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Economic Times
3 days ago
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- Economic Times
Weekly Numerology Horoscope, 28th July to 3rd August, 2025: This Week's Numerology Brings the Practical Power of Universal Number 4 to Your Unique Birth Number
Synopsis Weekly Numerology Horoscope (28 July to 3 August, 2025): Welcome to the 31st week of the year—vibrating with the grounded vibration of Universal Number 4. According to this weekly numerology horoscope, after the expressive and emotionally raw energy of last week's Number 3, the universe now shifts to practicality, responsibility, and quiet strength. This numerology horoscope invites you to sort through your emotional revelations and decide what really matters. ET Online Weekly Numerology Horoscope (28 July to 3 August, 2025) Weekly prediction: Where intention meets integrity, your true path begins. A Week of Soulful Structure, Grounded Intentions & Quiet Inner Power As the universal number 4 holds space this week, the cosmos encourages grounding, discipline, and soulful strategy. You may feel the urge to tidy your home, clear your mental clutter, or finally commit to what you've only been dreaming more circling the same issue—this week helps you make aligned choices. Expect fewer fireworks, but more foundation-laying. It's less about passion and more about presence. And what you anchor now will support your future in ways you can't yet ask yourself, what are you building—with your thoughts, your time, and your truth? This weekly numerology horoscope helps you move from vision to execution. You've had ideas swirling, and now it's time to act. But not in haste—in harmony. Step-by-step, your dreams want roots. Avoid rushing or overcommitting. Lead with clarity, not work, focus on strengthening systems or mentoring someone new. In love, show up through consistency, not grand gestures. Your presence is your power this the process—even if progress feels slow. The foundations you lay now will support much bigger things ahead. Lead with intention, not intensity, and watch your efforts begin to solidify into something lasting. Lucky Colour: Deep Maroon, CreamLucky Number: 1, 4, 10 Lucky Day: Monday Affirmation: 'I build with love and lead with purpose.' Weekly Numerology Insight: Real leadership is less about noise and more about nurturing what lasts. Relationships become your mirror this week. If you've been giving more than receiving or silencing your needs—pause. Number 4 energy asks for balance and boundaries. Create emotional structure without closing your heart.A practical talk with a loved one brings healing. You may also be drawn to acts of service—just ensure you're not neglecting your needs in the your truth, even if it feels unfamiliar. The right people won't be pushed away by your honesty—they'll be drawn closer. Let mutual respect guide your connections, not silent Colour: Pale Grey, Ocean BlueLucky Number: 2, 11, 22Lucky Day: FridayAffirmation: 'I honor connection with clear boundaries and open grace.'Weekly Numerology Insight: Harmony flourishes when you protect your sparkle dims slightly this week—not in a negative way, but in a grounding one. After last week's emotional crescendo, you're now being called to recalibrate. Focus on creating stability in your creative goals, not just chasing down. Refine your craft. Whether it's writing, art, or a passion project—consistency is your magic. In love, show appreciation through actions, not just the slow burn. The world doesn't need more noise—it needs your depth. Let this be the week you create something that lasts beyond the Colour: Forest Green, MustardLucky Number: 3, 6Lucky Day: SaturdayAffirmation: 'I channel my creativity into something lasting.'Weekly Numerology Insight: Depth doesn't dull your shine—it makes it in alignment with the Universal Number 4 this week—and the energy feels familiar. This is your zone of truth, where consistency, hard work, and quiet confidence thrive. Use this alignment to make major progress on personal or professional be mindful not to isolate emotionally. Let others in, even as you stay focused. You're a rock—but even rocks erode without go of the pressure to hold everything together alone. Sometimes strength means asking for support, not suppressing your needs. Keep your head down, but let your heart stay Colour: Indigo, TaupeLucky Number: 4, 22Lucky Day: WednesdayAffirmation: 'I honor my strength with softness.'Weekly Numerology Insight: Being steady doesn't mean being silent—your voice matters might feel a little boxed in this week—but that's not a bad thing. The universe is teaching you how to find freedom inside form. Structure your days. Say no to distractions. Create a routine that supports your fire, rather than drains it.A professional opportunity may require patience. Don't bolt. Pause, observe, and negotiate. In love, be honest about your need for both space and every door needs to be kicked open—some just need the right timing. This week is about disciplined momentum. You're learning to focus your energy like a laser, not a sparkler. Lucky Colour: Steel Blue, Burnt OrangeLucky Number: 5, 14Lucky Day: TuesdayAffirmation: 'I thrive within rhythm. My freedom has a foundation.'Weekly Numerology Insight: Real freedom is sustained, not week, your inner nurturer takes the lead—but with a twist. You're learning that care without structure leads to depletion. Whether it's in family matters, career obligations, or friendships—define your limits and honor work, your eye for harmony is useful in team dynamics. In love, speak clearly about what feels supportive versus what feels one-sided. The theme is sacred allowed to care deeply without constantly carrying others. Let your giving come from fullness, not fatigue. Refill your own cup—rest, reconnect, realign. Lucky Colour: Soft Beige, PlumLucky Number: 6, 15Lucky Day: ThursdayAffirmation: 'I create healthy boundaries and give with intention.'Weekly Numerology Insight: Love without boundaries isn't kindness—it's introspection turns practical now. The universe is asking, what wisdom are you actually applying? Don't just think—act. Turn your insights into daily practices. This is a beautiful week for committing to spiritual routines, meditation, journaling, or even sacred decluttering.A mentor or intuitive message may appear—listen closely. In relationships, share your inner world more honestly. Your mystery doesn't need to be a maze. Let your silence become a space for clarity, not isolation Lucky Colour: Dusty Rose, Slate GreyLucky Number: 7, 16Lucky Day: SundayAffirmation: 'I apply my inner knowing with practical grace.'Weekly Numerology Insight: Wisdom isn't meant to be hidden—it's meant to be becomes magnetic this week. Your power is felt not in how much you control but in how deeply you trust your process. Career-wise, you're being asked to review your goals. Are they still in integrity with who you've become?You may also attract financial discussions or new offers. Don't just say yes—align first. In love, choose someone who honors your emotional truth, not just your ambition. You're not here to prove your worth—you're here to protect your week reminds you that real success is sustainable, not just impressive. Build connections—personal and professional—that don't just admire your power but also respect your Colour: Earth Brown, SapphireLucky Number: 8, 17, 26Lucky Day: FridayAffirmation: 'I build from truth, not pressure.'Weekly Numerology Insight: Your influence expands when you're emotionally is a sacred week of inner alignment. You're releasing guilt and grounding in purpose. Number 4 energy helps you simplify your emotional landscape. You don't have to carry what's no longer yours. Closure becomes possible—but only if you stop romanticizing your work, choose projects that reflect your values. In love, emotional sobriety is key—especially if you've been rescuing others. Healing doesn't always look dramatic—sometimes it's as quiet as saying your energy return to what uplifts you. You don't owe your light to every shadow. This week, your greatest strength is emotional clarity wrapped in compassion—for others, and most of all, for Colour: White Sand, RubyLucky Number: 9, 18Lucky Day: ThursdayAffirmation: 'I release the heavy heart and rise into clarity.'Weekly Numerology Insight: Healing isn't just feeling—it's choosing better stories to live 31's weekly numerology horoscope urges you to drop the drama and focus on what truly supports your spirit. This is a time for emotional maturity, practical steps, and quiet alignment. Let your soul breathe through structure and honor your path by showing up fully—even when it's not universe doesn't want you to hustle—it wants you to root. So ask yourself, 'Am I building from pressure or from peace?' This numerology horoscope reminds you: grounded is the new weekly numerology prediction has been curated by expert Numerologist Bhanupriya Mishra of For feedback, please write to hello@ Disclaimer Statement: This content is authored by a 3rd party. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). ET does not guarantee, vouch for or endorse any of its contents nor is responsible for them in any manner whatsoever. Please take all steps necessary to ascertain that any information and content provided is correct, updated, and verified. ET hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, relating to the report and any content therein.
NDTV
28-05-2025
- NDTV
NDTV Ground Report: Drugs At Centre Of China's 'Three Warfares' Strategy
Athisa Koso is in her 50s and has a ready smile and watchful eyes. Mother to nine, her hands are full but she, like other mothers in the North East, has learnt to constantly watch her children closely in silence, looking for changes in behaviour, which would give her a clue as to whether they were in "bad company". Koso says she had a dream one night. "In the dream, I saw my son taking Number 4," she told NDTV. Number 4 is street parlance for heroin in Dimapur, Nagaland. Advertisement - Scroll to continue She began to watch her son and his friends. She found that he would hang out with people older than his age and even followed them a few times. Over time her suspicions were confirmed. Koso decided to take matters into her own hands. "I insisted that he had to be home for dinner with the family and for evening prayers," she said. "With a mother's love, I made him tell me the truth and then sent him to a rehabilitation centre for deaddiction," she said. Her son has returned home now and is rid of the drug habit. But the mother continues to watch over him like a hawk. Every home in the middle class neighbourhood has a drug user, she tells NDTV. "Every family here is suffering. There is an emotional burden on everyone, but also a financial one." This is the biggest impact of China's debilitating Three Warfares strategy - pumping drugs into India's North East to weaken and destroy the fabric of society. Drug rehabilitation centres are a dime a dozen in the North Eastern states. Children are hooked to a variety of easily available drugs by the time they reach Class 7. The source of these drugs? Armed insurgent groups like the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA), which bring drugs in from Myanmar and China for sale in India. Thanks to the 2023 Manipur violence and the subsequent high security in the state, the point of entry of drugs has shifted from Moreh in Manipur to Mizoram. Official records show the deep root taken by narcotic drugs in the North Eastern states. Source: Narcotics Control Bureau Annual Report 2023-24 Rise Of Myanmar In The Global Drug Trade With China's Backing With the Taliban banning illicit cultivation of poppy and opium in 2023, Myanmar has now emerged as the world's largest cultivator of opium. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Myanmar's opium production was twice that of Afghanistan in 2024. Over 45,000 hectares of land in Myanmar are under poppy cultivation. From poppy comes heroin and brown sugar. This is the notorious Golden Triangle or the Death Triangle - an area where Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos meet. This is a hub of global trade in narcotics. A vast majority of drugs find its way into India through the north-eastern states. The Chinese fund and support Myanmar's military junta. The junta in turn hire Nagaland-based and armed insurgent groups, like the NSCN IM and ZRA, to fight on their behalf and provide protection to poppy fields. Photo Credit: Credit: UNODC The ZRA, in particular, manages poppy fields in Myanmar's Chin and Shan areas. They also fight other rebel groups that oppose the ruling military junta. Since the democratic National Unity Government was displaced by a coup in 2021, the military junta has controlled most of Myanmar under the name of State Administration Council or SAC. Rebel groups of armed fighters sprang up and formed alliances to counter the armed violence unleashed by the SAC. One of these rebel groups fighting against the military junta in Myanmar is the Chin National Army. This group has trained its guns on the ZRA, which they claim is destroying Myanmarese society by encouraging poppy cultivation. The Chin National Army has captured many areas and set fire to poppy fields which the ZRA protects. When NDTV reached out to the pro-democracy Chin National Army, the spokesperson stated, "ZRA works and collaborates with SAC. The ZRA stayed together with SAC in Tedim and Tonzang townships. Last year, we captured SAC camps in Tonzang and Cikha. ZRA attempted to retake Tonzang township from us." The spokesperson went on to add, "Yes, it is true that there is extensive poppy cultivation in these areas since long ago. Myanmar army, ZRA and some IIGS (Indian insurgent groups) from Manipur collected taxes from the farmers." The Human Cost Of Drugs In the 1970s, heroin flowed freely from Myanmar into India. Users would smoke the opiate. By the 1980s, heroin began to be injected. Marijuana too began to flood the Indian market. In the 1990s, painkillers like Spasmo-Proxyvon or SP - flooded the North East. Users would powder these tablets, dilute them and inject them. Sharing of needles resulted in a large-scale HIV/AIDS epidemic. At the beginning of the new millennium, pharmaceutical companies had changed the formulation of SP - it could no longer be diluted and injected. Methamphetamines called YABA or WY - World is Yours - became the next rage. Since 2020, the most popular choice of drug is Shanflower - a low quality drug made of heroin - which can be chased (sniffed) or injected. It is called SF in local parlance. This drug is devastating in its addictive properties. 95 per cent of SF addicts who undergo rehab, relapse, according to state government statistics. At the Shalom Rehabilitation Centre in Dimapur, young boys attempt to recover from the effect of Shanflower, YABA and alcohol. "I started using drugs at the age of 17," said James, a recovering addict. "I am now 21. Initially, I started with friends. I used drugs once or twice a week at first. I did not get satisfaction, so I started fixing (injecting). My brother told me not to get into this or my life would get destroyed. But I didn't listen. My mental, physical health began to deteriorate. My education was lost. I stopped studying. It led me to stealing my own family's money. All the negative things I had never done before my addiction days, which I never thought I would do one day, I have done under the influence of this drug," he lamented. Another recovering drug user Jacob explained how Shanflower is sold. "This is a container in which we get drugs. Shanflower drug is sold in a tobacco container. It costs Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,000. There are two sides to this container. This will last for a maximum of two days, depending on the user," he said. Photo Credit: Sandhya Ravishankar A resident counsellor at the rehabilitation centre explained the horrors of withdrawals. "First, there will be tremors. Then joint pains. Most alcoholics hallucinate for a few days. But physically they are very down - both drug addicts as well as alcoholics," said Nikheni Hriiyikho Anthony, Counsellor at the Shalom Rehabilitation Centre, which is run by the Roman Catholic Church. Photo Credit: Sandhya Ravishankar Father Joseph Mariadhas who runs the centre and has worked with drug addicts for over three decades told NDTV that the situation was dire. "Shanflower has taken deep root here. It is very alarming. In every family there are at least 1 or 2 people who are into substance abuse. It is not about rural or urban, this drug is everywhere and it is very alarming. It is high time to make some interventions," he said. Photo Credit: Credit: Sandhya Ravishankar Lack of stringent action to stop the flow of narcotics into North Eastern states would lead to China winning the unconventional war on India. Share
