America Paused The War—Iran Shaped The Outcome
byA war launched to curtail Iran’s influence may have underscored the limits of external power.
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Civilisations Are Not Targets
byTo speak of wiping out a civilisation is to flirt with a world in which such outcomes are conceivable. That is a world most would prefer not to inhabit.
America’s Credibility Crisis
byAmerica’s crisis of credibility is as much a rupture as a recalibration, a process that will transform into a new equilibrium.
The Strait of Hormuz And The New Economics Of Uncertainty
byThe Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes, is now firmly under Iran’s control.
Cultured Meat & The Remaking Of The Food System
byCultivated meat remains a work in progress, an industry defined as much by its aspirations as by its current capabilities.
Griots
byHere’s a poem that valorises those who speak truth to power.
Pistols & Watches: Artefacts Of Anti-Colonial Resistance
byPistols and watches, objects once considered evidence of crime, help tell the story of revolutionary acts against colonialism.
India’s Transgender Law Takes A Restrictive Turn
byThe Transgender Amendment Bill, if enacted, would only add to the Government’s arsenal for moral policing.
Strategic Autonomy On Trial: India, BRICS & The War On Iran
byNew Delhi is walking a tightrope, trying not to alienate old friends Iran or antagonise recent strategic partners.
The Persuasion War
byCounterinsurgency is less a contest of annihilation than of persuasion.
For Sabreen, The Mother And The Child
by“Palestinian baby rescued from dead mother’s womb dies in Gaza hospital.
Infant dies five days after caesarean delivery following death of mother in Israeli airstrike in Rafah.”
The Guardian, April 2024
Post-Truth Republic: Politics And Power In Today’s India
byIndia is going through a churn. Constitutional values are breaking down. Democracy is under strain.
From Patron To Predator: Pakistan Turns On Its Afghan Clients
byAfghanistan has defeated larger powers before—not through superior firepower, but by exhausting occupiers who underestimated the country’s internal complexity.
When War Arrives, Scandal Disappears: Epstein, Iran, And The Politics Of Distraction
byBy launching this illegal war on Iran, together with Israel, Donald Trump has redirected public anger over the Epstein files.
Another Day
byAs we witness death, and destruction around us, we have every reason to remain grateful for the gift of another day in the Almighty’s wonderful creation.