Fact or fiction? A few uncomfortable questions

Fact or fiction? A few uncomfortable questions

Is it not possible that humans from hundreds of different species (yes new species are being discovered all the time) evolved many millions of years ago and that they parted ways as the continents drifted? Think about this: India and Africa were tied together in the super-continent. Both the East coast of Africa and the West coast of India have lions.

Quantum biology is the next frontier

Quantum biology is the next frontier

Quantum biology can provide that intelligent framework. Among other things, it can explain how life began, evolution, consciousness, photosynthesis, bird flights over thousands of kilometres continuously guided by Earth’s magnetic fields, pheromones that attract us to potential mates, the sense of smell and more importantly in these troubled times, the behaviour of viruses and our immune systems.

Dharavi and Pakistan: Unlikely COVID success stories

Dharavi and Pakistan: Unlikely COVID success stories

These unlikely COVID success stories actually make virtue out of unpalatable reality. And, of ACCIDENTAL SUCCESSES.
Let’s look at Dharavi first. With that kind of population density (80 people sharing a toilet), there is no way that an effective lockdown can be enforced. Pakistan has a relatively lower population density and a young population. But a meaningful lockdown has hardly been enforced because of religious hardliners who insist on communal prayer.

Balancing act: Future technology is already here

Balancing act: Future technology is already here

The disruptive confluence of artificial intelligence, machine learning, 5G, biohacking and quantum computing is gathering rapid momentum. Data companies are now worth more than oil companies. The US and China have a bigger conflict over Huawei’s 5G technology than they have over oil. Whoever controls 5G controls the Internet…basically data.

A chance encounter with the Indian cricket team

A chance encounter with the Indian cricket team

King Kohli finally got off with his better half. The captain wore large glasses and an extra serious ‘ I am aware I am a celebrity’ expression. Anushka sleepwalked her way through the cordon of policemen. Bumrah was smart enough to put some distance between himself and Kohli. He stood the longest at the door in clear 360-degree shades with a triumphant smile.

The Great Game comes full circle

The Great Game comes full circle

Therefore, the strategic objective in the 1940s was to physically separate a soon-to-be independent India from the then USSR and Afghanistan. Pakistan was to be the buffer state to realise the insidious British strategic objective. That explains why the India-Pakistan border is roughly parallel to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.