Pankaj Mishra

Dec 18, 2023 | bloomberg.com | Pankaj Mishra

Demonizing the term only makes it harder for the West to appreciate a historical phenomenon crucial to how much of the world sees itself. Beginning in the 1940s, countries in Asia and Africa began to liberate themselves from direct and indirect Western rule. The process was broadly termed “decolonization” by witnesses and historians alike.

Dec 5, 2023 | bqprime.com | Pankaj Mishra

When Ursula von der Leyen assumed the presidency of the European Commission four years ago, she promised Europe would be a geopolitical powerhouse. And, as members of the European Union united to oppose Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, the continent certainly did seem a solid pillar of a global order menaced by autocracies in Russia and China — not to mention other enemies.

Dec 5, 2023 | bloomberg.com | Pankaj Mishra

Rancorous internal divisions are once again rendering the continent feeble and irrelevant as a geopolitical player. When Ursula von der Leyen assumed the presidency of the European Commission four years ago, she promised Europe would be a geopolitical powerhouse.

Nov 16, 2023 | moneycontrol.com | Pankaj Mishra

you are here: HomeNewsOpinion The West’s overnight interest in the Global South was rooted more in expedient self-interest than sober understanding of its intricacies.

Sep 25, 2023 | bloomberg.com | Pankaj Mishra

September 25, 2023 at 5:30 PM EDTPankaj Mishra is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is author, most recently, of “Run and Hide.”Photographer: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty ImagesCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to make public any evidence supporting his sensational allegation that India was behind the killing of a Canadian citizen this June.