Ukraine: The Good, Bad & Ideal Refugees
byRussia isn’t being selective on who they’re targeting, so everyone affected by the invasion in Ukraine should be afforded refugee protection no matter their race & nationality.
Opinion
Open Letter To The People Of India From Ukraine
by“I ask you to pray for peace in Ukraine, because in this war against existential evil, prayers special power.”
Putin, Zelensky & Neo-Nazis In Ukraine
byZelensky, a comedian who played President on television, has emerged as a wartime hero.
The Ukraine Crisis & Operation Ganga
byThe Operation Ganga started too late & has a conceptual weakness.
Putin’s Invasion Of Ukraine Reveals His Imperial Instincts
byPutin revealed the structures of an imperial ideology with a chronology & ambition that goes far beyond post-Soviet nostalgia to the mediaeval era. But to what extent is that ideology shared by Russians?
Ukraine: What’s Really Behind Putin’s Deployment Of ‘Peacekeeping’ Troops?
byPutin recognised Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states & ordered his troops to cross into the republic in a “peace-keeping capacity.” This gambit raises more questions than it answers.
Ukraine: What Would A Russian Invasion Look Like?
byRussia’s military threat against Ukraine has put the west in a difficult position. It has to decide how to deal with a belligerent Russia.
Putin’s Game In Ukraine
byThe current threat of invasion could be Putin’s attempt to refocus minds around a Minsk II agreement and force parties back to a dialogue.
Tracking “Hindu Hriday Samrat” As A Political Slogan
byThe slogan “Hindu Hriday Samrat” is a classic case study in political branding that facilitated social division like none other.
Parliamentary Democracy, Political Parties & Elections In India
byAll the vital institutions created by the Constitution to ensure good governance have lost their vigour and vitality, autonomy and authority because pliant people are manning these vital bodies.
BA.2 Is Like Omicron’s Sister. Here’s What We Know About It So Far
byFully vaccinated people are 2.5 times more susceptible to BA.2 than BA.1, and those who were booster vaccinated are nearly three times more susceptible.
Ukraine-Russia: The First Shots Have Already Been Fired–In Cyberspace
byThe west should worry about how Ukraine will fight a defensive conflict without cyber defence infrastructure & networks.
Glorifying Nathuram Godse
byNathuram Godse, Gandhi’s killer, Independent India’s first terrorist, is now a hero who is being glorified for killing Gandhi. It is a sad, disturbing reality in New India.
“India Is Turning Into A Majoritarian, Neo-Fascist State”
byThe New India, instead of progressing, is regressing–politically, economically, socially, and morally. The social & economic fabric of the country is being severely damaged.
Famine, Subjugation & Nuclear Fallout: How Soviet Experience Sowed Resentment Among Ukrainians Toward Russia
byStalin’s engineered famine, Soviet annexation of Western Ukraine & the legacy of Chernobyl have sowed resentment among Ukrainians towards Russia.