Discussion with Richard Kary: May 2026
A two-hour discussion with Richard Kary on the Iran–U.S. war, China today, India’s deeper weaknesses, and the shifting global order.
Articles by Jayant Bhandari
Second-Hand Modernity
Why does Western modernity fail in the Third World? Advanced tech grafted onto pre-modern minds creates fragile “second-hand modernity.”
Why the West Misreads the Third World
Western observers misread the Third World because they assume corruption is an exception rather than a rational adaptation to incentives, power, and weak moral consciousness.
Why Societies Take Millennia to Change
Why societies change slowly, and why institutional reform fails when deeper moral habits remain unchanged.
Weekly Discussions on X Space
Conversations on India, civilization, incentives, institutions, moral order, and the failures of the Third World.
Iran vs the USA
Discussion on the escalating Iran-US tensions, India’s dangerous energy vulnerability, and the deeper cultural patterns behind its foreign policy failures.
Understanding the Indian mind
Jayant Bhandari discusses Indian culture, caste mentality, spirituality, and why Third World societies remain trapped in dysfunction.
India Betrayed Iran?
Analysis of the Iranian frigate incident, India’s vassal-like foreign policy, and its dangerous energy vulnerability.
China’s Energy Resilience
Comparison of China’s long-term energy planning with India’s ongoing fuel and power struggles.
The Third World: Second-Hand Modernity
A society can launch satellites yet remain pre-modern. Jayant Bhandari explains the fragile imitation called “second-hand modernity.”