C.S. Krishnamurthy

Mr. President, History has a quiet way of asking uncomfortable questions. It does not shout. It observes. And then, years later, it decides. What makes a leader endure in its memory? Is it the wars he wages, or the wars he prevents? Is it the force of command, or the wisdom of restraint? When the world stands at the edge of uncertainty, does true strength lie in action, or in the courage to pause? The Gulf today is a fragile crossroads of humanity’s future. The rising smoke from its tensions...

AI generated image It appears to be a quiet reversal of everything we were trained to admire. In school and in professional life, we celebrated the student who produced the right answer, the executive who delivered solutions, the leader who spoke with authority… Questions were treated as stepping stones, corridors leading to the grand hall of conclusion. The answer was the destination. Yet in the age of Artificial Intelligence, particularly in this era of the ‘prompt,’ the hierarchy is...

Karnataka’s fake degree scandal reveals a deeper collapse of scrutiny in public higher education. How did counterfeit doctoral degrees slip past official scrutiny in a State that prides itself on academic heritage? Who verified the credentials of those appointed to mould young minds? How many deserving scholars were denied opportunity while forged certificates quietly opened doors?  Can an education system endure when suspicion clouds the integrity of its own faculty? These questions are...