Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.

Snap Insight: In Busan, Trump and Xi show that avoiding a fight is still the priority The outcome of the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Busan signals a de-escalation of tensions, says former US news bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh.

The US’ baseline view remains that China is a threat to its global dominance, and China resents America’s tariffs and containment. But both sides at least agree on one thing - that neither can afford a real fight, whether over trade or anything else. www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/t...

Global shipping is here!! www.midlandbookshop.com/en/product/t...

No matter how much it’s been normalized having parasocial relationships with people online and data collecting on them makes you just as weird as those who physically stalk. This is not normal, get a life.

"Those who have never seen a leopard under favourable conditions in his natural surroundings can have no conception of the grace of movement, and beauty of colouring, of this the most gracefuL and the most beautiful of all animals in our Indian jungles."

- Edward James Corbett

Footsteps by the river A brief journey back to my grandfather's childhood home by the Hooghly river

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Cambodia isn't ready for India's tigers. It doesn't have prey or protection for big cats Data from one comprehensive survey of the relocation landscape by the US-based Global Conservation shows that there is simply not enough large-bodied prey—a prerequisite for tigers—in the intended rel...

As things stand today, exporting wild tigers from India for introduction into Cambodia would be a mistake - and possibly even dangerously irresponsible. That doesn't mean it should not ever be done. But not today and maybe not for several more years.

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Commentary: The Taliban’s visit to India marks a turning point for South Asia The Taliban stand to gain economically through engagement with India. But what’s in it for India? Former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh weighs in.

Advantage Taliban 2.0

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🇰🇭 South Korea issues travel ban amid suspicious Cambodia death investigations Thailand's border apprehension, Vietnam's economic data and Laos gives up on crypto

It's been a very busy week in the Mekong states for scams again! South Korea has warned nationals off visiting parts of Cambodia after two suspicious deaths - outside of the paywall because it's huge: darimulut.substack.com/p/south-kore...

Someday I want to someday wake up in a warm cabin by the sea and make a cup of coffee, or hot ginger tea, and hear whales calling beyond the fog as we walk barefoot, on the sand, just you, and just me.

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Much appreciated 🙏

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Stop the Clock The Weeds that Grow in Cemeteries : 109 poems

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Cambodia isn't ready for India's tigers. It doesn't have prey or protection for big cats Data from one comprehensive survey of the relocation landscape by the US-based Global Conservation shows that there is simply not enough large-bodied prey—a prerequisite for tigers—in the intended rel...

As things stand today, exporting wild tigers from India for introduction into Cambodia would be a mistake - and possibly even dangerously irresponsible. That doesn't mean it should not ever be done. But not today and maybe not for several more years.

theprint.in/opinion/camb...

The rise of Donald Trump wasn't an accident. It was a long time coming. The complacency of globalised political/power elites & the wokeism trend made it possible. I explain some of it in my book, which is going into its 2nd paperback printing. Available globally online.

Good morning, friends & followers in India 🙏

My 7th book (& my 2nd w Aleph Book Co) is available for pre-order!! This is my first poetry collection. Available on
Flipkart & on Amazon (latter link below)

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Open for pre-orders..

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This is happening. My seventh book - and my first book of poetry.

I thank the Universe 🙏

untitled How foolish I am to think that if you were to sense my loneliness tonight you would call me in an instant

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Commentary: Thai politics is trapped in a cycle of deja vu Real power remains firmly in the hands of Thailand’s traditional conservative elites, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.

Deja vu in Thailand
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Whereabouts unknown So sure, so bold, so iconoclastic, once so young, now so old, between isolation and engagement swallowed by this life and spat out one night by a cat on the dinner table caught between dawn and twilig...

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Commentary: Thailand’s elite status quo prevails – for now The next few weeks will decide if the Shinawatra family’s clout persists, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.

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The rise of Donald Trump wasn't an accident. It was a long time coming. The complacency of globalised political/power elites & the wokeism trend made it possible. I explain some of it in my book, which is going into its 2nd paperback printing. Available globally online.

wreckage So you say you want to live with me on this white sand beach? You do not know that this island has a history of wrecks that, in search of safety and, attracted by the light, have only ended up in piec...

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stalker Every week you send me love stories Written in ancient calligraphy On handmade paper I cannot read, But you refuse to ever meet - I would not recognise you Even if we were to pass each other In the st...

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Commentary: The Modi-Trump bromance has reached its limits Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump once paraded a close alliance in packed stadiums. Their bromance is now under strain, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.

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Maximus A short note on World Elephant Day 2025

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unfinished Love like autumn leaves drifting on the rivers of our lives - squandered in many cities, scattered in a hundred gardens from country homes to backstreet dives.

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Biodiversity Band-Aids Translocating, rewilding from imported or captive bred individuals, and even recreation of extinct species from DNA fragments, occasionally makes news.

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Galle Gathering itself in the quiet evening the sea senses the coming storm.

Galle
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