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Indian Foreign Policy’s Tilt Towards Short-Term Gains Has Undone Its Influence, Especially in the Global South - The Wire A significant portion of post-colonial India’s influence in geopolitics came from striving to take the morally correct position in geopolitical situations in which it did not have a direct stake. This...

“India’s silence on the blatantly illegal assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is not the foreign policy volte-face that it seems to be at first sight. It is the natural and predictable outcome of the path that Indian foreign policy has been on for the last decade.”

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02.03.2026 13:49 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Indian Cricket Fan Faces a Choice - The Wire The Indian cricket fan existed long before the entrance of money into the sport. Their knowledge of the game, and their noisy and argumentative passion for the sport has given cricket its flavour for ...

“the question for Indian cricket fans today is more fundamental – are we merely passive consumers of an admittedly intoxicating mix of nationalism, capital and entertainment or do we still have a broader and more genuine love for the game?”

I write

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02.03.2026 09:47 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Book Review: Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide: A Testimony from Gaza The work, with its raw power, asks a fundamental question of its reader – what does it really mean to bear witness to genocide?

I review Wasim Said’s brilliant book, Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide

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18.02.2026 05:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
How the Equity Regulations Exposed the Myth of the Casteless General Category - The Wire Addressing discrimination on campuses with the seriousness that it deserves first requires the public discourse to break away from this vicious cycle where merit is ascribed to caste and the idea of m...

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17.02.2026 12:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Help Um Tamer Feed and Shelter Her Children in Gaza 💔 My name is Asmaa, known as Um Tamer, and I am a mother of three beautiful boys:

Asmaa, mother of three, has raised only £834.
The last donation was fourteen days ago.
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29.01.2026 04:43 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Fatima's family of seven needs your help in Gaza! Hello, my name is Holly and I'm raising funds for the Al Muranekh family of seven trying to survive the brutality of the zionist genocide in Gaza.

Fatima, mother of six, has raised only $440.
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29.01.2026 04:44 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Help Israa's family in Gaza m Dr Israa , a girl from Gaza — and all I want is a simple life with dignity.

Dr Israa has raised only 200 € so far.
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Help Nesma’s Family Survive Displacement in Gaza 144186 My name is Nesma Shabet, from the north of the Gaza Strip. 🇵🇸

Nesma needs 3.5K$ urgently for tent.
She has raised only $983.
The last donation was seventeen days ago.
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29.01.2026 04:46 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Donate to Fight Hunger in Sudan: The Khartoum Kitchen appeal, organized by Mustafa Ibrahim The War in Sudan has created the World’s largest Humanitarian cris… Mustafa Ibrahim needs your support for Fight Hunger in Sudan: The Khartoum Kitchen appeal

Please help Khartoum Aid Kitchen if you can.
Community kitchens are the lifeline for Sudanese living through UAE-funded, West & rest facilitated, RSF-operated genocide, famine and disease.
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17.01.2026 05:27 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 10
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The Quasi-Official State of Apartheid in Today's India With respect to minorities, we risk the perpetuation of apartheid-like conditions under the cover of a legal system that, on paper, guarantees equality.

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13.01.2026 03:02 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Dehumanising Citizens to Make Them Employable Is Not the Answer - The Wire While India’s unemployment crisis is undoubtedly real and difficult to solve, resolving it requires governance that acknowledges the need to centre the working class – not as products to export or inp...

Dehumanising workers to make them employable is not the answer.

I write for @thewire.in

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22.12.2025 15:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
‘We heard about India’s insaniyat. How wrong we were’: Testimony of the Rohingya thrown into the sea In Myanmar, the deported refugees live in hiding. In India, their families wait from day to day for their loved ones or to be tossed into the sea themselves.

'My parents then decided that we would move to India. We had heard glowing stories about India, about its insaniyat, its humanity. How wrong we were... The plan of the Modi government was to throw our people into the sea. They thought [we] would die...But the Almighty decided to save [us].'

13.12.2025 09:41 👍 20 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 1
Why the Diasporas Targeting of Left-Liberals in India For Online Racism in the US is Misguided - The Wire The diaspora’s ability or willingness to seek solidarity from other targeted groups however seems to be hampered by the broader political discourse in India.

My latest on the rise in online racism against Indians for @thewire.in

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07.12.2025 13:27 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Illicit Arms in Sudan How foreign actors and lax arms export regimes are fueling genocide in Sudan

Using the Sterling Arms XLCR as an illustrative example, I discuss the web of money and guns that the UAE operates to fuel the RSF's activities in Sudan, where it has been credibly accused of committing genocide. Until something is done about this, the killing will only continue.

21.11.2025 21:41 👍 58 🔁 22 💬 0 📌 2
Why the Global South is No Longer Leading the Fight Against Imperialism — and What it Means for Gaza - The Wire The Global South today faces a multitude of challenges. As issues like climate change and resource scarcity spark conflict, a world where genocide can be committed without repercussions will be fundam...

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18.11.2025 07:50 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you so much for reading and sharing!

08.11.2025 10:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The 'I Love Muhammad' Protests Offer an Opportunity to Introspect At great personal risk, Indian Muslims are challenging the idea of an exclusively Hindu state, with exclusively Hindu public spaces. And this challenge is located where it matters – on the streets.

Latest for @thewire.in

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17.10.2025 14:00 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
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After Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka: What India’s Mass Agitations Lack Seemingly innocuous single-issue protests have snowballed into demands for a change in government in our neighbouring countries. While Indian mass agitations, far from toppling governments, failed to ...

My latest for The Wire

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15.09.2025 10:42 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Why 'Bhaichara' Fails to Counter the False Bogey of 'Love Jihad' As brutal violence is already legitimised to maintain endogamy, the same brutality (amplified by Islamophobia) is unleashed on Muslim men.

My latest for @thewire.in

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28.08.2025 14:30 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

I feel like a crazy person whenever I see a Zionist now because I’m like “they blew up a cancer hospital” and they like justify it

22.03.2025 23:28 👍 245 🔁 39 💬 8 📌 2
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By Ignoring the Mistreatment of Deportees, India Is Undermining Its Own Dignity The rabid public discourse of the last 15 years has left us unable to value our own dignity or even recognise when it is taken away from us.

“The rabid public discourse of the last 15 years has left us unable to value our own dignity or even recognise when it is taken away from us.”

I write on the U.S’ treatment of Indian deportees, and India’s silence.

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18.02.2025 12:25 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 0

So crazy man - are you ok?

15.02.2025 08:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Comprehensive Reconstruction Remains the Only Safeguard For Gaza The outcome of the genocide in Gaza will be decided by the speed with which the international community develops and executes a comprehensive reconstruction plan.

I write about how comprehensive reconstruction remains the only real defence against Trump’s threats in Gaza - and the challenges involved.

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10.02.2025 05:36 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0