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Watching the world go by

What a tough time this is to make a credible and coherent assessment of what is happening around us – and in the world at large. Even if our focus remains on the floods that have roared across the plains of this country for an...

Pink and green: Indonesia’s season of reckoning

It apparently began with disagreement over a perk. Lawmakers in Jakarta, already widely distrusted, had approved a new monthly housing allowance — a sum nearly ten times the minimum wage in the capital. In a country where mill...

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The genocide and famine we allowed

On September 7, 2025, nearly two years into Israel’s war on Gaza, the human ledger is staggering. According to the UN’s humanitarian office (OCHA), 63,746 Palestinians have been killed and 161,245 wounded in Gaza since 7 Oct...

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Nepal’s reckoning

The scenes from Kathmandu are a reminder that the grievances of the young can no longer really be managed in the old authoritarian way – with bans and batons. So, when Nepal’s government moved to block social media platforms...

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Throwing Down The Gauntlet

Of late, the conduct of India’s foreign policy has been much less than stellar. It appears to lack clarity, purpose, and strategic direction. It continues to be indecisive and vacillates between China-led and US-led groupings....

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Cultural Reckoning

The decision by the Netherlands to join Ireland and Slovenia in threatening to boycott Eurovision if Israel participates is more than symbolic. It is a powerful indication that the cultural sphere—long manipulated to normalise...

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