Power Dynamics

August 31, 2024

Presidential Election 2024

Rata Anurata: Come on, let’s perform this farce too

by Laxman Aravind The political faction led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake has convinced itself that capturing power at this juncture is a national imperative. In doing so, many have been swept into

The Tragedy of Our Times: Can Ancient Classics Teach Us Something?

So shall you hear Of carnal, bloody and unnatural acts Of accidental judgments Of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause And, in this upshot, purposes mistook Fall’n on th’ inventors’ heads ~ William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet,

September 3, 2024

India Plans $12 Billion Bailout to Push Power Privatization

by Our Correspondent in New Delhi India is considering a bailout exceeding 1 trillion rupees ($12 billion) for its financially struggling state-run power distribution

India Plans $12 Billion Bailout to Push Power Privatization

October 29, 2025

by Our Correspondent in New Delhi India is considering a bailout exceeding 1 trillion rupees ($12 billion) for its financially struggling state-run power distribution companies, Reuters reports. The proposed plan links access

The Tragedy of Our Times: Can Ancient Classics Teach Us Something?

September 3, 2024

So shall you hear Of carnal, bloody and unnatural acts Of accidental judgments Of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause And, in this upshot, purposes mistook Fall’n on th’ inventors’

Rata Anurata: Come on, let’s perform this farce too

August 31, 2024

Presidential Election 2024

by Laxman Aravind The political faction led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake has convinced itself that capturing power at this juncture is a national imperative. In doing so, many have been swept into

The Madman in the Casa Rosada

The truth is that I had promised myself I would

Whose Independence? Whose India?

Every August 15, India presents a familiar image to the

The Ugliness of Latin America’s Angry Tide

In August, right-wing billionaire Abelardo de la Espriella took office

When Reason Changes State

In 1799, Francisco de Goya published Los Caprichos. Among his engravings

Jason Arday: The Price of Woke Academia

The death of Jason Arday, the former Professor of Sociology

The Strait of Hormuz Is No Longer Iran’s Only Weapon

The Strait of Hormuz has long been one of the

Argentina: The Streets Put a Stop to Milei’s Plundering

Javier Milei’s government recently suffered a double defeat. The first

The Slow Unravelling of Arunachal’s Insurgency

On August 7, 2026, four cadres of United Liberation Front

Europe’s Drought Is Becoming an Economic Shock

At Europe’s biggest and busiest port, the consequences of a

Asia’s Terror Threat Deepens as Global Extremist Networks Adapt

The terrorist threat confronting Asia is becoming more complex even

Five Years After Kabul Fell, Afghanistan Remains in Limbo

The world witnessed the fall of the Afghan republic on

China’s Ethnic Unity Law and the New Propaganda War

On July 1, 2026, the day China’s new Ethnic Unity

Who Is Education For?

Ihave been emphasizing the importance of a liberal arts college

Attack on a Failing Power

On August 13, 2026, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and

Morocco Shows How Migration Has Become Weaponized

On July 30, 2026, enormous crowds crossed from Morocco into