Iran vs the USA
In this discussion I analyse the escalating tensions between Iran and the USA, India’s uncomfortable position in the middle, the real risks to global oil supplies, and why this conflict reveals much deeper patterns in…
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Understanding the Indian mind
Jayant Bhandari discusses Indian culture, caste mentality, spirituality, and why Third World societies remain trapped in dysfunction.
India Betrayed Iran?
In this discussion I examine whether India shared the coordinates of the Iranian frigate with the US, why the US torpedoed the Iranian frigate after it left India—but would not have done so if it…
China’s Energy Resilience
In this discussion I compare China’s impressive long-term energy resilience and strategic planning with India’s ongoing fuel crisis, vulnerability to global shocks, and the power struggles unfolding amid the West Asia war. Watch the full…
The Third World: Second-Hand Modernity
Why many developing societies adopted modern institutions without absorbing the moral and intellectual foundations behind them.
India–A Nobody Country (In Hindi)
In this Hindi discussion with Sheeba Aslam Fehmi, one of India’s foremost thought-leaders, we examine why India is a nobody in world politics. We discuss India’s cultural and institutional decay and what it means for…
Why the West Misreads the Third World
The West keeps misunderstanding the Third World. It sees poverty as “spiritual,” chaos as “vibrant,” and institutional decay as something that can be fixed with money, education, and modern institutions. In my latest essay for…
Delhi’s AI Farce
Had a chat with Dr. David Oualaalou, breaking down the farce of India’s recent AI summit in Delhi—feudalism in action among rulers, why Niha Singh is the least culpable (just a scapegoat), and how it…
Why Civilizations Take Millennia to Change
Modern people—especially the university-educated—live under a powerful illusion: they believe societies can be transformed in a generation or two through technology, education, and new institutions. In my latest essay for Counter-Currents, I explain why this…
India’s Hard Truths
Discussion on the irrationality and amorality of India, how this leads to extraordinarily corrupt institutions, why Indians will get a worse name in the West as time passes, and why India is not a sleeping…