by M.K.Sudarshan July 9, 2026: Chennai, India Is the centuries-old doctrine of state sovereignty collapsing before our eyes?In his seminal work World Order, Henry Kissinger warned against a single hegemon rewriting the rules of global legitimacy. Yet, the systematic dismantling of Westphalian principles—seen in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and now the extreme defense ultimatums placed on Iran—provesContinue reading ““Get Out of the Way, Westphalia!”… Henry Kissinger’s dark prophecy”
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Energy, Progress, and the Future We Can Afford
by M.K.Sudarshan July 4, 2026: Chennai, India An exploration of civilization’s hidden dependence on energy, the warnings of Robert J. Gordon, and the possibility that the future will be more advanced yet less abundant than the age that came before. The Hidden Axis of Civilization There is a strange and revealing fact about human civilization:Continue reading “Energy, Progress, and the Future We Can Afford”
The Dog-Walkers of War Who Hold the Leash on “The Dogs”
by M.K.Sudarshan June 28, 2026: Chennai, India The Dog-Walkers of War: The Billionaire Cartel Holding the Leash on Global PowerThe Secret Leash: Meet the Media Kingmakers Shaping Wars and GovernmentsWho Holds the Choke Chain? The Boardroom Architects of Global Conflict When we in India read phrases like “the power of the Western media” or “theContinue reading “The Dog-Walkers of War Who Hold the Leash on “The Dogs””
The Trump-Pezeshkian MOU is a diplomatic red herring
by M.K.Sudarshan Chennai, India : June 19, 2026 From a macro-geopolitical perspective, a permanent concession to Iran is fundamentally incompatible with the long-term survival of the Anglo-American-Zionist imperial architecture. ******************* The Trump-Pezeshkian Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) operates on a highly volatile 60-day deadline. Just as the historic 1930s agreements (between Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler and betweenContinue reading “The Trump-Pezeshkian MOU is a diplomatic red herring”
For God’s sake, US Senators and Congressmen, give him some credit and please do leave Donald Trump alone to lick his wounds in peace!
by M.K.Sudarshan Chennai, India June 19, 2026 Since 1954 until today — I found myself this morning silently wondering — what could be the ratio and/or aggregate numbers of Iranian lives killed by American/Israeli military strikes to American/Israeli lives that were killed by Iranian military and/or terrorist strikes? An AI prompt I typed in atContinue reading “For God’s sake, US Senators and Congressmen, give him some credit and please do leave Donald Trump alone to lick his wounds in peace!”
Why the West Sees Satan But India Sees Balance: How Different Views of Evil Built Different Empires
by M. K. Sudarshan 15 Jun 2026 Preamble: What You Will Read This essay in 4-Parts explores the profound ontological divergence between Abrahamic and Dharmic civilizational frameworks. At its core lies a fundamental question: how does each tradition conceive Evil? Abrahamic religions personify evil as Satan—a singular entity of pure malevolence engaged in cosmic dualismContinue reading “Why the West Sees Satan But India Sees Balance: How Different Views of Evil Built Different Empires”
Entrepreneurship is the Virtue-Signalling of Modern Corporate Capitalism (aka. “the new world order”)
Overview In contemporary political economy, entrepreneurship is often presented as a morally elevated force of innovation, risk-bearing, and social progress. Yet the structure of the modern corporate economy suggests a different interpretation: entrepreneurship functions largely as the legitimating language through which capital organizes production, appropriates profits, and normalizes an unequal distribution of national wealth. AcrossContinue reading “Entrepreneurship is the Virtue-Signalling of Modern Corporate Capitalism (aka. “the new world order”)”
Why Narendra Modi’s instinct about “The Cathedral of Imponderables” is right: And why the Greater Israel Project Can Never Be Defeated—Only Transcended – Part III
The Only Path Out: When the Islamic World Unites and the Cathedral Becomes Irrelevant By M. K.Sudarshan Sunni-Shia Rapprochement and the Possibility of Islamic Cohesion The collapse of Greater Israel would remove the primary strategic wedge keeping Sunni and Shia powers divided, making rapprochement more likely than not. The common enemy disappears. Netanyahu explicitly framesContinue reading “Why Narendra Modi’s instinct about “The Cathedral of Imponderables” is right: And why the Greater Israel Project Can Never Be Defeated—Only Transcended – Part III”
Why Narendra Modi’s instinct about “The Cathedral of Imponderables” is right: And why the Greater Israel Project Can Never Be Defeated—Only Transcended – Part II:
America’s Trilemma and the Fracturing of the Pro-Israel Coalition By M. K.Sudarshan The Mutation, Not Death, of Greater Israel This is where most analysts mistake the nature of the problem. They think the Greater Israel project is a plan that can be “won” or “lost.” It is not. It is a self-reproducing logic of occupation,Continue reading “Why Narendra Modi’s instinct about “The Cathedral of Imponderables” is right: And why the Greater Israel Project Can Never Be Defeated—Only Transcended – Part II:”
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
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”