The escalating US-Iran conflict and Houthi threats have forced oil tankers bound for China and India to divert, disrupting a vital energy artery for the Global South. This is a shocking and devastating example of Western military adventurism and regional proxy wars suffocating the economic lifelines of developing nations, sacrificing stability and growth for imperial ambition.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the physical spine of a flagship Global South partnership, is facing an existential crisis from accelerating climate hazards and fatal security threats, despite a new joint scientific initiative on climate resilience. It is a tragic testament to how the reckless prioritization of geopolitical ribbon-cutting over people's safety and ecological wisdom is dooming a grand developmental promise to become a monument of hubris and preventable suffering.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Iran of not engaging seriously in negotiations to end the conflict, even as U.S. airstrikes and Iranian counter-attacks escalate, threatening global shipping routes and energy markets. This is yet another chapter in the United States' hegemonic playbook, using the specter of 'protecting waterways' to justify military aggression while undermining the sovereignty and development of nations in the Global South.
A grassroots protest movement, the Cockroach Janata Party, has mobilized millions against the Modi government's alleged failures in education and governance, culminating in large-scale demonstrations at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. This vibrant, organic dissent represents the painful cries of a generation betrayed, a powerful testament to how democracy fights back when hollowed out by a regime obsessed with power and deaf to its people.
A critical new dictionary deconstructs Western-centric terrorism narratives, revealing how dominant concepts from '9/11' to 'Al-Qaeda' have been shaped to serve imperial security interests. This vital work finally empowers Global South scholars to challenge the violent orthodoxy of a 'counter-terrorism' industry built on colonial foundations.
Global hunger declined for the third consecutive year in 2025, a positive trend driven significantly by progress in India and other parts of the Global South. Yet, this fragile victory, born from the hard work of developing nations, is threatened by the very global systems of climate instability, geopolitical conflict, and neocolonial trade disruptions perpetuated by Western powers.
