Philippa Kaur

Activist Sonam Wangchuk gained nationwide attention by joining an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led movement demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over India’s exam scandals — and pushing for reform of the Indian education system and accountability for the suicides and paper leaks… Continue reading Why India’s Elite Universities Have Fallen Silent
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Indonesia’s disasters keep outrunning its budget. The country had not even finished recovering from the Sumatra floods when another disaster struck: On August 15, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit the sea off Flores, an island in East Nusa Tenggara province. At least 73 people died, and more than 1,100 were injured. The quake also set… Continue reading Disaster-Prone Indonesia, Reckless Fiscal Policy
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There are moments in Brazil’s history when the country’s affairs become almost impossible to explain to a foreigner without sounding as if you had invented part of it. This is one of them. We are less than a month away from the first round of a presidential election that will also renew the Chamber of… Continue reading Brazil’s 2026 Election Is Becoming a Competition for the Algorithm
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If we are to take seriously the reporting of the media, this week a devil was unleashed in the core of Europe. The tension had been building but the growing risk had hitherto been successfully contained. No more. A diabolical hand has knocked over the first domino in one regional election in Germany. Now all… Continue reading The Faustian Bargain: Why Germany’s Political Establishment Is Panicking
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It started as an intense military battle, costing over a thousand Iranian lives and billions of dollars in damage to Iran’s economy, military and internal infrastructure, as well as to the infrastructure of the Gulf’s Arab countries. The US has lost 18 servicemen and women, with an additional 600–750 wounded and extensive damage to or… Continue reading US vs. Iran: Battle of Wills in the Gulf
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The momentum of China’s uneven 2025 recovery continued into the first six months of this year, but amid a decline in many sectors. Fixed asset investment fell 2.6% year-on-year by the end of 2025, and continued to fall into the first two quarters of 2026. Accurate data has yet to be collated. Private investment dropped… Continue reading China’s Economic Crossroads: Growth, Inequality and Geopolitical Pressures
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There is something deeply unsettling about the way the Indonesian government is signaling its priorities. When an earthquake struck East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), the government, state-owned enterprises and Danantara opened a public fundraising drive as part of Indonesia’s Independence Day celebrations. Quick-response (QR) codes were displayed at three public entertainment stages, collecting 2.16 billion rupiah… Continue reading Indonesia’s Government Seeks Public Donations for NTT Disaster: Where Are Its Priorities?
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