Opinion
An Election That Felt Decided: Bengal and the Crisis of Democratic Trust
The poll verdict is about the unsettling possibility that the real winner was something else entirely: a system where money, power, and institutional control...
The Moral, Intellectual and Political Bankruptcy of the US and Israel
WARS are paradoxes of conflicting political and individualistic interests — gains in the present and losses in the future. At times, America supports Israel’s...
Iran’s Grip on the Strait of Hormuz Will Increasingly be Hard to Break
Despite superior Western military power, Iran’s ability to disrupt, control, and condition access to this corridor underscores a complex strategic reality that resists quick...
Great Nicobar: A Model of Progress that Privileges Visibility over Viability
THERE are development projects that promise transformation—and there are those that stand as warnings. The proposed Great Nicobar Island Project belongs unmistakably to the...
Iran Will Not Bend – American Power Grows Increasingly Unconfident
“The arrogance of power is the most dangerous illusion of all.” - J. William Fulbright
THE confrontation involving Iran, United States, and Israel has moved beyond the...