Looking Past the Government Narrative Around the G20 Summit
The Indian government has shown clearest intent to milk the G20 Summit for all it is worth for purposes of domestic propaganda in the upcoming election.
Japan’s Dangerous, Immoral, Illegal, Radioactive Dumping – 2 Articles
“Japan’s Insane Immoral, Illegal Radioactive Dumping”. Also: “Is the Release of Radioactive Contaminated Water from the Fukushima Nuclear Site to the Sea Acceptable? Is it Safe?”
Drone Warfare: Killing in the Name of Precision – 2 Articles
The strategists and proponents of drone warfare promised a kind of war that would leave the 3D—“dull, dirty, and dangerous”—aspects of combat to machines. Instead, they have brought us to a point where despair, destruction, and disorder have emerged as the most tangible outcomes.
AUKUS, QUAD Transforming Alliance-Like
This week augurs an acceleration of strategic realignments among the big powers amidst growing signs of a new cold war globally with particular focus on the United States’ containment strategy against China playing out in the Indo-Pacific region.
The Atom vs the Sun: D.D. Kosambi on Nuclear and Solar Power in India
Per Kosambi, all useful science was applied science, and he recognised the ubiquitous military application of nuclear energy as an abuse — of both knowledge and power.
What India and the World Could Learn from Einstein’s Anti-Chauvinist Philosophy
Like Tagore, the scientist sought to blend an inclusive, non-jingoistic nationalism with an openness to the world.
Profiteers of Armageddon: The Nuclear-Industrial Complex
The film “Oppenheimer” has earned widespread attention. The author says that what “Oppie” began then has by now become a full-scale nuclear-industrial complex on a planet where ultimate destruction, it often seems, always lurks just around the corner.
Why I Oppose the Pentagon Budget
The author says, “The US Senate is now debating an $886bn defense authorization bill. Unless there are major changes to the bill, I intend to vote against it. Here’s why.”
Developing Debt Disaster
Debt payments are consuming more of government spending in poor countries when they were already struggling to provide education and health services. On average, the poorest countries spend just 3% of GDP on their most vulnerable citizens – compared with an average of 26% for other economies.
Modi’s US Visit: Beyond Optics, the Substance Is Not Much to Crow About
The US effort is to wean away India from its present conciliatory approach towards China as soon as possible, and gradually secure a foothold for US forces on the sub-continent as contemplated in the Joint Statement. Also: “Modi’s US Visit Has Increased India’s Vulnerabilities”.