Hellholes and Hypocrisy – Class and the Politics of Judgment
When Donald Trump described India as a “hellhole,” outrage followed with predictable intensity. Yet outrage, while understandable, is not enough. A serious response must...
Narendra Modi’s Western Gaze and the Betrayal of the Global South
THE foreign policy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is often interpreted through two lenses. One sees India as a pragmatic rising power navigating...
Beyond Westphalia: Oman, Pakistan and Indonesia in Iran–US Mediation
Mediation is no longer a dyadic process, but a multi-actor field
THERE is a persistent temptation in international politics to believe that conflicts are resolved...
Power, Justice, and the Decolonisation of the Emerging Global Order
THREE decades after the end of the Cold War, the global order that emerged in its aftermath is visibly fraying. What was once proclaimed...
Where Convictions Go to Die – The Great Indian Turncoat Bazaar
This is not politics in motion; this is conviction in decay - stage-managed, monetised, and performed without shame.
“AAYA RAM, GAYA RAM” (literally “Ram has...