Hong Kong Short-lived stormATUL ANEJAThe Occupy Central Movement in Hong Kong fails to go the full distance. While the Western media laud the protesters for their lily-white idealism, the
Egypt Showdown in CairoATUL ANEJAThe interim government, backed by the Gulf monarchies, is firm in its decision to marginalise the Muslim Brotherhood despite intense pressure from the
Egypt Islamist riposteATUL ANEJA in CairoAfter the military coup, the Muslim Brotherhood goes on the offensive and the political divide in Egypt deepens further.
Iran Moment of changeATUL ANEJAIn a “victory of moderation over extremism”, Hassan Rouhani trounces the conservatives to become the next President of Iran.
Iran An open contestATUL ANEJAOn the eve of the country’s 11th presidential elections, the leading candidates battle it out on the campaign trail and hope for a high turnout to m
Momentous journeyATUL ANEJAThe fact that an Iranian President was in Cairo after 34 acrimonious years imparts a sense of history and drama to Ahmadinejad’s visit.
Israel Jewish spring?Atul Aneja in JerusalemDisenchanted with Netanyahu’s neoliberal economic policies, an assertive Israeli middle class votes for change, giving the centrist Yesh Atid party
Divided revolutionATUL ANEJAEgypts meandering revolution has reached a critical juncture. The onus is now on the Islamists and the secularists to develop a culture of engagement
Troubled transitionATUL ANEJAAs Egypt treads between anarchy and stability, Mohamed Morsys acumen as President is bound to be tested. Will he emerge as a defender of the revolutio
Lost encounterATUL ANEJAThe ceasefire agreement shows that Israel is compelled to submit to the conditions of Hamas. Far from stamping Israels authority in the region, the co
Battling sanctionsATUL ANEJAIf history is any indication, Iran can robustly face the covert war being waged by the West to effect regime change primarily by causing an economic c
Hitting backATUL ANEJAThe protests in West Asia and Libya are less about sentiments of religious outrage than about resentments against the Wests political domination in th
Are Hindi films problematising history? After Padmaavat, the Hindu historical tasted blood and sharpened its fangs, but the recent Samrat Prithviraj is a weak offspring of the genre, neither
SlideshowPostcards from Khasi hillsImages that mix politics, history and discomfort to document how the Khasi people made Christianity, a “foreign faith”, their own.
