2022: Annus Horribilis
How do we understand what we witnessed in 2022?
The War In & On Ukraine
Zelensky has not stopped putting out impractical formulae for a cease-fire.
The Biden-Xi Jinping Summit In Bali
The most important gain of the Biden-Xi meeting is the joint decision to resume diplomacy.
Will The Russia-Ukraine War Turn Into A Nuclear Catastrophe?
President Putin has repeatedly threatened that he might use nuclear weapons if Russia’s territorial integrity is threatened. Will he?
India Must Help Pakistan In It’s Hour Of Dire Need: Here’s Why
India must help Pakistan with humanitarian aid. It will help the two countries build better relations –– economically & strategically.
Delivering Injustice In ‘Modi’fied India
The injustice meted out to Bilkis Bano is an indelible blot, one that will make an entire nation hang its head in shame.
Sri Lanka: Questions & Lessons
What lessons can we learn from Sri Lanka’s political & economic crisis?
Is It Wise For Finland & Sweden To Rush To Join NATO?
What Finland and Sweden have done will in no way hasten the end of the war in Ukraine. Even otherwise there is no sign of any end to the sorrows of the Ukrainians.
Putin’s Gamble, Biden’s Folly & The Spectre Of Chemical & Biological War
Those who wanted war have prevailed, even as millions of human beings are denied their elementary right to live in peace.
The Ukraine Crisis & Operation Ganga
The Operation Ganga started too late & has a conceptual weakness.
“India Is Turning Into A Majoritarian, Neo-Fascist State”
The New India, instead of progressing, is regressing–politically, economically, socially, and morally. The social & economic fabric of the country is being severely damaged.
Will There Be War In Ukraine In 2022?
The West failed to induct Russia into a cooperative security system after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It is up to President Biden to correct that mistake.
The Infamous Farm Laws: Waterloo For Modi?
The public discourse on the farm laws, even in government-friendly print & television channels, has demonstrated the inability of the laws’ defenders to advance arguments that convince the alert citizen.
Cop-26: Was It A Cop-Out?
COP 26, the climate change conference in Glasgow, gave out a lot of hot air. The leaders could have done more to save the planet.
What Is The Future Of The United Nations?
It is evident that the P-5 will not let go their stranglehold on the organisation & the U.N. is unlikely to become the Parliament of Man.