Ekta Talwar examines the situation in Ethiopia. Whether or not Zenawi was a cruel dictator or a revolutionary, Ethiopia faces the grave danger of descending once again into political restiveness and violence after his death.

Anumita Raj examines recent incidents in Pakistan that point towards an activist Supreme Court.

Sundeep Waslekar examines circumstances that would bring about the biggest paradigm shift on the earth.

Sundeep Waslekar comments on recent civilian protests across the world. He opines that unless activity is treated as a surrogate for result, all this euphoria has actually produced no real change.

Sundeep Waslekar observes that counties such as the United States, China, Israel, and Europe, that have created an extraordinary spirit of enquiry and creativity - making scientific endeavours feasible, are also countries that are obsessed with control and dominance.

Since financial crisis first broke out in London in 1825, immediately followed by financial crisis in the United States in 1837, every few decades banks collapse; recession sets in; people are unemployed; and then strangely an industrial revolution takes place drawing the world into a higher orbit of scientific, technological and economic progress.