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Published on 20th April, 2019, in Economic Times. Of late, people on Twitter have noticed that Twitter blocks accounts of people who complain against harassment of women. But men who harass women go scot free. It is no coincidence that the men who harass women seem to be associated with powerful political organisations while the women who complain are not. It is not clear, therefore, whether the act, by the social media barons and their team, is against women or in favour of political parties. It all comes down to business. For all its noble aspirations, social media is ultimately a business, whether it is ..

Published on 8th April, 2018, in The Economic Times. The modern nation-state is firmly rooted in Abrahamic mythology as the idea of the modern nation-state emerged in Europe and America where most intellectuals had either Jewish or Christian roots. So you have the all-powerful God (the state), the commandment (the Constitution), and the prophet (the prime minister) who is supposed to lead the enslaved people to the Promised Land of development, prosperity and peace. The prophet’s power is supposed to be regulated by God’s archangels (opposition, bureaucracy, judiciary, army, media). The only difference between Abrahamic religions and nation-state structure is that God is a supernatural ..