The Year That Was
The year 2025 will likely be remembered not as a year of sudden rupture but as a year when the world finally accepted that instability was no longer temporary. What had once been described...
Category: Opinion
The Great American Riddle
There was a night in New Delhi back in 1971 when the city seemed cloaked not only in the monsoon mist but in the heavy weight of history itself. India was at a crossroads,...
Pax Americana at 249: The Empire That Endures
“The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class—it is the cause of humankind.”—Anna Julia Cooper From Lahore’s barren bus stops to the Nairobi...
The UNITED States of America
“It was a bloodbath”, remarked a senior commentator visibly upset as he recalled the horror of 5th November, the fabled election night in America. Kamala Harris, the current Vice president of the United States...
The Conflicted States of America
September 15th is globally celebrated as the International Day of Democracy and 2024 would be remembered as the year of celebrating the cherished idea of self-rule which in the words of Albert Moravia boasts of...
The Tibetan Cause and Beyond: In Conversation with MP Michael Brand
In an exclusive interview conducted by The Kootneeti Team at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung office in New Delhi, MP Michael Brand shares profound insights into his advocacy for Tibetan rights and the nuances of...
European Elections, Geopolitics, and Transatlantic Relations: In Conversation with Dr. Peter Hefele
In the complex landscape of global geopolitics, the European Union finds itself at a critical juncture, grappling with multifaceted challenges ranging from internal divisions to external pressures. Against this backdrop, The Kootneeti Team recently...
The World of Tomorrow
“Never know where the bullets might hit Never know when the bombs might fall. We are living in such a dangerous world. It’s enough to scare you to death” The aforementioned poetry by Dorsey...
The United States Of Power
‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch...
Use of Force in and Protection of Civilians
Introduction Protecting civilians is the UN’s priority objective. Although it is the primary responsibility of the host state to protect its people, the peacekeepers have the moral responsibility to protect innocent civilians from the...
