TK ArunAfter the defeat of the 131 st Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, for want of the requisite support of the two-thirds of those present and voting, the government withdrew the Delimitation Commission Bill as well, putting...
TK ArunUS President Donald Trump’s assault on the global economy and, in particular, the world’s poor, continues. While he has extended the Iran ceasefire indefinitely, American forces continue to commit piracy, boarding and taking over ships that the...
TK ArunIlliberal despots can be deposed without an insurrection within the framework of an electedautocracyIn the end, Hungary’s Viktor Orban quietly conceded defeat and congratulated the opponent who has trounced him. He did not rig the electoral rolls, did...
TK ArunMOOWR 2019 hurts indigenous manufacturing, especially capital goods —here’s the mathIf you have not heard of MOOWR, and think the term probably refers to a cow’s moo turning into a growl in protest against the abuse she is...
Aditi NarayaniNikhil Adsule“I dedicate this small book to the good people of the United States… as a token of admiration for their noble, disinterested, and self-sacrificing devotion in the cause of Negro slavery.”The above quote is taken from Jyotiba Phule’s book, Gulamgiri (1873),...
TK ArunSome claim the state assembly election results mark a triumph for the Modi-Shah brand of politics. But is it, really a Hindutva wave?The BJP is the net gainer, at the national level, from the Assembly election results: it...
Arun KumarIf the war does not end soon or spreads, the world could face a recession. The adverse impact on India is increasing by the day.It is hard to predict the end of the West Asia war. Even after...
Srikanth KondapalliChina’s carefully crafted, if contradictory, policy on the current conflict in Iran is coming under increasing strain, threatening to derail its trade, energy flows, its relations with the United States and the Gulf countries, and its ambitions to...
T.K. ArunAnthropic, the US AI giant that seeks to differentiate itself from other AI firms as being the champion of ethics and responsibility, has restricted initial access to its new powerful AI model-cum-agent, Mythos, to 40 organisations. All of...
Anil TrigunayatAs the negotiations between Iran and the United States mediated by Oman were giving some hope to avert the war, on February 28, US President Donald Trump got played by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and followed the...
