The Geopolitical Trap That Will Break America, Iran, and the Entire Middle East By M.K. Sudarshan The Middle East stands at a precipice. Three scenarios are unfolding simultaneously, each more consequential than the last: 1. Netanyahu’s political collapse and the likely defeat of Likud in Israel’s upcoming October 2026 elections; 2. a potential U.S.-Iran modusContinue reading “Why Narendra Modi’s instinct is right about the “Cathedral of Imponderables”: And why the Greater Israel Project Can Never Be Defeated—Only Transcended- Part I”
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How to make sense of Bibi-Trump’s meaningless two wars on Iran
After I heard President Donald Trump’s April 7, 2026, Truth Social post laying bare the stakes for Iran and the whole world: “A whole civilization [will] die tonight never to [be] brought back… complete demolition by 12 o’clock… over a period of four hours”, I for one even in faraway Chennai, India couldn’t help feelingContinue reading “How to make sense of Bibi-Trump’s meaningless two wars on Iran”
“Brahmins as secret Muslims”: Devdutt Pattnaik’s hodge-podge he tries selling as exotic delicacy
Devdutt Pattanaik’s recent framing of “Brahmins as secret Muslims” and his analogy between Brahminical and Islamic ways of life rests on several contestable historical, textual, and sociological assumptions that can be systematically challenged. The “secret Muslims” thesis collapses very different histories and concepts into a single polemical frame. A counter‑narrative can be built by takingContinue reading ““Brahmins as secret Muslims”: Devdutt Pattnaik’s hodge-podge he tries selling as exotic delicacy”
Bhakti’s triumph over plunder and mayhem: revisiting the legend of Sri Rangam “thulaka naachiyaar” with “Eepa”
This morning “Eepa” — a doyen of Tamil literature known for his Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novels and plays — Indira Parthasarathy sent me a sharp question as a WhatsApp message. It tested my familarity if not knowledge, as a Sri Vaishnava (albeit an “Unknown and Unusual” one!), of age-old temple customs and traditions in theContinue reading “Bhakti’s triumph over plunder and mayhem: revisiting the legend of Sri Rangam “thulaka naachiyaar” with “Eepa””
The toughest part of Modi’s job as PM: It’s not Pakistan’s “death to India by a thousand cuts”… it’s “the most unkindest cut of all” dealt by churlish citizens
Prime Minister last evening’s May 12 2025 address to the nation — in the immediate aftermath of the Pahalgam Terror attack and India’s resounding anti-terrorist response to Pakistani sponsorship for the same — was a historic one indeed and truly deserved the appreciation of the whole nation. A few people I know are dissatisfied withContinue reading “The toughest part of Modi’s job as PM: It’s not Pakistan’s “death to India by a thousand cuts”… it’s “the most unkindest cut of all” dealt by churlish citizens”
A rare piece of irreverent yet so refreshingly truthful journalism
The essay below is a rollicking, bawdy read. It’s full of bar-room profanity typically of the American kind. Such a profusion of choicest four-letter expletives in what purports to be a dubious Op-Ed piece made even me blush a little … and I’m no prude when it comes to occasionally using unparliamentary “pardon myContinue reading “A rare piece of irreverent yet so refreshingly truthful journalism”
It’s not a general election in Pakistan … it’s the Generals’ election
‘Pakistanis protect your vote’: Imran Khan’s PTI says results withheld due to ‘historic win’ of the partyhttp://dhunt.in/SIKFu By Business Today via Dailyhunt Election in Pakistan has the unique and multiple distinctions of being held in a In spite of all the above, let it be known that Voting in Pakistan will either tomorrow, or veryContinue reading “It’s not a general election in Pakistan … it’s the Generals’ election”
The looming propaganda offensive against Euro-Arab History
Watch this 5-minute video-clip below to get a quick summary of one version of the history of the Palestine-Israel conflict … post the horrific October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas in Palestine. It is the Israeli sanitised version. For someone who has no depth of knowledge of History, this video-clip truly serves itsContinue reading “The looming propaganda offensive against Euro-Arab History”
“Chaos Theory” underlies American foreign policy right across the Arab World
I spent 25+ years working as an expatriate corporate manager in the Arabian Gulf countries from 1993 through 2020. In my line of work I travelled to many countries across the Middle East — UAE through Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Turkiye, Morocco … And I worked with many colleagues there who were Saudis, Bahrainis, KuwaitisContinue reading ““Chaos Theory” underlies American foreign policy right across the Arab World”
Tormenting Minorities Amounts To Defying the Shankaracharya Order
https://m.thewire.in/article/religion/syncretism-adi-shankara-teachings The WIRE Everyone should read the Op-Ed piece above. It is balm for the troubled soul. It is always good indeed to hear calming words spread by apostles of peace (peace be upon them, wherever and whoever they are!) … such as this “veteran journalist” writing in THE WIRE who attempts to be one.Continue reading “Tormenting Minorities Amounts To Defying the Shankaracharya Order”