Jug Suraiya

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Jug Suraiya

The Indian Elephant must learn to dance to gain from Trump’s tariff warsCan elephants be taught to dance? Appu, the cute baby elephant mascot of the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi, was depicted as a prancing pachyderm. But can that other Elephant, as India’s lumbering economy is frequently described, learn to rise up on its hind legs and be as nimble as Appu in order to take the advantage likely to accrue to it as a result of Donald Trump’s tariff jihad.

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Jug Suraiya

Technology frees us from boring chores, so that we can do what we really want toThanks to a tip from a neighbour, I’ve made an amazing discovery that’s a game-changer for Bunny and me. It’s a free app on my phone that transcribes my spoken words into printed text, ready for publication. Being not just digitally challenged but digitally defeated, I’ve always handwritten my columns and articles, which Bunny would key in on her laptop for me. A boring job for her.

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Jug Suraiya

Thanks to our diaspora, we are the biggest remittance economy in the worldInstead of ringing up sales on their cash registers exporters around the world, including in India, are wringing their hands in despair at the ruinous tariffs that Trump has imposed across the board. However, there is one Indian export that might well dodge the Don’s tariff bullet. This remarkable export has been a mainstay of the Indian economy for decades and remains so.

3 weeks ago | autism.einnews.com | Sadhana Kala |Dia Mirza |Bachi Karkaria |Jug Suraiya

“Being different doesn’t mean being less.”Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a growing concern in India, affecting thousands of children and adults across the country. However, autism remains widely misunderstood, often misdiagnosed, or even ignored due to social stigma, lack of awareness, and inadequate healthcare infrastructure. While global research has advanced in understanding autism, India still faces significant challenges in early diagnosis, intervention, education, and inclusion.

3 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Jug Suraiya

Trump’s tariff blitzkrieg could prove to be a boon for the long-exploited Indian consumerThe tariff war that Trump has declared against the world has got govts across the globe scrambling to devise strategies to counter the US offensive, ranging from retaliatory taxes on American imports to submissively lowering their own import duties on Uncle Sam’s products.