by M.K.Sudarshan August 15, 2026 : Chennai, India This Op-Ed is dedicated to India on its Independence Day, 15 August 2026. America and India possess immense “soft power”, but they deploy it toward different ends. America has often used cultural attraction, political ideals, and diplomacy to legitimise global leadership and sustain a hegemonic order. India,Continue reading “INDIA INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL: The Dynamic Use of “Soft Power”: How America and India, in Their Own Ways, Have Enlarged Joseph Nye’s Theory”
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The day Lord Krishna revealed yet another “Vishvaroopa” in the United Nations General Assembly
What happens when diplomacy collapses and escalation takes over? In this powerful four-part imaginary retelling, Sri Krishna manifests His Vishwaroopa before the United Nations General Assembly to deliver a final, chilling warning about modern warfare, human hubris, and the devastating cycle of self-inflicted civilizational ruin.