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A war criminal

And so another member of the old “war on terror” team has left the world. Dick Cheney, who served as the most powerful vice president in the history of the…

The AI boom’s Achilles heel

Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, warned in April 2025 congressional testimony that AI dominance requires energy dominance. He projected the US needs 29GW more power by 2027 and 67GW by…

Hiroshima horrors

THERE were several sources of angst in Japan back in June, when Donald Trump likened the massive US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and…

Radioactive risks

Alarmingly, India possesses a continuous track record of nuclear material theft and smuggling for more than three decades. Indian nuclear regulatory laws reveal a concerning lack of oversight and critical…

‘Man of peace’?

PRESIDENT Donald Trump wants to be known and acknowledged as a ‘man of peace’. But his imperious conduct and record so far are at sharp variance with this. True, his…

Turmoil in the Middle East

Israeli and American air strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities have further aggravated the turmoil which has been the characteristic feature of the Middle Eastern political landscape for a long time.…

Global hypocrisy

Both developed and developing nations increasingly see peaceful nuclear technology as essential for achieving long-term energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This shift is recognised in international frameworks which…

What Israel and the US didn’t achieve

The 12-day war of aggression waged principally by Israel against Iran has been fascinating for its starkness on multiple fronts. Much like Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians, on open display…

Rogue states

The US-led west has created new forms and methods of exercising its hegemony over the rest of the world. The colonial history of the past two centuries is already filled…