As we leave 2025 behind, it seems like it just was a blur......but a lot of things happened.
Immigration policies and their impact dominated headlines.
Politics: The Congress lost more ground in elections and has still not solved the Karantaka issue.
Artificial Intelligence is now a hot topic as the US competes for dominance against China, while others observe.
Elon Musk's wealth reached dizzy heights and he does not possibly pay any tax.
India’s stock market in 2025 has shown some gains but has been more unstable compared to the boom year of 2024, with large stocks increasing a little and many others experiencing significant declines.
Cricket saw the women's team win the world cup and India lose test matches at home as a matter of habit.
Football, the most global sport, had various winners at the club and global levels, including Chelsea's victory in the Club World Cup. It also introduced a new Peace Prize.
Conflicts continue to fester across the world with no end in sight inspite of many peace agreements brokered.
Europe has now finally had to come to grips with its policies on defence and social spending.
Facebook seems to have lost many races: Meta verse and now AI....
Microsoft will be the player to watch as it muddles its way around AI inspite of some deep investments. Apple is no longer the player to watch for.....but who knows
Autocratic Governance seems to be increasingly coming into dominance across the world even with democratically elected governments.
Climate change impact became increasingly visible but investments have slowed down due to shifting priorities and disappointing returns lately.
Companies could get away with mistakes and poor governance as was the case with Indigo's recent fiasco.
Economic nationalism, evident in tariffs, treaties, and investments, emerged as a trend with medium-term effects.
Revdi or populist measures win elections as short term gain takes precedence. Better to give a man a fish for the day than teach him how to fish.
Overall, 2025 seems like an Inflection point of how things could shape up. Higher defence spending and debt will probably lead to lower welfare benefits or increased taxes, affecting ordinary people significantly.
If you find a typo in the text, you know this was not written by AI (the image has been created by AI tools)
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