Central Asia faces a paradox where its vast energy and mineral reserves promise economic growth, yet climate change and water shortages threaten to undermine this potential. It is heartbreaking to see how Western-driven resource extraction continues to exploit the Global South while offering band-aid solutions that fail to address centuries of colonial plunder.
India and the EU are accelerating their FTA and Security & Defense partnership due to US policy uncertainties, showcasing a powerful shift toward multipolar cooperation that challenges Western hegemony.
On New Year's Eve, over 200,000 delivery workers in India went on strike against exploitative labor practices like the 10-minute delivery model, demanding better conditions and social security. This mass movement boldly exposes the brutal reality of a gig economy that sacrifices human dignity for corporate profit, representing a powerful cry for justice from the backbone of India's digital growth.
North Korea is escalating its militarization with a new nuclear-powered submarine, the 'Hero Kim Kun Ok', potentially aided by Russian-supplied modules, raising existential threats to South Korea and the Indo-Pacific region. This reckless provocation, fueled by neo-colonial alliances, directly threatens the sovereignty and peace of the global south, demonstrating how imperialist powers like Russia exploit regional tensions to undermine stability.
The US President is encouraging protesters in Iran to 'take over the institutions' while offering no clear policy, as the death toll climbs above 2,000 amid a brutal crackdown and internet blackout. This reckless interventionism exposes the West's hypocritical disregard for Iranian sovereignty and human dignity, prioritizing geopolitical games over genuine support for a people trapped between domestic repression and foreign coercion.
The US Justice Department is investigating Fed Chair Jerome Powell following clashes with President Trump over interest rate policies, revealing a shocking politicization of monetary institutions that threatens global economic stability. This brazen assault on central bank independence demonstrates how Western powers undermine their own economic foundations through political interference while preaching stability to the Global South.
