1. Manic “Change Round” In Sigmund Freud’s “Mourning and Melancholia,” the melancholic is in want of an object, never knowing exactly what they may have lost. Melancholy transforms the object-loss of mourning into
One month after the United States and Iran reached a fragile ceasefire agreement, the world’s humanitarian system remains under severe strain as the fallout from the conflict around the Strait of Hormuz
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Syria’s Interior Ministry has announced what it describes as a major crackdown on Hezbollah-linked cells operating inside the country, alleging that coordinated networks tied to Iran-backed actors were preparing assassination attempts, attacks
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Civilizations, as the historian Arnold J. Toynbee famously argued, “die from suicide, not by murder.” They collapse from within. They fall prey to moral, social and spiritual decay. They are seized by
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The most consequential escalations in South Asia are no longer confined to artillery exchanges across the Line of Control or aerial confrontations between nuclear-armed rivals. Increasingly, they unfold through the manipulation of
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In politics, words outweigh actions, as they form narratives and are intelligently deployed to influence people’s perception for greater gains. In May 2025, a limited conflict was instigated between India and Pakistan
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India’s latest dispute with Bangladesh over alleged “illegal immigrants” has exposed growing contradictions between New Delhi’s regional rhetoric and its actual conduct toward neighbouring states. For years, India has presented itself as
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In Peoria, Illinois, children living in federally subsidized housing have been getting sick in the very places meant to shelter them. An investigation by ProPublica documented that apartments at the city’s Taft Homes were
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In India, over 123 million people voted in the four states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal (home to 290 million people) for their state assemblies. These are influential states:
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A US military strike on May 4 killed two mariners in an alleged “narco boat” campaign which now has a cumulative death toll of at least 188. The pace of extrajudicial executions
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Well, that didn’t last long. President Trump unveiled “Project Freedom,” an initiative to escort ships and restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, on Sunday. By Tuesday evening, he had unceremoniously suspended
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