Welcome to a Multi-polar World … Again
China and Russia conducted joint naval exercises in the South China Sea last week. Five Russian and ten Chinese ships participated in eight days...
Kashmir policy blinded by the territorial imperative
Born out of cataclysm in 1948, the Kashmir problem remains alive and unwell. In the latest iteration of the long self-determination struggle, 75 protesters...
A flimflam impeachment
What did Dilma Rousseff do to warrant impeachment? According to her opponents, she falsified the accounts to exaggerate the health of the economy, a...
Can Trump Win?
In July, the Caine Prize for African Writing was awarded to Lidudumalingani Mgombothi. The 10,000 pounds sterling award recognizes African writers for short stories...
The Devolution Model for Peace in Kashmir
While there may be no real evidence of a historical Moses (for the Egyptians were obsessive about recording significant events, as an exodus of...
Trump wrong … again – This time on suicide bombing
That perception is prelude to reality is implicit. We believe it in our bones. But it is not always so, particularly in the case...
The Tragedies of Dalit Abuse and Honor Killings on the Indian Subcontinent
Young women will die and Dalits suffer unless the world takes notice and forces governments to act What price honor? Two fathers, heads of...
Trump Flump, Why ISIS, and States in Constant War
Smart politicians kiss babies with a smile and are polite to old ladies. No one wants to appear a bully or a boor. That...
Trump’s foot’n mouth disease
One of the most memorable lines on George W. Bush is due to Ann Richards, a former Texas governor, who passed away in 2006....
Big guns at the Democratic Convention … and a Bombshell
It was the lull between conventions and then a bomb was dropped by Wikileaks. Who would have known the first day of the Democratic...