https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQdil80ND1E/pankaj-mishra RSS for Node Fri, 08 May 2026 22:10:11 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-18/it-s-dumb-to-make-decolonization-a-dirty-word https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-18/it-s-dumb-to-make-decolonization-a-dirty-word Mon, 18 Dec 2023 22:00:05 GMT TOPSHOT - A Palestinian youth reacts amid debris following Israeli bombardment on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 15, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-06/gaza-crisis-europe-s-political-infighting-will-limit-its-geopolitical-influence https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-06/gaza-crisis-europe-s-political-infighting-will-limit-its-geopolitical-influence Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:00:05 GMT A protester holds a burning picture of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen a rally in support of Palestinians, outside the outside the Israeli Embassy in Athens on October 18, 2023. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-11-16/western-fantasies-of-wooing-the-global-south-are-dead https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-11-16/western-fantasies-of-wooing-the-global-south-are-dead Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:00:03 GMT TOPSHOT - A youth rides a bicycle past wrecked cars in the aftermath of Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 28, 2023. Since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave said more than 7,300 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's relentless retaliatory bombardments, mainly civilians and many of them children. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-10-12/israel-hamas-war-russia-and-china-may-be-only-winners-of-gaza-conflict https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-10-12/israel-hamas-war-russia-and-china-may-be-only-winners-of-gaza-conflict Thu, 12 Oct 2023 22:00:02 GMT It will be easy to exploit images of destruction. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-25/india-canada-fight-doesn-t-make-the-west-s-modi-problem-any-easier https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-25/india-canada-fight-doesn-t-make-the-west-s-modi-problem-any-easier Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:30:02 GMT Activists of Shiv Sena Taksali set on fire a banner depicting Canada's national flag during a rally along a street in Amritsar on September 23, 2023. India on September 19, rejected the "absurd" allegation that its agents were behind the killing of a Sikh leader in Canada, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's bombshell accusation sent already sour diplomatic relations to a new low. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP) (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-11/modi-s-new-india-won-t-be-ally-to-the-west https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-11/modi-s-new-india-won-t-be-ally-to-the-west Mon, 11 Sep 2023 22:00:04 GMT NEW DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India attends the final session of the G20 Summit on September 10, 2023 in New Delhi, Delhi. This 18th G20 Summit between 19 countries and the European Union, and now the African Union, is the first to be held in India and South Asia. India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is the current G20 President and chairs the summit. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-08-25/brics-shows-it-s-little-more-than-a-meaningless-acronym https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-08-25/brics-shows-it-s-little-more-than-a-meaningless-acronym Fri, 25 Aug 2023 04:00:14 GMT JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 24: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with fellow BRICS leaders President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a family photo, with delegates including six nations invited to join the BRICS group, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, during the closing day of The BRICS summit at the Sandton Convention Center on August 24, 2023 in the Sandton district of Johannesburg, South Africa. The BRICS summit, held in South Africa between 22-24 August 2023. The BRICS group of major emerging economies is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The 15th BRICS Summit, an international relations conference, is being held in South Africa between August 22-24 2023 with the leaders expected to discuss the expansion of the BRICS group and a BRICS currency. It is the first in-person summit of the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - since the Covid-19 pandemic. Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the meetings in person due to the ICC, International Criminal Court issued warrant for alleged war crimes. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-26/spain-elections-show-limitations-of-europe-s-far-right-parties https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-26/spain-elections-show-limitations-of-europe-s-far-right-parties Wed, 26 Jul 2023 04:00:05 GMT Spanish flags and political party banners hang from chairs ahead of a far-right group Vox campaign event at Rambla de Badalona in Badalona, Spain, on Sunday, July 16, 2023. Conservative opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo enters the final week of campaigning on course to become Spain's next prime minister but he also faces difficult negotiations with the far-right group Vox. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-19/europe-s-far-right-putin-allies-are-rising-in-popularity https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-19/europe-s-far-right-putin-allies-are-rising-in-popularity Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:00:08 GMT Party political lanyards ahead of far-right group Vox campaign event at Rambla de Badalona in Badalona, Spain, on Sunday, July 16, 2023. Conservative opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo enters the final week of campaigning on course to become Spain's next prime minister but he also faces difficult negotiations with the far-right group Vox. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-06-21/us-should-reach-out-to-india-s-opposition-not-just-modi https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-06-21/us-should-reach-out-to-india-s-opposition-not-just-modi Wed, 21 Jun 2023 19:00:03 GMT SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 24: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) attends a bilateral meeting at Admiralty House on May 24, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. Modi is visiting Australia on the heels of his and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's participation in the G7 Summit in Japan. (Photo by Dean Lewins-Pool/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-06-13/don-t-expect-ukraine-military-to-save-democracy https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-06-13/don-t-expect-ukraine-military-to-save-democracy Tue, 13 Jun 2023 04:00:22 GMT TOPSHOT - A Ukrainian serviceman sits on his tank at position near the frontline city of Bakhmut, Donetsk region on April 29, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-05-21/why-strongmen-erdogan-modi-putin-keep-winning-elections https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-05-21/why-strongmen-erdogan-modi-putin-keep-winning-elections Sun, 21 May 2023 22:00:09 GMT ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MAY 15: Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate at the AK Party headquarters on May 15, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced his biggest electoral test as the country voted in the general election. Erdogan has been in power for more than two decades -- first as prime minister, then as president -- but his popularity had recently taken a hit due to Turkey's ongoing economic crisis and his government's response to a series of devastating earthquakes. Meanwhile, the political opposition united around one candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-05-05/king-charles-royal-coronation-should-be-britain-s-last https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-05-05/king-charles-royal-coronation-should-be-britain-s-last Fri, 05 May 2023 04:00:11 GMT So help us. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-04-24/india-has-bigger-population-china-has-better-technocrats https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-04-24/india-has-bigger-population-china-has-better-technocrats Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:00:06 GMT DAVANGERE, INDIA - MARCH 25: A man wears a mask in the likeness of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrives to attend a political event organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the GMIT College Grounds on March 25, 2023 in Davangere, India. India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi says he was expelled from Parliament because he questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's relationship with the business conglomerate Adani Group, allegeing an infusion of an unaccounted $3 billion into shell companies owned by Gautam Adani. Gandhi was convicted of defamation and sentenced to two years in prison for mocking the surname Modi in an election speech. (Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-04-06/anti-westernism-is-secret-weapon-for-xi-jinping-and-vladimir-putin https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-04-06/anti-westernism-is-secret-weapon-for-xi-jinping-and-vladimir-putin Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:00:35 GMT Russian President Vladimir Putin sees off Chinese President Xi Jinping after a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. (Photo by Grigory SYSOYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by GRIGORY SYSOYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-23/xi-jinping-s-bid-to-play-peacemaker-in-ukraine-has-a-global-audience https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-23/xi-jinping-s-bid-to-play-peacemaker-in-ukraine-has-a-global-audience Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:00:35 GMT TOPSHOT - Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. (Photo by Pavel Byrkin / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by PAVEL BYRKIN/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-02-27/us-shouldn-t-abandon-democracy-elsewhere-to-save-it-in-ukraine https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-02-27/us-shouldn-t-abandon-democracy-elsewhere-to-save-it-in-ukraine Mon, 27 Feb 2023 21:00:31 GMT TOPSHOT - President Joe Biden (R) gestures with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the two leaders met in a hallway as Biden was going to a European Commission on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian island of Bali, on November 15, 2022. (Photo by Doug Mills / POOL / AFP) (Photo by DOUG MILLS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-02-13/why-us-and-allies-are-losing-the-global-propaganda-war https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-02-13/why-us-and-allies-are-losing-the-global-propaganda-war Mon, 13 Feb 2023 20:00:25 GMT A protester waves a Russian flag as he joins other demonstrating agaisnt France and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) whose representatives are expected today in Ouagadougou on October 4, 2022. - Several dozen protestors waving Russian flags rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday as West African envoys arrived on a fact-finding mission following the country's second coup in less than nine months. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-01-30/tanks-from-us-and-germany-risk-a-wider-conflict-in-ukraine https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-01-30/tanks-from-us-and-germany-risk-a-wider-conflict-in-ukraine Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:00:24 GMT MUNSTER, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 07: Two Leopard 2 A6 heavy battle tanks and a Puma infantry fighting vehicle of the Bundeswehr's 9th Panzer Training Brigade participate in a demonstration of capabilities during a visit by Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht to the Bundeswehr Army training grounds on February 07, 2022 in Munster, Germany. Lambrecht confirmed today that Germany will additional Bundeswehr troops to Lithuania, where it leads a NATO contingent. NATO member countries have been sending troops and military hardware to NATO member countries across eastern Europe as a signal that it is taking the current Russian troop buildup on the Russian and Belarusian borders to Ukraine seriously. The buildup has caused international fears of a possible, imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-01-22/china-might-stumble-but-still-outperform-its-south-asian-rivals https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-01-22/china-might-stumble-but-still-outperform-its-south-asian-rivals Sun, 22 Jan 2023 21:00:12 GMT COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - JULY 15: Police women stand in the vandalised gateway to the Presidential Palace on July 15, 2022 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, has confirmed that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially stepped down marking a victory for protesters, who for months have campaigned for the removal of both President Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Until a new President is elected, the duties and functions of the President will be discharged by the Prime Minister as per the provisions of the constitution. (Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)