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The US–Israel war on Iran is not a security operation but a structurally produced imperial conflict. Its humanitarian toll—mass civilian casualties, infrastructural collapse, economic strangulation, and regional destabilization—is neither accidental nor excessive; it is intrinsic to the political economy of militarism. This essay situates the war within a Marxist framework, exposing how capital accumulation, geopolitical…

Will you agree with me if I say that there is no such thing as overnight success? Well, in my opinion, what we often call “sudden success” is usually the result of quiet, consistent effort that nobody noticed for years. Celebrities and winners are not made overnight. Your 2030 self is not a mystery waiting…

What is the point of pain? Particularly of extreme pain? That pain has a function is clear—it is a warning sign—to stop what one is doing, to take notice, to seek help. But extreme pain exceeds its function. A person suffering from terminal cancer or a bad accident is not helped in any way by…

Bangladesh’s foreign minister Khalilur Rahman is visiting Delhi on 7th April for his first high-level engagement with India. His visit could be considered as an agenda-setter for prospective official visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahaman to India. Bangladesh’s foreign minister Khalilur Rahman Khalilur’s appointment as foreign minister in the newly formed cabinet of Tarique…

By Christopher Mendonca The problem of pain and suffering has baffled humankind from the very beginning. In searching for an answer, we have often confused the problem of pain with the problem of suffering. The two are not necessarily identical. Pain is a sensation whose intensity can be measured. It is nature’s way of telling…

Chethan Kumar As a young democracy grows out of adolescence, its rolling out reels and reels of tales. If the first post office or a telephone connection paints one colour, the Stamp of a stock market scam or the ‘Jewel Thieves’ scandal paint yet another colour. If failure of a sounding rocket was a stepping…

Dr. B. Bala Bhaskar There are no winners in West Asia’s wars, and the unfolding conflict with Iran is unlikely to be an exception. At some point, each side will craft its own narrative of success. Yet the war—at the theatre of energy politics, sectarian contestation, regional dynamics and great power rivalry—is revealing deeper geopolitical…

If there is one thing the uniform teaches you, it is this: war is never as distant as it looks on a map. It travels quietly through economies, through emotions, through uncertainty – until it reaches the everyday life of ordinary people. Today, as conflicts continue beyond expected timelines, the world stands at a fragile…

War isn’t ending because both US and Iran want to claim victory. To win decisively, Trump needs boots on the ground, but that’s risky. Bombing Iran infra to bits won’t dismantle Iranian regime. Extending deadline again will be read as sign of Trump’s weakness Five weeks into the illegal US and Israeli war on Iran,…

Apollo to Artemis, plumbing is space travel’s Achilles’ heel – there are 96 bags of human poop on Moon Forget Mars. It’s not happening. You might make bulletproof rockets and cosmic wave shields, but where’s the toilet to last the trip? After 50 years of trying, the best we’ve got is the $30mn UWMS –…