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“Sufism is to regard the moments. The Sufi should not gaze beyond his limits, nor face any but his Lord, nor concern himself with anything but his own moment,” said Sufi master Hazrat Abd Allāh ibn ʿAlī al-Sarrāj, a 10th-century Persian Sufi saint. Hazrat Abū Naṣr al-Sarrāj was so highly respected for his piety that in Baghdad, he…
The story of climate change came full circle in Brazil this week. It started in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, when the Earth Summit launched a global treaty on climate change. It went round the world for 30 annual conferences of the United Nations at which all governments discussed how to work together to fight…
Over the past decade, India has seen an explosion in the availability of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) such as biscuits, chips, instant noodles, sweetened beverages, and confectionery. These have replaced traditional diets and become daily staples. Dozens of new snack formats are now sold in progressively smaller and cheaper packs to target the lower-income consumers. This…
Back in 2016, this writer contributed an oped about Tejas under the headline ‘A Chance for Asia to Pull Out the Big Guns: India Showing the Way by Building a Fighter Jet and Taking on Western Domination.’ That piece was written against the backdrop of India’s own Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas flying at the…
As global leaders convene at COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, a major goal is to agree on a ‘Global Goal on Adaptation’ to build resilience for countries and communities most severely affected by climate change.Yet adaptation presents a far more complex challenge than emissions reductions alone. Climate change is transnational and manifests differently in different…
As a child, I often heard a line from a well-known Sikh kathawachak. People protected by the revered Gurus rarely recognised the hands that shielded them. The point settled in the mind with the weight of a slow truth. Protection sometimes arrives without an announcement. Recognition often comes much later. Life then entered a harsher…
“The measure of a nation’s progress is how well it nurtures its children.” A global day, a national reflection Every year on November 20, the world celebrates World Children’s Day—a reminder of our shared duty to protect and empower the youngest citizens of the planet. This day marks the adoption of the Declaration of the…
Hello and welcome to TOI Bharat Abroad This week, we look at how anti-India hate in America has moved from online noise to offline hostility, why Nikki Haley’s son Nalin has ignited a fierce debate on dual citizenship, and how AR Rahman describes music as a spiritual space shaped by Sufism and unity. Let’s go….
On 31st October 2025, the United Nations Organisation marked the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). Launched in 2000, WPS is a framework emphasising the inclusion of women in efforts to promote global peace and security through conflict prevention, equal participation in processes of conflict resolution, protection…
Contrary to what many analysts were saying on TV studios and digital platforms in the immediate aftermath of results, the MGB vote share or core voter support has not completely collapsed and scattered to the winds. As per the Election Commission of India results, close to 47% of the vote share came to the NDA,…
