Anger
Part Two: Violence. And Them.
I turn outward, examining Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Arab Spring, uneasy ...
Commentary
The Company We Keep
I list out the countries (and their leaders) that India (through its PM, ...
Commentary
Lost Without Reading the Map
Even as a Nehruvian, I see how his moral foreign policy failed. And ...
Civilisation
Flags Without Fighters: The Theatre of Patriotism.
In Part 1/3, I examine how aggressive nationalists glorify the army but avoid ...
Activism
Patriotism is not silence.
In a democracy, silence is not strength. It is erasure. True patriotism demands ...
Activism
Ozymandias!
When giants clash, the wise don’t interfere. They spectate. Let tyrants bleed; justice ...
Activism
Devotion to delusion.
My breakdown of blind political devotion: from idolising leaders to resigned acceptance, exposing ...
Activism
Indian Businesses. A Trilogy in Four Parts.
I conduct a cultural autopsy of Indian business: from inherited deceit to systemic ...
Activism
A Smart Man Asking Silly Questions.
I examine Modi's strategy to keep himself being seen as David even when ...
Activism
Napoleon’s Razor.
I explore the concept of strategy in the face of entrenched power struggles ...
Activism
The Cassandra Curse.
As I read about Punjab's descent into drug-fuelled madness, I wonder if my ...
Commentary
Trump’s Tariff Tantrum — Drama, Denial, Damnation.
Donald Trump has started a trade war by announcing penal tariffs on his ...
Activism
Kaalaa Akshar…
My take on language imposition, buffalo metaphors, and the absurdity of unsolicited advice ...
Activism
AI AI on the wall…!
Grok, Elon's new toy, has become controversial in India as the liberals are ...
Adventure
History? Or just story?
History does not repeat itself; our storytelling does. I explore historical narratives, archetypes, ...
Activism
The more things change…
I write to the FM with innovative budget suggestions that could redefine taxation, ...
AI
Chapter 17: The Last Great War – A History Lesson for Young Indians
I write a fictitious account of a war that happens now as a ...
