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The View From the ‘Bridge’ – Facing India’s Invisible Elderly Crisis
Around 82% of Elders Live With Family, Where Most Abuse Happens: India’s Invisible Crisis Published in The Wire, 19 June 2026 In the unforgettable segment Bridge from the 2009 Malayalam anthology film Kerala Café, National Award-winning [...]
The Price of Dissent: Russia’s Turn Toward Nationalist Authoritarianism
Published in Eurasia Review, 17 June 2026 On the morning of 16 June 2025, Robert Kuzovkov — known to the world by his artistic name Semyon Skrepetsky — was shot dead near his home in Biała [...]
When Wars Far Away Hit Home Hard
A conflict in West Asia is changing lives from Mumbai to Kathmandu K.M. Seethi Published in The Wire, 30 April 20226 Bombs do not have to fall on a country to ruin it. Since February [...]
ഹോർമുസ് കടലിടുക്ക്: സമുദ്രമേഖലകളിലെ രാജ്യാന്തര നിയമങ്ങൾക്കും നിയമലംഘനത്തിനുമിടയിൽ
Published in The TrueCopy Think, 28 April 2026 ഇറാനെതിരായ പശ്ചിമേഷ്യൻ യുദ്ധം ഫെബ്രുവരിയിൽ ആരംഭിച്ചതുമുതൽ ലോകത്തെ ഏറ്റവും തന്ത്രപ്രധാന സമുദ്രപാതയായ ഹോർമുസ് കടലിടുക്ക് സംഘർഷമേഖലയായി മാറിയിരിക്കുകയാണ്. പേർഷ്യൻ ഗൾഫിനെ അറേബ്യൻ കടലുമായി ബന്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഈ ഇടുങ്ങിയ പാതയിലൂടെയാണ് ലോകത്തിലെ എണ്ണ-വാതക വിതരണത്തിന്റെ അഞ്ചിലൊന്നിലധികം കടന്നുപോകുന്നത്. ഇവിടെയുണ്ടാകുന്ന ഏത് [...]
The Strait of Hormuz: Between law and lawlessness in Maritime Zones
Published in The Wire, 24 April, 2026 Amid reports of a ceasefire extension announced by Donald Trump, the Strait of Hormuz has emerged as a critical maritime artery in an increasingly contested geopolitical locale after [...]
The Iran war and the uncertain future of the expats
Published in The Hindu, 12 March 2026With the Iran war casting a long shadow over the Gulf over the past two weeks, what once appeared to be a region of glittering airports, financial hubs and endless [...]
Current Affairs
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Iran’s Uncertain Transition Could Redraw the Power Map of West Asia
First Published in The Wire, 4 March 2024 West Asia is passing through one of its most critical phases in the last half-century. Even as Oman-led diplomatic talks with Iran were expected to resume this week, [...]
Supreme Court Draws A Line: Trump’s Tariffs And The Future Of American Trade Power
First published in Eurasia Review, 22 February 2025 The ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down Donald Trump’s emergency tariff regime has come as one of the most important institutional glints in contemporary American politics. [...]
India’s Arctic policy regime and its geopolitical significance
First published in Policy Circle, 8 September 2022 India’s Polar policy has assumed considerable significance with the notification of its Arctic Policy early this year and the passing of the Indian Antarctic Law by the Indian [...]
Global South Colloquy
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Islamist Outfit Masquerading under ‘Republic’ Banned in India
Published in Global South Colloquy and Eurasia Review Living in a pluralist society with a bit of courage and confidence is anything but comforting today. A major reason is the role of self-styled ‘agencies’ with ascriptive [...]
Sherni and the ‘Hunting Tale’
You would have gone to the forest 100 times, but could spot a tiger only once. But, be rest assured, the tiger would have spotted you 99 times. Published in GSC Dossier, 30 July 2021; and [...]
Unrest in South Africa – A Deeper Malaise
First published in GSC Dossier, 19 July 2021; also appears in Eurasia Review Even as the world observed the Nelson Mandela Day on Sunday, South Africa had not yet recovered from the unrest and large-scale violence [...]
Countercurrent
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The Ukraine War in Search of an Elusive Resolution
Just days after Donald Trump’s headline-making encounter with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Washington—where he was joined by key European leaders—for a round of talks at the White House. The back-to-back meetings indicated [...]
Unshackled, Yet Bound: India’s Fight for True Independence in the Age of Global Capitalism
India’s freedom was not handed down—it was wrested from the grip of empire through long drawn-out resistance, sacrifice, and defiance. It was never just about driving out foreign rulers. It was about reclaiming the right to [...]
Killing the Messenger: The War on Journalists in Gaza and Beyond
“Our mission is to speak the truth to power. We send home that first rough draft of history, and some of us pay the ultimate price.” – Marie Colvin Published in Countercurrents, 11 August 2025 In [...]