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The little Hanuman Temple that would

Kenu Agarwal 03 Apr 2021

It was a conflict between the State and its citizens, one rooted in the structures of an administration, insensitive to the needs of its people.

In the early hours of January 3rd, 2021, a decades old Hindu Temple was demolished leaving devotees heartbroken and defeated. The peaceful and non-violent manner in which the people of the area succeeded in rebuilding their Temple is a story worth telling.

The Commodification of Mercenaries

nalzyoud 04 Mar 2021

The world has shifted. States that used to symbolize the holders of world order have now become the spoils of war.

Inter-state conflicts are nearly extinct since the last World War and are instead being replaced by unconventional wars, expanding into cyberspace [1]. The influence of nation-states is retreating everywhere and being replaced by a new class of actors wielding political power, such as multi-national corporations, super-warlords and billionaires.

India: violent protests – a social threat

Kenu Agarwal 02 Feb 2021

Using dominance has been a common strategy for exerting one's influence throughout human history.

When people disagree with the system or when a large part of the population feels it is due something that is being withheld, people will come together and protest, sometimes forming massive demonstrations when the same sentiment resonates amongst large parts of the population.