https://youtu.be/LfGcX4XuZ5A?si=eI-TrBmS3Dw3JFoO The above video discusses the Middle East’s reaction to Iran’s attacks and the US’s role in the region. It is a very sober and sagacious assessment. It’s America that is the real villain of the piece here . It’s very clear what the larger American imperial strategic game here is : 1. The targetContinue reading “Here’s why PM Modi remains mum on the ongoing Us-Israel War against Iran”
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Post-Iran attack on February 28, 2026, The World can kiss “New World Order” goodbye.
The day after the Israeli-American attack on Iran and the killing of Ayatollah Khomeini, I couldn’t help falling into a self-introspective mood. Looking back at history, I thought to myself, wasn’t the world always better off when there were many little rogue-nations that nevertheless minded their own business and backyards than now, in sad contrast,Continue reading “Post-Iran attack on February 28, 2026, The World can kiss “New World Order” goodbye.”
“Six blind men, the elephant and a Tower of Babel”: How intellectuals think they really are making sense out of a senseless world
We in India believe ourselves to be equal intellectuals of those in the West who over the years have fed us with specious theories and treatises on how to make sense of the world and all its geopolitical tumult and historic tragedies. For many years now, I myself have been an avid reader and followerContinue reading ““Six blind men, the elephant and a Tower of Babel”: How intellectuals think they really are making sense out of a senseless world”
“Move over Monroe, it’s now the “Donroe Doctrine” that’s taking control over a “rules-based World Order”!
Commenting on the above Op-Ed and headline subject, this morning I had a lively exchange of views on WhatsApp with a very respected friend of mine in Bangalore who is also a retired IAS officer having served with distinction in an erstwhile PMO (Prime Minister’s Office). He wrote : “No country is safe if RICContinue reading ““Move over Monroe, it’s now the “Donroe Doctrine” that’s taking control over a “rules-based World Order”!”
“Is there a case for Religion?”: Well… no, not to India and not in the Western sense
https://open.substack.com/pub/jimpalmerauthor/p/is-there-a-case-for-religion?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email I read the Op-Ed above with amused interest… interest because matters of Religion always have stoked my curiosity; and amused because I’m reminded of two old sayings — “The more things change, the more they remain the same” and “What goes round always comes around”. Religion went out of fashion and favour for theContinue reading ““Is there a case for Religion?”: Well… no, not to India and not in the Western sense”
“Access to American Technology” is not such a big deal… India shouldn’t get spooked by a pinprick wound.
Ever since Trump slammed the punitive “left-right punch” tariffs of 25%+25% tariff on India weeks ago, there’s been an ongoing debate in the public square on why our Government’s response has been so pusillanimous if not craven so far. The economic pundits and journalistic commentariat are busy writing copious, dense op-Eds in the nationwide pressContinue reading ““Access to American Technology” is not such a big deal… India shouldn’t get spooked by a pinprick wound.”
Peter Turchin, “Manu-Smriti” and the “distress” of “Elite Overproduction” looming over India – (Part 3 of 3) CONCLUDED
Let it not be misunderstood that today in the Democratic Republic of India, any body — not even an obscure, even maybe obscurantist writer like me — would be foolhardy enough to argue for the Manu Smriti to replace the Constitution of India. That would be sheer political sacrilege today in India… No, none ofContinue reading “Peter Turchin, “Manu-Smriti” and the “distress” of “Elite Overproduction” looming over India – (Part 3 of 3) CONCLUDED”
Peter Turchin, “Manu-Smriti” and the “distress” of “Elite Overproduction” looming over India – (Part 1 of 3)
In June 2023 — around the time that the terrifying storm of havoc caused by the Corona Virus abated, Peter Turchin, an American social-scientist published a book with a title as terrifying as the great Pandemic itself. The book “End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration” https://a.co/d/6tKhBYZ very soon attracted the attentionContinue reading “Peter Turchin, “Manu-Smriti” and the “distress” of “Elite Overproduction” looming over India – (Part 1 of 3)”
The most lethal weapon Trump can deploy to instantly end Ukraine war is not Tariffs or Sanctions …
The most lethal and effective weapon Donald Trump can deploy to instantly end Ukraine war is not Tariffs or Sanctions … It’s weaponising American tech-giant companies . Or, even threatening to deploy it . How is that possible ? Here is a plausible explanation : Trump can commandeer all the undersea fibre-optic cable networks aroundContinue reading “The most lethal weapon Trump can deploy to instantly end Ukraine war is not Tariffs or Sanctions …”
Utterly perplexed by the Trump Tariff War, I interviewed “Perplexity”to understand the mayhem!
1. In what conceptual ways are the trump tariffs expected to start bringing in revenues to America ? Perplexity: The Trump tariffs are conceptually expected to bring in revenue to America primarily by imposing taxes on imported goods—importers pay these tariffs at the U.S. border, and the collected funds go into the federal government’s generalContinue reading “Utterly perplexed by the Trump Tariff War, I interviewed “Perplexity”to understand the mayhem!”