Fear pitch
MY friend and I have been consumed with news of the arrests of legal residents in the US for their pro-Palestine views. That in itself is not a crime —…
Achtung baby
THE results of Sunday’s German elections reinforce the conviction that the Western imagination has lately been gripped by a toxic combination of alienation and false consciousness. Opinion polls had accurately…
Zones of interest
ONE of the more thought-provoking movies to emerge in the past couple of years, from a western film industry that thrives on pointless fantasies, redundant remakes and superfluous sequels, was…
Why Modi claims he has won
FIFTY-SEVEN races are still to be decided on Saturday, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he has already won a thumping majority. Let’s see the mind more than the logic…
Right, wrong & left
LAST Sunday, the state election in Thuringia for the first time propelled an extreme right-wing party to pole position anywhere in Germany since the end of the Nazi era 90…
China at 75 – and beyond
On October 1, the People’s Republic of China completed 75 years of its establishment. These 75 years have seen China shake off rampant poverty and backwardness to become a major…
Ten paths forward
SOME facts about this country are very clear. It faces big threats in the next 25 years that may dwarf the big ones of the last 75 years. The remedies…
Scary monsters
WHO would have thought that Geert Wilders, one of the longest sitting members of the Dutch parliament, would one day be in a pole position to aspire to the post…
Governor’s whims
RECENTLY, a group of Muslims, mostly ex-officials, called on a high-level Indian official to invite sympathy and extend support. One reward which is worked out for those of their ilk…
Never say die
HENRY Kissinger, often viewed as a war criminal, marked his 100th birthday last Saturday amid the usual accolades of the high and mighty, alongside a few barbs from others with…
