China’s Strategic Mistake in Rare Earth Monopoly – Geopolitical Breakdown How Beijing’s attempt to weaponize rare earths could trigger India’s industrial resurgence A Geopolitical Shockwave On April 2025, China delivered a shock to the global economy by imposing fresh restrictions on the export of rare-earth materials. These are not just any materials. They form the very backbone of modern industry: electric vehicles, smartphones, wind turbines, and military hardware all rely on them. When China, the world’s dominant supplier, clamps down, the world feels the tremors. Among the countries rattled most by this decision was India. With its auto and EV sectors already under pressure, China's sudden move felt less like an economic policy and more like a calculated geopolitical nudge. But where there is crisis, there is also opportunity. For India, this became a moment of reckoning—a signal that the time for rare-earth independence had arrived. Chin...
Buddhism vs Hinduism: In-Depth Comparative Study of Atman, Anatta, Karma, Moksha & Nirvana Hinduism is often described as Sanātana Dharma —the “eternal way of life.” Buddhism arose from the same cultural soil but charted its own disciplined path to awakening. Studying Buddhism vs Hinduism is therefore less a clash between rivals and more a dialogue between two complementary quests for freedom. By seeing where they diverge and where they overlap, modern seekers can extract practical wisdom from both traditions without losing intellectual honesty or spiritual depth. Buddha Rejected Vedic Rituals Some readers assume the Buddha opposed the Vedas outright. A better analogy is a medical student learning to use an MRI: she needs to understand the machine well enough to diagnose, not to redesign microchips. Likewise, the Buddha focused on one proven method, mindful investigation of suffering, rather than the entire spectrum of Vedic techniques. When students asked...