The war in West Asia, especially the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is commonly explained through the lenses of nationalism, colonialism, security needs, borders, and historical injustices. While these factors are undeniably central, a deeper current runs beneath them: the profound theological convictions held by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. These three Abrahamic faiths, all tracing their spiritual origins to the figure...
The War In West Asia and it’s Mythologyical Underpinnings
The ongoing wars and tensions in West Asia are often described in political terms as proxy battles, resource control, superpower rivalries but beneath the surface lies a profound civilizational and religious undercurrent. The region has become a theater for an ancient divide between Arabic and Persian worlds, amplified by the Sunni-Shia split. This is not merely a modern geopolitical...
Has Prime Minister Modi Surrendered India’s Interests in the US-Israel Conflict with Iran?
The ongoing war in West Asia has placed India in a difficult position. Joint strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran have escalated rapidly since late February 2026, resulting in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several top military officials. Iran has responded with missile attacks on Israeli targets and Gulf countries, raising...
The Unruly Pulse of Democracy
The political landscape, both globally and in India, frequently presents a paradox: movements born from popular protest often reshape power, yet the very systems they influence later seek to curtail dissent. In India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has undeniably benefited from powerful protest movements. The Ram Janmabhoomi movement, for instance, played a pivotal role in establishing the party’s...
Hindutva’s Waiting Room
In an era where political ideologies increasingly blend with religious fervor, Hindutva stands out as a potent force in India, reshaping not just governance but the very fabric of collective consciousness. The term Hindutva was originally coined by Bengali scholar Chandranath Basu in the late 19th century to denote the essence or quality of being Hindu. However, it was...
On not Being a Hindu
Is the Claim of the Chief of RSS Mohan Bhagwat that there are no aHindus in India an indication of times to come? Is there a constellation of ideas that enabled its articulation inn our days? It does not seem that his discourse has fallen from nowhere? Has this discourse rendered talking about being a Christian in India in...
Data Sovereignty and Indian Data Subjects
In 2019 , Mukesh Ambani, declared that Indian data has to controlled by Indians . It was part of a growing discourse about data sovereignty. His Reliance Big Tech is India’s Big Tech. It appears that he wanted to control Indian data and use it to benefit his corporation ( Big Business) . But this data control is only...
Data Analytics, Negentropy and the Future
Data analytics of Rahul Gandhi seemed to have reversed entropy. Entropy is the increase of disorder with time. It is the second law of thermodynamics. But the data being used for public good in the manner in which Mr. Gandhi did turned the table and is at the service of the public. Public good is also an empty signifier...
Desynchronizing Ourselves with Big Business and Big Politics
The horizon of expectation stays in the future and as such stays in the coming. As Future that is in the coming , it remains unknown and unhoped. It is Jacques Derrida’s differrance. It is a different future and is not same as the present as well as it is delayed and stays in the coming. But this future...
Harnessing the Disruptive Power of Data Analytics
We are living under algorithmic governmentality. Governmentality is a term coined by Michel Foucault to indicate the new ways Government and the market control large groups of people. It leads to the massification of the individuals. Ideologies like Hindutva for instance is a governmentality which massifies people into a large motley domesticated crowd. Life has suddenly become almost fully...
