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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“Acharya devo bhava”: What ails the Indian Education system?”
by M.K. Sudarshan July 28, 2026: Chennai, India An informal email group discussion following the much trumped about triumph at Jantar Mantar of the Cockroach Brigade’s street-side heroics against NEET Below is reproduced a very spirited discussion on the subject of Indian Education system that I had with a small group of very eminent andContinue reading ““Acharya devo bhava”: What ails the Indian Education system?””
Arvindan Neelakandan applies broad-brush stroke on Tiruvalluvar
https://open.substack.com/pub/sharpbyswarajya/p/yajnopavitam-across-thiruvalluvars?r=xbjdy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email QUOTE: “The honest reclamation is available, and far more powerful. Tamil tradition holds that Valluvar belonged to the Paraiyar community, and that Valluvar itself designated the priestly and astrological lineage within it. Gustav Oppert documented in 1893 that the Valluvar Purohits wore the yajnopavitam by right, performed Sanskrit ceremonies at Paraiyar and Pallar weddings, and were respectfully consultedContinue reading “Arvindan Neelakandan applies broad-brush stroke on Tiruvalluvar”
The Great Betrayal: How Labour Lost in Both China and India to Capital in the decade 2014-2024
The Shared Tragedy A blue-collar factory worker in Dongguan, China, and a white-collar IT contractor in Bangalore, India—separated by the Himalayas and 3,000 miles—have something heartbreaking in common: over the past decade, both have watched capital owners capture 4–6 times more wealth per person than they did, despite their nations’ spectacular economic growth. In China, GDPContinue reading “The Great Betrayal: How Labour Lost in Both China and India to Capital in the decade 2014-2024”
The Unending Scam: How India Learned to Live with Retail Corruption: A Commentary on Broken Promises and Powerless Public
By M. K . Sudarshan India’s retail corruption persists despite 75 years of broken anti-corruption promises from JP Narayan, V.P. Singh, MGR, Modi, Kejriwal, and Vijay. No leader delivered 50% of promises or won re-election for anti-corruption. Unlike Singapore’s ruthless enforcement, Indians suffer learned helplessness, paying bribes while complaining—complicit in their own exploitation. ******************* InContinue reading “The Unending Scam: How India Learned to Live with Retail Corruption: A Commentary on Broken Promises and Powerless Public”
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:”
The colonial mindset of the Editors of UK’s ‘The Economist’ needs fresh lessons in Indian History
As usual, the UK Economist peddles once again in its columns a perversely colonialist perspective on Indian History. Will some learned Indian historian please impart to these washed up editors of this fossilised imperialistic relic of British journalism, fresh lessons in understanding the nuances of Indian History and Culture? The Economist suggests that there areContinue reading “The colonial mindset of the Editors of UK’s ‘The Economist’ needs fresh lessons in Indian History”
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”
The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-18): Ignored by New Delhi, short-shrifted in Durban, forgotten in Mylapore,…
In the last ten years, Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi’s has made more than one high-profile State visit to South Africa. His public addresses there in Durban focused primarily on Mahatma Gandhi, with ceremonial visits, of course, made to places like Durban associated with Gandhi’s life and message. There is extensive media coverage and official documentationContinue reading “The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-18): Ignored by New Delhi, short-shrifted in Durban, forgotten in Mylapore,…”
Modi-ji, Please don’t let the current Trump-tariff crisis of India go waste!
Below ⬇️ is a jingoistic “forwarded message” that’s going viral on the Whatapp University circuit. Why is Trump angry with India? Is it only because India is buying oil from Russia, or is that just an excuse? And why is it that we are not able to sign even a mini Trade deal, leave aloneContinue reading “Modi-ji, Please don’t let the current Trump-tariff crisis of India go waste!”