World

The case for selective right for empathy and nationhood

Whether we see this latest round of escalation of violence […]
Oct 25

Absent Putin and Ukraine war cast long shadow over G20

The leaders of Russia and China are skipping the G20 […]
Sep 09

Sri Lanka under Emergency: Land of the Gods weeps

Nepotism, the creation of large circles of the family clan and giving them a free hand in accumulating wealth at the cost of deterioration of national wealth and economic stability, has been the main contributor to the mess in Sri Lanka perpetrated by the Rajapaksa brothers and their lust for money and power
May 08

Expansionist China traps the debt strapped

The growing dependence of India on China is hardly a matter of comfort to our country. Hemmed in, and its territory in Ladakh under Chinese control, India should try to get out of this grip
May 07

French defeat Marie Le Pen and xenophobia

“…People who don’t feel they’re being taken into consideration, who […]
Apr 26

Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, UP elections and India’s foreign policy dilemmas

Will the Indian government save its huge investments in Afghanistan and not be reduced into a non-entity in the region? Or, will it only choose to use Taliban for its shallow ends in domestic politics, to win elections, and score brownie points by polarising on communal grounds through fake media narratives?
Aug 30

Kamala Harris and India: Counter-revolution and a New Spring

t is ironical that while the nomination of Kamala signifies the Americans’ resolve to usher in a new era of equality, in India we are faced with a diametrically opposite situation.
Aug 18
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