The recent conflagration between India and Pakistan urges us to reflect once again on the logic of nuclear deterrence and its false assurances of safety. Taking off from the movie “Dr. Strangelove”,…
Donald Trump has exploited America’s deep divisions to upend its national identity. Fascism often slips in quietly—it thrives on emotional fervour rather than rational debate, eroding moral order…
International law, rather than dictate state actions, persuades states to develop publicly defensible legal and moral positions, and in the process, generates accountability.
Trump seeks to disrupt the old order with policies that he promises will reverse the fall in labour's share of the American pie. But these inchoate actions also threaten the size of the pie. The…
History is not always a perfect guide, but we should recall that the 'polycrisis' of the 1930s led to global devastation. We are at that moment when the US is showing that laws, norms, and…
The global economic outlook has become uncertain with all the extreme rhetoric of Donald Trump. Will this translate into action and is there a coherent strategy to deal with the fallout? Regardless,…
American boosterism for India since the early 2000s played a crucial role in according the country status as a Rising Power. India must recognise that the US narrative is not always objective but…
Available data does not establish that China’s mega-dam project on the Brahmaputra could divert water, alter flows, or trap sediments . The real risk is dam failure due to high seismic activity and…
Canada's political system offers opportunities for diasporas to play an outsized role in shaping politics. As transnational Sikh nationalism quickens in response to Hindutva in India, diplomatic…
Neoliberalism has empowered India’s big capital to control the state, reversing an earlier relationship. Capital, once subordinate and nationally defined, now dominates and defines the nation, using…
