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The Saudi–Turkish–Pakistani Security Agreement: A preliminary assessment
  • Commentary
  • August 15, 2026

The signing of a security and defence agreement by three countries allied with the United States cannot be viewed lightly, since it may stir significant strategic shifts in the Middle East.   by Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini   The Mecca Agreement, signed on 7 August, may not be the first step in a series of […]

Reading Shakambhari II: The Parallel Empire of Law
  • Commentary
  • August 14, 2026

The petition ultimately asks the Supreme Court to confront not merely the legality of the Noida prosecutions (or lack thereof), but the police investigative culture that made them possible.   By Mouli Sharma   The Shakambhari writ petition, one of several eponymous petitions filed in India’s courts of supposed justice by the imprisoned 60-year-old journalist Satyam […]

The Student, The State And The Minority: Historical Continuity In Indian Protest Politics
  • Commentary
  • August 12, 2026

The en masse participation of Muslims in democratic protests — for justice, equality and well-being for all — will depend on the general public accepting them as fellow citizens.   Tashhar Mahmood    Havā mẽ hai jashn, fizā mẽ hai shor Bhagvē raṅg mẽ liptā huā hai ye daur Par sōchŏ zarā, dil se pūchhŏ […]

Four Months of Incarceration Without Trial: Workers and Activists Arrested During Noida Protests Make Glacial Progress Towards Bail
  • Labour
  • August 12, 2026

While most of the over 170 people named in the at least 14 FIRs filed in relation to the matter—one of the more controversial aspects of the police action, as filing multiple FIRs in the same criminal action is illegal as per Indian law—are out on bail, the eight prominent activists charged with ‘criminal conspiracy’ […]

Who were the Luddites? Their legacy ripples through politics, cultural commentary and literature
  • Commentary
  • August 11, 2026

But who exactly were the Luddites? They were a collective reaction to the traumas of the Industrial Revolution, in early industrial England.   by Brian Lewis, McGill University   American filmmaker George Lucas is one of the latest to indicate he’s open to AI in the movie industry. In a recent interview, the director said […]

Police Stop Peaceful Protest Against Data Centres in Visakhapatnam
  • Environment
  • August 11, 2026

Visakhapatnam police suppress public scrutiny of the city’s rapidly expanding data-centre projects as land displacement and environmental costs come under scrutiny.   Groundxero | 11 August 2026   A peaceful campaign against the rapid expansion of hyperscale data centres in and around Visakhapatnam was disrupted by the police on Sunday (August), with the authorities first […]