Glad to contribute on Brown-pundits Thought I’d start with an essay I’d written some time back on the history of Liberalism – I tweet @shrikanth_krish Liberalism – A Short History The rise of populist “right wing” movements around the world has caused many commentators to bemoan the decline of the “Liberal world order”. Notably Lord … Continue reading Liberalism – A brief history
THIS ESSAY WAS WRITTEN IN 2016 in the immediate aftermath of the URI ATTACKS with the aim of bringing some nuance in the increasingly binary discussions of Pakistan. Looking back at it in 2020 there are a few points in the essay I mildly disagree with but on the whole, I stand by my arguments. … Continue reading The Indo-Pakistan problem — To be or Not to be
An Ethnolinguistic and Genetic Perspective on the Origins of the Dravidian-Speaking Brahui in Pakistan: In this report we reexamine the genetic origins of the Brahuis, and compare them with diverse populations from India, including several Dravidian-speaking groups, and present a genetic perspective on ethnolinguistic groups in present-day Pakistan. Given the high affinity of Brahui to … Continue reading The Brahui, total genetic replacement?
From our regular contributor, Dr Hamid Hussain. Book Review – The Battle for Pakistan by Shuja Nawaz Hamid Hussain Shuja Nawaz’s new book The Battle for Pakistan is a timely release of a work that reviews Pakistan’s security challenges and U.S. Pakistan relations. A new unpredictable era of U.S.-Pakistan relations is around the corner in … Continue reading Book Review: The Battle for Pakistan
Influence is an art. It is a dance of subtlety and force. A moving of the mind and a journey of the heart. It is difficult enough to master at an individual level; so how can one possibly master it at a geopolitical level? Yet, influence is the invisible hand in geopolitics. Hard to quantify … Continue reading The Shadow Sultanate: Qatar
When the ancient Cro-Magnon crossed paths with the Neanderthal in prehistoric Europe, a conflict was born. Slowly but surely, the invading Cro-Magnons subdued and supplanted the native Neanderthals into oblivion. The only Neanderthal traces left were fossils and tiny genetic snippets in the Sapiens code. But why did these Cro-Magnons so rapidly succeed the Neanderthals? … Continue reading The War Over Myth
As someone who was raised in the United States as a person of brown complexion, I grew up as an “Indian.” This, despite the fact that the last time any of my ancestors were Indian nationals was before 1947. The main reason is that it is really hard to get people in 1980s America to … Continue reading Hindus are the most authentic Indians
Why East Asians but not South Asians are underrepresented in leadership positions in the United States: Whereas extensive research has examined the “glass ceiling” faced by women, little research has examined the “bamboo ceiling,” whereby Asians appear disproportionately underrepresented in leadership positions in the United States. To investigate the mechanisms and scope of this problem, … Continue reading Brown privilege in the American executive suite
Reposting this piece by @JuggadiJatt, originally published on his blog, The Sikh Mindset: FOREWORD It is a wonderful (if not sad) coincidence that on the day before I finished writing this post, Nikki Hailey came out with her statement about Sikhi “acknowledging Jesus as the Son of God”. If that doesn’t justify an article of … Continue reading Repost: Sikhi In The Age Of Western Domination: Gurmat Or Abrahamic Belief?
From Dr Hamid Hussain. In my recent book review, I mentioned about one of my old piece about U-2 surveillance flights from Pakistan; published in September 2010 issue of Defence Journal. Many asked for the piece and I‘m sending to my list. Some of you may have already seen it. It was written almost ten … Continue reading Eye in the Sky. Pakistan and Cold War Aerial Reconnaissance
