A striking reversal in just two years. What’s driving the change?
06.03.2026 01:47
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A striking reversal in just two years. What’s driving the change?
Indian-American sentiment on US–India relations has shifted sharply.
Approval of how the US handles ties with India:• 2020 (Trump 1.0): 35% approve | 35% disapprove• 2024 (Biden): 48% approve | 23% disapprove• 2026 (Trump 2.0): 20% approve | 55% disapprove
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… physical books, i.e.
Pictures say what words often can’t.
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This chart suggests where those constraints are weakest and where momentum is strongest. Watch annual additions closely. They tell you who is preparing for the next decade, not the last one.
#energy #china #grid
Looking ahead, the countries that win won’t be those with the best targets or narratives, but those that can add large amounts of clean electricity every single year. Energy transitions are not linear; they are exponential until constraints appear.
That abundance gives it strategic flexibility: to electrify industry, power AI and data centers, dominate EV supply chains, and keep energy costs competitive. Electricity growth here is not just about decarbonization; it’s about future industrial advantage.
The deeper insight is about speed and optionality. China is adding clean capacity so fast that it can afford to retire fossil generation without risking supply.
This points to a more constrained transition—one shaped by grid bottlenecks, permitting delays, and slower build-out of firm clean power. The US is transitioning, but carefully; China is transitioning while scaling aggressively.
The contrast with the United States is revealing. The US saw modest growth overall, driven mainly by solar and a rebound in coal, while gas generation fell sharply. Wind and nuclear barely moved.
When you combine job instability with rising debt, we see a generation operating in "perma-crisis" mode. If we want a financially healthy workforce, we must stop telling individuals to "budget better" in a broken system and start looking at the workplaces and policies we are building instead.
The Secondary Squeeze: Housing/rent pressure (31%) and a lack of early financial education (19%).
The Big Three: Cost of living (59%), stagnant wages (45%), and macro-economic instability (39%).
The Secondary Squeeze: Housing/rent pressure (31%) and a lack of early financial education (19%).
The Myth of the "Financially Irresponsible" Generation
The narrative that Gen Z is "bad with money" ignores a glaring reality: The math simply doesn’t add up like it used to. When we look at the data, the primary hurdles aren’t lifestyle choices; they are structural economic pillars:
Mr. Trump couldn’t resist after Netflix board member Susan Rice, a former Obama and Biden adviser, said in a podcast that Democrats won’t “forgive and forget” companies that “bent the knee” to the President.
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This isn't just a change in rankings; it’s a seismic shift in the center of gravity for global scientific research and innovation. The "Old Guard" of the Atlantic is no longer the default leader.
#HigherEducation #Research #NatureIndex #Innovation #GlobalTrends #China #FutureOfWork
Once unfairly characterized by some in the West as an "unknown outpost," Wuhan is now outperforming the traditional titans of education:
• The UK Powerhouses: Oxford & Cambridge
• The Ivy League: Yale, Cornell, & Columbia
• The Research Giants: University of Chicago
While Harvard holds onto the #1 spot, the rest of the Top 10 has undergone a complete geographical takeover. Every other institution in that elite bracket is now Chinese.
Perhaps the most disruptive headline is the rise of Wuhan University.
The End of the "Old Guard" Academic Era?
The latest Nature Index rankings have sent shockwaves through the global academic community, and the data is nothing short of astonishing.
The celebration around absolute numbers masks a relative loss of influence, where India remains strong in talent supply and AI adoption but weak in ownership of core intellectual property.
The graph quietly undercuts the “AI superpower” rhetoric—activity is increasing, but strategic relevance is slipping, and until India prioritizes deep research, patenting, and IP-led innovation, the global AI race will continue to be run at a pace we’re not setting.
This exposes the gap between hype and reality: we are growing, but the world is growing much faster. Other countries are converting research into defensible IP and long-term dominance, while India largely plays the role of an execution and services hub.
India’s AI narrative looks impressive in isolation but far less so in global context. While the number of AI patents granted in India has risen steadily—from 59 in 2017 to around 400 in 2024—India’s share of global AI patents has actually declined from about 0.55% to 0.34%.
Number 2 in the list is #Sadhguru
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The journalists have sought damages of ₹2 crore, contending that Iyer-Mitra referred to them as “prostitutes” and termed Newslaundry a “brothel."
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Quality of life matters and it's all relative. Indians desperate to get into the US and Amerians leaving their country for better life…
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Approximately 267 million individuals aged 15 and above, nearly 29% of the adult population, consume tobacco in some form in India.
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‘In God We Trust’, and that’s where the money goes. Nearly half of Indian donations flow to religious bodies, while family, friends and non-religious causes get crumbs. Charity here reflects faith and habit more than impact. Food for thought.
Year 2001, the Mutual Funds were sold as Fixed Deposits in India. I witnessed it.
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