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Somdeep Sen

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The university must not become a supply chain for AI

The university must not become a supply chain for AI

Is AI going to be the answer to everything? That seems to be the proposition of many commencement speakers at US universities this graduation season....

11.06.2026 80

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The ‘bad leader’ trap

Today we are once again caught in what I would like to call the “bad leader trap”, a recurring pattern in international politics in which the...

13.03.2026 80

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Who is really safe in India and Israel?

Benjamin Netanyahu and Narendra Modi shared a conspicuously warm embrace as the Indian prime minister stepped off Air India One at Israel’s Ben...

26.02.2026 100

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Why is ‘Deuce Bigalow’ rooting for Viktor Orban in Hungary?

29.01.2026 100

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Xenophobia runs the world

06.12.2025 90

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A 10-point plan for Israel

06.10.2025 90

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Western bids to recognise a Palestinian state put Israel first

In April last year, I wrote that, given the genocide it is committing in Gaza, its violent occupation of the West Bank, numerous attacks on its...

19.09.2025 100

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Superman’s new job at ICE is the perfect American plot twist

Dean Cain’s leap from TV hero to immigration enforcer captures America’s embrace of fear as patriotism.

20.08.2025 90

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Israel’s narrative cannot survive the truth, so it’s silencing the world

As Israel kills tens of thousands, its defenders go after anyone who dares to speak out.

24.07.2025 100

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Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid is bigger than New York

Amid a global rightward shift, Mamdani’s progressive campaign offers a rare blueprint for the left to win.

25.06.2025 60

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History says the genocide in Gaza will be recognised – eventually

The world never sees crimes against humanity in the moment. Justice, if it comes, is always delayed.

17.06.2025 80

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Israel belongs in Eurovision

Israel’s war on Gaza doesn’t betray European values – it embodies them.

21.05.2025 70

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United States is no longer a safe destination for international students

Abductions, deportations and fear define campus life for many foreign students in Trump’s America.

11.04.2025 40

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Modi and Trump are on the same page on immigration

That the Indian PM is not willing to do much to help undocumented Indians in the US should not surprise anyone.

28.03.2025 40

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