta Nayak

Opinion · Updated at: Oct 6, 2026 · 2 min read

Rethinking Academic Excellence: From Publication to Public Impact

What Does an Odia Mine Teach the Management School?

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena

Opinion · Updated at: Oct 6, 2026 · 2 min read

What Does an Odia Mine Teach the Management School?

The Freebie Virus: From India to America

By The Eastern Times Desk

Opinion · Updated at: Oct 6, 2026 · 2 min read

The Freebie Virus: From India to America

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What Does an Odia Mine Teach the Management School?

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When the State Itself Becomes Accountable: The NGT’s Warning to Odisha

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena

Opinion · Updated at: Oct 6, 2026 · 2 min read

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By Dr. Antarjeeta Nayak

Opinion · Updated at: Sep 30, 2026 · 2 min read

India Educates the World, But Why Can’t It Retain Its Best Minds?

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena

Opinion · Updated at: Sep 25, 2026 · 2 min read

India Educates the World, But Why Can’t It Retain Its Best Minds?

India’s Democracy Has Outgrown Its Political Architecture

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena

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

India’s Democracy Has Outgrown Its Political Architecture

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

Odisha@100: Will Our Universities Build Knowledge or Just Distribute Degrees?

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena

Opinion · Updated at: Sep 7, 2026 · 2 min read

Odisha@100: Will Our Universities Build Knowledge or Just Distribute Degrees?

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The Opposition Failed to Understand the New Indian Youth

By Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena · Published on: Oct 6, 2026 · 2 min read

When Fear Becomes a Commodity: Terrorism, War and the Economics of Global Capital

Written by Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena · Updated at: Oct 6, 2026

There is a disturbing possibility that the political economy of the twenty-first century cannot be understood merely through the language of democracy, security, terrorism and nat

Rethinking Academic Excellence: From Publication to Public Impact

Written by Dr. Antarjeeta Nayak · Updated at: Oct 6, 2026

" Knowledge is not created merely to be archived. It is created to be understood, questioned, applied, and transformed into human progress ." For centuries, academia has measure

What Does an Odia Mine Teach the Management School?

Written by Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena · Updated at: Oct 6, 2026

T here is something profoundly unsettling about a doctoral thesis that begins not in a boardroom, a stock exchange or a management classroom, but by following the trails of iron

The Freebie Virus: From India to America

Written by The Eastern Times Desk · Updated at: Oct 6, 2026

A democracy was once built on promises of a better tomorrow. Today, increasingly, it is being tested by promises of money today. The ballot box was meant to be the place where cit

When the State Itself Becomes Accountable: The NGT’s Warning to Odisha

Written by Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena · Updated at: Oct 6, 2026

There are some government orders that make news because of their financial consequences. There are others that deserve attention because they expose a deeper crisis in governance.

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Written by Dr. Antarjeeta Nayak · Updated at: Sep 30, 2026

A sk a child to identify a packet of chips, a soft drink, or an instant-noodle brand, and the answer may come almost instinctively. The colours, mascots, slogans, and even the j

India Educates the World, But Why Can’t It Retain Its Best Minds?

Written by Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena · Updated at: Sep 25, 2026

India has never suffered from a shortage of intelligence. It has suffered from a shortage of institutions capable of converting intelligence into enduring national power. This di

India’s Democracy Has Outgrown Its Political Architecture

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

India is approaching another great constitutional moment, and the debate over delimitation should not be reduced to a quarrel between northern and southern states. At its heart l

Odisha@100: Will Our Universities Build Knowledge or Just Distribute Degrees?

Written by Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena · Updated at: Sep 7, 2026

T he recent high-level meeting of Vice-Chancellors, Registrars and PG Council Chairpersons of State Government Universities, under the chairmanship of Higher Education Minister S

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When Fear Becomes a Commodity: Terrorism, War and the Economics of Global Capital

Rethinking Academic Excellence: From Publication to Public Impact

What Does an Odia Mine Teach the Management School?

The Freebie Virus: From India to America

FOOD LITERACY

What Does an Odia Mine Teach the Management School?

Rethinking Academic Excellence: From Publication to Public Impact

When the State Itself Becomes Accountable: The NGT’s Warning to Odisha

When the State Itself Becomes Accountable: The NGT’s Warning to Odisha

FOOD LITERACY

India Educates the World, But Why Can’t It Retain Its Best Minds?

India’s Democracy Has Outgrown Its Political Architecture

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

Odisha@100: Will Our Universities Build Knowledge or Just Distribute Degrees?

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The Opposition Failed to Understand the New Indian Youth

When Fear Becomes a Commodity: Terrorism, War and the Economics of Global Capital

Rethinking Academic Excellence: From Publication to Public Impact

What Does an Odia Mine Teach the Management School?

The Freebie Virus: From India to America

When the State Itself Becomes Accountable: The NGT’s Warning to Odisha

FOOD LITERACY

India Educates the World, But Why Can’t It Retain Its Best Minds?

India’s Democracy Has Outgrown Its Political Architecture

Odisha@100: Will Our Universities Build Knowledge or Just Distribute Degrees?