More: Nationalism
A bird’s eye view of Asia: A continental landscape of minorities in peril
Many in Asia look at the Middle East with a mixture of expectation of
stable energy supplies, hope for economic opportunity and concern about a
potential...
Creating a Future: Nationalism, Patriotism and Global “Oneness”
"What does not benefit the entire hive is no
benefit to the bee."-Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Sometimes, truth can
be both counter-intuitive and bitterly ironic. Although Americans have...
Israeli contrasts: Likud’s favoured soccer teams veers left as Bibi turns further right
The contrast could not be starker. As Israel plays a dangerous game of
US politics by restricting or banning
visits by controversial Democratic members of Congress...
Marine Le Pen’s Nationalist Ideology and the Rise of Right-Wing Parties in Europe
“When you decide to stand against injustice, expect that you will be
cursed and then betrayed and then atoned, but do not keep quiet about...
Hungary and asylum seekers
Throughout the globe, human rights are
being forfeited for the sake of senseless nationalism. This phenomenon is
exemplified in the case of Hungary, which is accepting...
Trump: The First Truly Nationalist, But Globalist, U.S. President
What began
as a truly nationalistic, jingoist political force in the American elections by
and between Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton, has now tempered into...
What the Protests in Tbilisi Mean for Relations with Russia
The protests in the center of Tbilisi over the
Russian MP’s presence in Georgian parliament caused a nation-wide outburst
against the ruling Georgian Dream party and...
India’s Continuing Tussle Between Hindu Nationalists And Reformists
On the evening of January 30, 1948, as he
walked to his regular interfaith prayer meeting, Mahatma Gandhi was shot and
killed. The assassin Nathuram Godse...
Modi’s Operandi
Same old Modi puts himself in throne again
but with different mandate this time. This time he came with much force and appeared
more vigilant. Sweeping...
Pointless Colonial Massacres and Post-Colonial Wars and Killings on the Indian Subcontinent
Two colonial mass killings from the
twentieth century are always remembered: The Qissa Khwani
Bazaar massacre on April 23, 1930 in
Peshawar (then India, now in Pakistan)...