In 58 posts with close to 100k words, we shared a lot in 2024! Explore 2024’s biggest geopolitical shifts, cultural battles, and bold insights with Drishtikone’s year in review. See you in 2025! Happy New Year! Be safe!
When you see Russia get into existential war over Ukraine, or Israel bomb Syria or India battle with Pakistan or Bangladesh, it is not because of some whim. It has a historical and geographical context. That is critical to understand for analyzing geopolitics.
Dive into the shadowy world of the Deep State—its hidden structures, powerful networks, and the far-reaching impact on global events and control.
What can one say about India? Whatever is true of India, the exact reverse is equally true. That is what India is. It has every hue, every element of diversity that mankind has ever come face to face with. Whatever has ever been thought of was also, if not originally, thought of in India. It is the only living ancient civilization that merges into the future. We bring the necessary sensitivity and depth in our analysis of India.
Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven wrote about disruptive militant protests in 1966. Movements like Occupy, Woke protests were its offsprings. Even in India, anti-Modi government protests bear its imprint. An analysis.
Myanmar's Drug Cartels in the Golden Triangle have a history. They are now impacting Manipur and the drug trade in the West. Let us investigate.
'The Vaccine War' is a beautiful story of very complex times. Vivek Agnihotri has weaved together a masterpiece dealing with a subject very few would have touched. The pandemic and the triumph of India.
Chandrayaan-3 landing on South side of moon was not just the triumph of scientists at ISRO today but a tradition and history of science that looks at exploration as a spiritual path. It is a story of a battle against all odds and challenges!
Independence is one thing. Liberation is another. The two aren't the same. May Liberation be India's fate. Happy Liberation on the Independence Day!
India is complex. And it is changing. With those changes will come new challenges and new opportunities. We discuss some of them today.
While Joe Biden was wooing Indian PM Modi, Obama was dinging him. Why this jarring dissonance? When facts and propaganda don't match, then one needs to revisit the subject.
Indian PM Modi is visiting US amidst an unprecedented welcome. What is he staring at? American exceptionalism has at some point given way to American expansionism. Even against its own allies in NATO. With such a record, what can US offer to any of its potential partners? Little.
PM Narendra Modi's Sydney event showcased the Indian and Hindu communities. These events by Modi are significant in geopolitical messaging. But they have brought focus to Hindus too and with that risks. A Discussion.
The Kerala Story has unmasked a criminal enterprise of Grooming 'Love' Jihad factories. It is imperative to first acknowledge a crime at the intersection of women trafficking and terrorism is happening. Then to prosecute it.
The CIA Chief visited Sri Lanka recently. Why? Why Now? How is it linked to the Ukraine War? Are the pieces being set up for the next World War? Let's check.
How did Sikhism go from Nanak to Bhindranwale? It is a story of how the British sabotaged Sikhism while destroying its keepers. A fascinating tale.
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