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The Israel–Palestine Conflict: A Century of Displacement and Division
The Israel–Palestine conflict is one of the longest-running and most emotionally charged disputes in modern history. What began as a...


Nalanda and Takshashila: The Lost Ivy Leagues of the Ancient World
When we think of elite academic institutions, names like Harvard, Oxford, or Cambridge often come to mind. These universities symbolize...


Iran’s Role in the Middle East: Regional Power or Global Threat?
Iran occupies a unique place in Middle Eastern geopolitics. With its ancient civilization, vast energy reserves, and revolutionary...


The Green Economy: Is Sustainability Profitable?
Once considered a niche concern or a public relations strategy, sustainability is now at the heart of modern business and economic...


The Psychology of Scarcity: How Poverty Changes the Brain
Scarcity is typically seen as a lack of resources—money, food, time, or access. But scarcity does more than make us go without; it...


The Mandela Effect: Is Reality Glitching, or Are We?
Imagine discovering that something you’ve always remembered clearly—a famous quote, a product label, or even the death of a world...


Extreme Isolation: The Psychology of Solitary Confinement
Imagine being locked in a small, windowless cell for 23 hours a day. No human contact. No conversation. No stimulation. This is the...


The Business of Surveillance: How Companies Profit from Your Data
In the digital age, your every move—online and offline—is being tracked. From what you search on Google, to the videos you like on...


The Arctic Gold Rush: Who Really Owns the North Pole?
Introduction: The Scramble for the Arctic For centuries, the Arctic was a frozen, inhospitable frontier—more a subject of explorers’...


Concept of Non-Violence
Introduction Multilevel violence, which may vary from micro to macro, is one of today's key concerns. Violence is often thought of in...


What is Sarvodaya?
“The good of the individual is contained in the welfare of all.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi Introduction Sarvodaya is a Sanskrit phrase that means...


Conscience
“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience...


Nolan Principles
Introduction The Seven Principles of Public Life The Seven Principles of Public Life (the ‘Principles’) apply to people who serve the...


Impartiality and Non-Partisanship
Introduction Impartiality entails being impartial and non-discriminatory. A civil servant should not discriminate against citizens based...


Emotional Intelligence
“The ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and use this information to guide one’s...


Aptitude and Attitude
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering...


Objectivity
Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth.~Abraham Maslow What is Objectivity? Generally, objectivity...


Empathy and Compassion
In a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive, and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding.~Daniel Goleman Love and...


Utilitarianism
Introduction Utilitarianism is a moral philosophy that supports actions that promote happiness or pleasure and opposes actions that...
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