The title almost sounds like an oxymoron. We often describe ‘mothers’ as caregivers, nurturers and protectors. How, then, can we possibly think of our natural caregivers as weapons? For centuries, mothers have been venerated as incarnations of the divine. Christianity reveres Mother Mary as a guiding force behind Christ’s path. Hindu tradition addresses its goddesses as Sita Mayya, Maa Saraswati, Kaali Maata; mother, before anything else. Mothers represent power that no insti

Global security alliances have enjoyed a resurgence in relevance as regions the world over come under ever-increasing geopolitical strain. In the shadow of this global uncertainty, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) will convene its 2026 summit in Türkiye on 7-8 July 2026. Originally confined to the Euro-Atlantic domain, catering to traditional security, the alliance’s footprint has assumed a global dimension. India, though outside its formal structure, remains a p

A teenage boy in Guldborgsund, Denmark, is searching for a pirated stream of the newly released Project Hail Mary on YouTube. Five videos later, he is watching a man wearing a crisp Oxford shirt calmly making the case that immigration to Europe is eroding Western civilisation. The boy does not pause to think. He does not resist the idea. He now actively searches for content that feeds this narrative. By the third day, the algorithm, having already registered his latent prefer