Monday 20 July 2015

Response to Rajiv Malhotra's article entitled "The Hindu Grand Narrative"


In an online column for Organiser,[1] author Rajiv Malhotra argues for a "grand narrative" to be constructed by "Indians, especially Hindus", among whom there is apparently a "crisis of . . . leadership", so that they may "establis[h] collective identities" on the world stage. In doing so, Malhotra feels Hindus would successfully "compet[e]" for cultural ground in the global battle to "interpre[t] the past", and point the way for the future.

Here I would like to evaluate Malhotra's case.

Friday 3 July 2015

Response to Ian Williams' exchange with Noam Chomsky regarding Kosovo, humanitarian intervention, and East Timor


In August and September 2009, Ian Williams and Noam Chomsky exchanged articles on the website Foreign Policy In Focus[1] concerning the Kosovo war and NATO military intervention. Here, I would like to evaluate Ian Williams' responses in that exchange.