Neocolonial oppression
The Russia-Ukraine war has quickly turned into a global conflict. One of the likely outcomes of this war is the very redefinition of the current world order, which has been…
Hope in times of crisis
It is a given that crises bring nations together. Not here. Not now. In fact, we appear to be more divided than ever before, and the reasons may not be…
Beware of data ‘colonialism’
In 2017, data overtook oil to become the world’s most valuable commodity, but it remains hard to define. At its most basic level, data is said to be humans in…
Colonial intrusion and Pakhtun resistance
The new gem from Akbar S Ahmed is a compiled and edited publication of two apparently unrelated, but subtly interlinked manuscripts: A set of Pakhtun proverbs (Mataloona) and a Resident…
The ‘lathi’: India’s colonial vintage anti-protest weapon
As Indian protests against a new citizenship law have intensified, so has police use of “lathis”, sturdy sticks used to whack, thwack and quell dissent since British colonial times —…
The stranglehold of native colonialism
About 50 countries in Asia and Africa became sovereign, independent nations after Second World War as decolonization by European powers gained momentum. In some cases, the end of foreign colonial…
Hindus, Muslims and colonial blinkers
At a time when Muslims find themselves under siege in India and are being hunted like animals on the benign watch of the BJP government, two brave new books by…
Bhagat Singh: his times and ours
The 23rd of March will be the 86th death anniversary of Bhagat Singh, one of the most revered figures of the anti-colonial movement. In India, his life and death will…
Oxford Statue Row Stirs Ghosts Of British Colonialism
The toxic legacy of colonialism in Africa has stirred up a heated debate in Britain involving a prestigious Oxford University college, some high-powered alumni and a student campaign boosted by…
Democratic times: Economic decision-making
There is always a lot going for democracy but its institutions have sooner or later had to deliver or face the breakdown of social contract. A social contract is not…
