What if I told you, from today onwards, your name would be different, something similar, but not the same. It won’t be the one that you recognise and identify with, it won’t be the one you learned the meaning of, it won’t be the one you keep telling people when they ask you who you are. Why? Just because I have the right to. This right doesn’t stem from any legal or written source but purely from entitlement. Illustration by The Geostrata Now, read this, as slowly as you can, “China has full...

“The conqueror shall always endeavour to add to his own power and to weaken that of the enemy." - Kautilya, Arthashastra, Book VI In April 2026, the world witnessed another display of unapologetic power when the Dragon decided to cloak the mouth of the Scarborough Shoal with fleeting barriers and ships. What comes as a shock is how this act contradicts the UNCLOS and the Permanent Court of Arbitration's ruling that the shoal is well within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone....

The recent political buzz in Tamil Nadu, driven by the political entry of C. Joseph Vijay, whose party, TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), won 108 seats in the assembly elections, has once again highlighted the deep-rooted connection between cinema and politics in India. Unlike sudden political entrants, Vijay has evolved gradually in his engagement with public life. Illustration by The Geostrata Since the late 2000s, and particularly in the 2010s, his fan associations, most notably the Vijay...