Satan Bibi: The Memoir that sanctifies ethnic cleansing
Benjamin Netanyahu’s autobiography, Bibi: My Story, is not merely a memoir of political survival; it is a monumental testament to the victory of the particular over the universal in the 21st century CE. It serves as the definitive textual rebuttal to the ethical lineage of Hannah Arendt, Albert Einstein, Isaac Deutscher, and Edward Said. Where […]
The Ummah strategy: How 7th century politics explains today’s global chaos (Part II)
Q: You say that there is a dual collapse – of an international system as well as of a civilisational order. That is a very rare event. In that sense, Donald Trump is not a cause of these collapses, rather a response to them – would you agree? Wadah Khanfar: It is a manifestation of […]
Aakar Patel on dissent and India’s shrinking civil space
The following is an interview with Aakar Patel, conducted by Sidheek C S About yourself… I am a Gujarati; 55 years old. I grew up in a business family. I was in Surat till the age of 25. I studied textile technology at the MS University, Baroda. At the age of 25 in 1995, I moved to […]
The Ummah strategy: How 7th century politics explains today’s global chaos (Part I)
Q: A year and a half ago we spoke about the emerging world order, and I plan to build upon that conversation we had. It was post-October 7 and world looked pretty bleak. It seems to me, based on what we discussed, that we were not only moving to a new era, an emerging world […]
India’s procedural coup: lesson in subversion
In the global vocabulary of political science, the concept of a power grab evokes vivid and unmistakable images: tanks rolling through city streets, presidential palaces being stormed, and generals proclaiming martial law on national television. It is traditionally understood as an event, a violent rupture in the political fabric, an overt and extra-constitutional seizure of […]
Project 2025: Trump, Power, Deep state
Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, summarized the vision presented in his organization’s 2023 book, ‘Mandate for leadership: The Conservative Promise’. This book is part of Heritage’s Presidential Project 2025, aimed at shaping the next Republican administration. It advocates for filling key government positions—including second-tier roles—with presidential loyalists while purging departments of employees who […]
The Hindu military ethos and strategic thought in post-colonial India: Part 1
With the British departure from India in 1947, British India was partitioned into India and Pakistan. Though India officially claims to be a secular state, Hinduism continues to influence statecraft. At the beginning of the new millennium, India is a rising power, if not a mini-superpower. India’s economy is growing at an annual rate of […]
