August 28, 2026 12:51 pm
How much destruction the wounded strongmen can unleash will depend on a lot of factors: The persistence of counter-mobilisation, the nature of the opposition, etc. But it would be a mistake to think that political weakness means a loss of coercive power
July 25, 2026 7:06 am
Every successful political narrative needs three ingredients. Someone to blame, someone to protect and a visible action that signals resolve. Tariffs provide all three
June 02, 2026 12:21 am
The point of satire is that this is where we are headed, if we are not careful. ‘The Boys’ stuck to that in its first three seasons. By the fifth, it stopped holding up a satirical mirror. It is just a mirror
April 24, 2026 5:20 am
When a person threatens the annihilation of a civilisation, and has the unfettered means of carrying out that threat, it’s long past time for everyone to take his threats seriously
April 14, 2026 1:23 pm
It also sends a message to populist leaders worldwide that populism can take you only so far. The polarisation created by such leaders can also galvanise populations to unite against them, even behind relatively weak alternatives
April 13, 2026 5:43 pm
Though the 21-hour negotiations can be considered a sincere attempt to secure a significant, if fragile, shift in diplomatic engagement, both countries were discussing terms with their fingers on the trigger
February 10, 2026 12:34 pm
Simply put, these cuts — on top of earlier defections by many of the paper’s most talented staff — mean that we will simply know a lot less about the world
February 08, 2026 6:38 am
If the 1990s reforms helped India adjust to economic globalisation, today’s world is defined by intense geo-economic competition. The interim deal positions India well to navigate this
December 07, 2025 9:57 pm
Speaking about the war in Ukraine, Trump Jr said the country’s “corrupt” rich had left, leaving “what they believed to be the peasant class” to fight.
November 24, 2025 12:41 pm
Amid viral videos of Ranveer Singh making Donald Trump Jr dance at the Mantena wedding in Udaipur, an old video of Akshay Kumar complaining about how Ranveer is the last to leave a wedding even when he's there only to perform has surfaced again.

