Savarkar, Savarkarism and Hindutva: The Representations of an Ideologue in India
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883-1966), popularly hailed as Veer Savarkar by his acolyte followers and Savarkar by his political and ideological opponents, is one of...
President Tshisekedi Takes Over as the New Chairperson of the African Union for 2021
The African Union (AU) has held a two-day summit to elect new team, and to discuss a wide range of issues including a rise...
Morocco Recognizes Israel: Dying Hope of Self-Determination in West Sahara
On December 10, 2020, the United States successfully brokered normalization of ties between Morocco and Israel. This makes Morocco, the oldest Arab monarchies, the...
Notes on Turkish Politics (3): The Journey from Assertive to Passive Secularism
The state-religion relationship and secularism policies in Turkey have been of a scholarly endeavor for both local and international researchers. While analyzing democracy journey...
Military Coup In Myanmar: Getting Democratic Reforms Back On Track
The recent military coup in Myanmar brought looming contradictions in the country’s transition into sharp focus. It has also revealed the international short-term approach...
U.S. facing an Impasse on Key Political Breakthroughs
The change in the US regime has arguably been one of the most erratic moments in the history of the country. Just when the...
Lithuanian-Russian relations: An ambassador’s view
This year we are marking two centennial anniversaries: the signing of the Peace Treaty between Lithuania and Soviet Russia, and the establishment of the...
Syria Between Turning Over Trump’s Page and Reviving Obama’s Heritage
U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to appoint Brett McGurk as coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa to his team at the National...
Separating the wheat from the chaff: Saudi moderation put to the test
Saudi Arabia’s combustible mix of religion, nationalism, and tradition as well as contradictions in the kingdom’s projection of itself as a driver of moderate...
The EU Sputnik Borrell in Moscow: An aftermath, of Diplomacy
After almost unanimous assessment of the Western media and analysts (one would be inclined to conclude they are “gleichgeschaltet”, modeled on the methods of...