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Anthropic, and the Myth of AI Sovereignty

Srinagar, June 20 -- If the preceding Industrial Revolutions went hand in hand with the nation-state, the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution appears to bypass the state altogether. Defined by stagg... Read More


How the West Can Reclaim Its Soul

Srinagar, June 13 -- We are the hollow men / We are the stuffed men / Leaning together / Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! / Our dried voices, when / We whisper together / Are quiet and meaningless /... Read More


How Tehran and Washington Can Claim Victory and End the War

Srinagar, June 10 -- The US-Israel war against the Republic of Iran is at an attritional stage. In this theatre of conflict, the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint is again critical: the US gambit is that it... Read More


From Anna to Daniella: How Bazarov's Russia Became Javaid's Kashmir

Srinagar, June 7 -- 'So. you were convinced of all this and decided not to do anything yourselves?' 'And decided not to do anything serious,' Bazarov repeated grimly. 'But to confine yourselves to a... Read More


Like Gogol's Akaky, Kashmir Failed Its "English Mot"

Srinagar, June 4 -- The universality of Russian literature, its accurate diagnosis of the human condition, the psychotic dark side of human nature, and the jostling between faith, reason, and rational... Read More


Everyone Knows a Koshur Budmash. But Who Is He, Really?

Srinagar, June 2 -- Every social phenomenon has its roots in society, culture, and the values they produce. While Kashmir and its people are known for their hospitality, generosity, and warmth, there ... Read More


Method in Madness: Is Western Modernity for Everyone?

Srinagar, May 30 -- Project Modernity has failed. Tracing the wellsprings of the same to Western 'Enlightenment values', where reason, its handmaiden rationality, and individualism were harbingers of... Read More


A Wayward Generation Is Becoming Kashmir's Biggest Tragedy

Srinagar, May 26 -- "Kashmiri youth have become wayward." This may be a statement of the obvious. But the question is: what accounts for this? Broadly, does this mean or imply cultural disintegration... Read More


America's Fear of Becoming Something Else

Srinagar, May 22 -- The 'Great Replacement Theory' (GRT), an ace populariser of which is the eminent Tucker Carlsen, postulates that white people, especially in the United States, are being replaced. ... Read More


Dear Trump, Attacking Iran Will Not Save the MAGA Project

Srinagar, April 26 -- I woke up to the news that there was an assassination attempt of sorts on you. Intriguingly, the attempt happened at the same hotel where another Republican president, Ronald Rea... Read More