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Ageing in times of COVID-19 global pandemic
Ageing in times of global pandemic And he knew, also, what the old man was thinking as his tears flowed, and he, Rieux, thought it too: that a loveless world is a dead world, and always [...]
Blasphemy Estate: The ‘Deep State’ and Deepening Fundamentalism in Pakistan
The ‘Deep State’ and Deepening Fundamentalism in Pakistan Published in Global South Colloquy, 15 September 2020; Countercurrents, 15 September 2020 The deep state in Pakistan is no more a mere conglomerate of civil bureaucracy, army, intelligence, [...]
Spiritual Humanism in India’s Worldview: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s Enduring Legacy
First Published in Global South Colloquy, 5 September 2020 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, one of the captivating figures of modern India, has a number of facets to his complex personality. His long career as teacher of philosophy [...]
Islam, Buddhism, and the ‘fault lines’ of history
Islam, Buddhism, and the ‘fault lines’ of historyOn truth’s path, wise is mad, insane is wise.In love’s way, self and other are the same.Having drunk the wine, my love, of being one with you, I find [...]
Imran Khan’s Next Innings: Bowling Alone?
K.M. SEETHI First Published in Global South Colloquy, 26 June 2020 Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has again a wrong ball in his hand which will surely hit headlines with fiddly pay-offs. The news that the [...]
Beyond the Galwan valley: In Search of a ‘New Normal’ in India-China Relations
K.M. SEETHI First published in Global South Colloquy, 18 June 2020 The Galwan valley encounter between India and China, which took an unanticipated but a significant number of casualties on both sides, is certainly a major [...]
Current Affairs
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Limits to ‘Cultural Securitization’
Shashi Tharoor and Limits to ‘Cultural Securitization’ K.M. SEETHI First published in Countercurrents, 16 July 2018 A reference to ‘Hindu Pakistan’ by Shashi Tharoor, in a speech, sparked off another controversy across the media and political [...]
The Quest for ‘Zone of Peace’ in the Himalayas
Nepal’s Critical Engagements with India and China KM SEETHI First Published in Countercurrents, 5 July 2018 The tiny Himalayan State Nepal continues to be economically vulnerable, primarily because of its geopolitical status as a land-locked country. This [...]
The Higher Education Commission of India Act, 2018
A Requiem for the University Grants Commission K.M.SEETHI First Published by Countercurrents, 1 July 2018 (https://countercurrents.org/2018/07/01/a-requiem-for-ugc/) If the Modi Government’s first year of its rule was marked by the burial of an important institution of national [...]