New Delhi: India and Poland on Thursday agreed to deepen ties in defence, space, and nuclear energy domains, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk pledging to double the annual bilateral trade from the current USD 6 billion by 2030. Following the talks, PM Modi said both sides believe in democratic…
Democracies cannot afford to ignore the possibility that money, ideology and disinformation can be weaponised to weaken governments from within. The controversy surrounding Neville Roy Singham, a US-born technology entrepreneur based in Shanghai, raises uncomfortable questions about the global reach of Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-aligned propaganda and the role of opaque funding in political activism….
Indian families hold gold equal to roughly two-thirds of what every central bank on earth holds combined. The instinct is sound, the instrument is flawed, and the popular claim that households move the gold price does not survive the data. For decades economists have called Indian household gold dead capital: it pays no interest, no dividend,…
MS Sparsha History often celebrates famous scientists, groundbreaking inventions and spectacular discoveries. Yet, some of the most consequential agricultural revolutions begin with an ordinary act of courage — the refusal to discard something whose potential others cannot see. In Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, a Tamil Brahmin scientist named Tiruvadi Sambasiva Venkatraman once refused to let his…
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः । नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः ॥ Duryodhana’s words reveal more than a simple enumeration of the warriors assembled on the battlefield. They expose the psychology of power when power has begun to mistake obedience for greatness. Standing before the vast armies of Kurukshetra, he proudly declares that many mighty heroes…
A Life of Contentment, Responsibility and Spiritual Fulfilment ईशावास्यमिदं सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत्। तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्यस्विद्धनम्॥ The profound wisdom of the Isha Upanishad begins with a remarkably simple yet transformative principle: everything in this universe is pervaded by the Divine. Therefore, human beings are not absolute owners of what they possess; they…
Lakshmanrao Upadhayula The revered sage Vāmadeva, composing in the sacred Gāyatrī Chandas of the Ṛgveda, offers a profound invocation to Agni, the eternal divine fire who stands at the heart of Vedic spirituality. Agni is celebrated as the sovereign of every form of wealth, not merely material abundance but also the inexhaustible riches of wisdom,…
As the seventeenth day of the Kurukshetra war drew to its close, the battlefield stood transformed into a desolate wilderness of shattered chariots, fallen elephants, broken banners, and lifeless heroes. The blazing wrath of Arjuna, guided by the wisdom and irresistible will of Sri Krishna, swept across the Kaurava ranks like a raging forest fire…
Shri Mohata Devi Temple, situated on Mohatagad hill near Mohate village, about 9 km east of Pathardi town, is a prominent Devi pilgrimage centre in Maharashtra. The presiding deity is Shri Jagdamba Mohata Devi, revered by devotees as a manifestation of Renuka Mata of Mahurgad. The temple is regarded as a sacred place where devotees…
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he spoke with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and invited him to light a torch together with Indian pilot Smit Machchhar on the Jewish state’s Independence Day. In a post on X, the Israeli Prime Minister also said that PM Modi appreciated the “strong, long-standing ties”…
