CIA’s Secret Mosquito Experiments In India
On July 17, 2020, Nandita Haksar, a prominent advocate for civil rights and a lawyer in the Supreme Court, raised an intriguing question in her article titled “Stranger than fiction: Did the CIA carry out clandestine mosquito experiments in 1970s India?” She pondered whether scientific collaboration becomes a battleground where profit-driven politics clash with politics […]
Macron Planning For A New Global Financial System
Macron is planning for a new global financial system, as reported by France24, which states that a Paris summit aims to overhaul the global financial system for more climate solidarity with the South. The world’s wealthiest nations are demonstrating a “surge of solidarity” with those most vulnerable to climate change, said Cécile Duflot, president of the […]
Macron Asks For Invitation To BRICS Summit
French newspaper L’Opinion reported that French President Emmanuel Macron has asked for an invitation to the BRICS Summit. French President Emmanuel Macron has asked South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for an invitation to the upcoming BRICS summit in Pretoria, French newspaper L’Opinion reported on Monday. Macron’s recent attempts to win over his African counterparts have […]
What Adam Smith Said About India And East India Company In The Wealth Of Nations
Adam Smith, in his book “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” published in March 1776, discussed India and the East India Company. Adam Smith’s more popular book – An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations – was published in March 1776. Though not often referenced, Smith […]
How The US Military-Industrial Complex Has Used Think Tanks To Hijack EU Policymaking
Several investigations by the New York Times have revealed that the think tank industry has grown immensely over the past decades and has corrupted politics with a business model that sells access and influence. The US military-industrial complex has used think tanks to hijack EU policymaking. Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga has warned that the European Union […]
Is The United States Losing Its Control Of Ukraine?
With Ukraine choosing to ignore U.S. limits and conditions on the use of American-supplied weapons, the United States might be losing its control over Ukraine. In the very early days of the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was open to negotiating a peace. A proposed peace could have ended the war before tens […]
Thanks To Sanctions, The US Is Losing Its Grip On The Middle East
The US is losing its grip on the Middle East as Iran and Saudi Arabia expand their relations with China, all thanks to sanctions. On Friday, members of the Arab League welcomed the Syrian regime back to the organization. Representatives from several Arab member states shook Syrian leader Assad’s hand and gave him, a “warm” […]
How Medieval Indian Engineers Built Robots Powered By Water And Clockwork
Robots powered by water and clockwork were built by medieval Indian engineers, and multiple courts with whom they interacted also possessed them. These robots are well-attested by credible travelers. One of the most fascinating, and least understood, aspects of South Asia’s history is the evolution of its technology. With so little evidence surviving from secular […]
How Food Was Used To Oppress Indian Sailors On Colonial Ships
Ceri-Anne Fidler, in her doctoral thesis, describes how food was used to oppress Indian sailors on colonial ships. “The lascar was always sallow. It didn’t helpthat his name anagrammed rascal. He carrieda whiff of scurvy, a hint of rats in the hold,hulls battered by typhoons.” These words from a poem by Ranjit Hoskote are a […]
US Fails To Break Russia-India Ties – Leaked Pentagon Documents
Pentagon documents leaked last month reveal that the US tried to break Russia-India ties but failed, as India consistently steers clear of Washington’s foreign policy directives. A cache of classified US documents leaked online last month has shed light on American intelligence gathered about other countries. Images of the covert files initially appeared on the messaging app […]