PremAnand Mishra

Oct 1, 2024 | thefridaytimes.com | PremAnand Mishra

In his fancy speech on September 27 at the United Nations, Netanyahu gave the world two choices: to become an ally of Israel or ready to meet their fate as poor Palestinians. His rhetoric of binaries between the blessings and the curse expresses that his endgame has no limits until he fulfills his biblical (or Talmudic) prophecies, ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from the Promised Land (Greater Israel).

Sep 11, 2024 | thefridaytimes.com | PremAnand Mishra

Nation-states are fundamentally Hobbesian. The template on which behaviour among nation-states functions is of two significant arguments: mutual trust and mutual respect. The unsettled relationship between India and Pakistan has consumed more than 75 years of conflict. Since the nature of the conflict is not just territorial, the challenges remain protracted. Any conflict should be seen through the prism of three critical elements: direct, structural and cultural.

Aug 17, 2024 | thefridaytimes.com | PremAnand Mishra

The spectre of Marx and Lenin has resurfaced under the rubric of the Bangladesh crisis. From normal Bangladeshis, enthusiastic opinion makers and army of armchair critics unequivocally referring to the fall of Hasina’s fifteen years long authoritarian rule as Marx used to refer to the tragedy of history, followed by farce. Quoting Lenin’s famous words that ‘decades where nothing happens, and some weeks when decades happen’ is cheering on past events.

Jul 31, 2024 | indianewsnetwork.com | PremAnand Mishra

The relationship between India and Southeast Asia is rooted in strong cultural and historical connections, making their ties unique and distinct in the contemporary world Civilizational states like India have been redefining the unsettled structuralist notions of the international system through culture and civilizational sensibilities.

May 28, 2024 | thefridaytimes.com | Umer Farooq |PremAnand Mishra |Meher Rana |Ahmad Faruqui

In the last three years, South Asia has witnessed a rare development—from the shores of the Arabian Sea on Pakistan’s southern coast, up till the steppes of Central Asia, the US has no military footprint on the ground. The Central Asian states of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan hosted a US military presence from 2001 till 2014. US bases, landing and refueling rights for its military aircraft were rescinded by these Central Asian states under pressure from Russia and China.