Category: Politics

Narendra Modi is Celebrating His Scary Vision for India’s Future

Zack Beauchamp in Vox: On Monday, tens of millions across India celebrated the opening of the…

Business Model of Social Media

Diary of a CEO: Why social media preys on negativity; and 10 negative effects of…

In Pictures: The Art of Resistance Endures

Scott Peterson in The Christian Science Monitor: Rarely have so many Lebanese turned out on the…

Tariq Ali on Winston Churchill: “His Times, His Crimes”

Tariq Ali, a writer, activist, and longtime public intellectual has authored many books and is…

Sham Elections

Faisal Siddiqi writes in Dawn: Symbols as the soul of elections: A 12-member bench of…

Lenin: What’s Left of the Revolutionary a Century after his Demise?

Mahir Ali in Dawn: AN intriguing triptych included in Iqbal’s second volume of verse, Baal-i-Jibreel,…

Do Political Ads Even Matter Anymore?

By Nick Corasaniti in The New York Times: In a presidential election year, no glowing…

‘Clash of Empires’, ‘Clash of Civilizations’…and a Comment on ‘History’ Video

For Álvaro Enrigue, a novelist fascinated with historical detail, the first meeting of the Aztecs…

When War Loses Its Power, ‘We Must Have a New Concept of the State’

Jim Sleeper in Washington Monthly: Berkowitz’s must-read essay argues that the nature of war itself has changed…

Imran Khan Warns That Pakistan’s Election Could Be a Farce

Jan 4th 2024 in “The Economist”: His party is being unfairly muzzled, the former prime…

Pakistan: Growing Weed Instead of Tree

IRSHAD SALIM: A note from my diary Jhatke Pe Jhatka (Shock & Awe): A free…

Fragmenting Global Order: Build Geopolitical Resilience

A world connected and fragmenting “Geopolitical risk is at the top…the global order today is…