Modi Kolkata
India

Regional elections in India and the growing myth of Gen-Z

Modi’s central government used the entire state machinery to tackle the three progressive regional governments because their leaders had led confrontations against Modi’s national government on several issues.

Vijay
May 6, 2026
US soldiers speak to soldiers of the Ghana Army
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De la tontería a los hechos: cómo se forjó la presencia militar estadounidense en Ghana

La presencia estadounidense en África es mucho más amplia que una base. Es una red de puntos de acceso que permite el despliegue rápido y flexible de tropas estadounidenses en territorio africano.

Vijay
April 30, 2026
US Troops and Ghanaian troops training
Ghana United States

The making of the US military footprint in Ghana

The US presence in Africa is much larger than a base. It is a network of access points to allow for the rapid and flexible deployment of US troops onto African territory.

Vijay
April 29, 2026
Protestors wave Iranian flags
Iran World

The social roots of Iran’s defiance: a dialogue about “civilization”

The way Iran has been able to stand up to the West has become a source of admiration across the formerly colonized world. Where does that confidence come from?

Vijay
April 27, 2026
Recorrido por Beirut tras los ataques del 8 de abril.
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Pido perdón a todo el pueblo del Líbano

Vale la pena reflexionar sobre el hecho de que el mundo debe pedir disculpas al Líbano y a Palestina, mientras el genocidio perpetrado por Israel prosigue implacable desde la ciudad de Gaza hasta Beirut.

Vijay
April 15, 2026
April 8 Beirut attacks
Lebanon

Apologies to all the people in Lebanon

It bears thinking that the world needs to apologize to Lebanon and to Palestine as the genocide by Israel grinds on from Gaza City to Beirut.

Vijay
April 13, 2026
US-president-donald-trump-speaking-to-the-press
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La guerra de Trump contra Irán no está yendo nada bien para la alianza de la OTAN+

El único acuerdo que los iraníes aceptarían para poner fin a esta guerra otorgaría a Irán el derecho a determinar quién entra y sale del estrecho, una cuestión que preocupa a los europeos y a los aliados de Estados Unidos en el este de Asia.

Vijay
April 8, 2026
US President Donald Trump speaking to the press
Europe Iran United States

Trump’s Iran war is not going great for the NATO+ alliance

The only deal that the Iranians would accept to end this war would provide Iran with the right to determine who goes in and out of the strait – a matter of concern for the Europeans and for the US allies in East Asia.

Vijay
April 6, 2026