Opinion
The Turkish Paradox: An Islamic Nation Looking in Europe’s Mirror
Turkey is a name for a civilisational contrast where history, religion, nationality, modernity, and Europe's allure are in constant dialogue with one another BEFORE I...
Citizenship, Public Discourse and the Responsibility of Evidence
RECENTLY, I listened to a distinguished panel comprising former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, Justice (Retd) Madan B. Lokur, political scientist Prof Niraja Gopal Jayal...
Britain’s Big Brother State is Already Here — We Just Don’t Realise It Yet
While the public is encouraged to blame immigrants, Muslims, the left, or 'Israel haters', the UK state is racing to erect a scaffolding of...
How Spreading Hatred Has Systematically Been Normalised in Contemporary India
FOR a long time, a barrage of words has been continuously pouring out like cannon fire or showers of sparks from guns, one after...
Iran’s Dual-Strait Strategy Redefines Global Trade and Maritime Response
By coordinating Houthi rebels in Yemen and al-Shabab militants in Somalia, Iran is tactically moving to dominate both sides of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
RECENT intelligence...