Ukraine's War on Russian is SuicideThe Spectator | 5 December 2025

Why stripping Russian of legal protection endangers Ukraine’s cohesion, fuels Kremlin propaganda and weakens the war effort.

A Human Victory for UkraineThe Economist | 30 October 2025

Ukraine’s only winnable victory now is a human one — preserving its people, freedoms, and democratic soul.

Triple Attack on Odesa is Ukraine's Self-HarmThe Spectator | 16 October 2025

Kyiv’s bid to strip Odesa of its mayor, language and memory risks undoing what Ukraine fights for.

Trump's Game in AlaskaTimes of India | 18 August 2025

Ukraine has done all it can. NATO blew it. Trump–Putin diplomacy is Biden’s "conflict management" policy come home to roost.

Silence & the Song of the SirensAzov Horizons | 24 June 2025

My afterword to Patrick Wack's photo book, Azov Horizons. Ukraine loses its seas as Europe sleepwalks into catastrophe.

India's Interests in Ukraine's Rare Earths and the Port of OdessaTimes of India | 2 May 2025

Trump's business-diplomacy is not only a new frame for Ukraine's security, but also a goldmine for the India-Middle-East Trade Corridor.

Cancelling OdessaThe Economist | 30 January 2025 

A response to Arkady Ostrovsky's piece on "Cancel culture in Ukraine," noting Odessa's rejection of so-called decolonisation, which is erasing its heritage and identity, and eroding its patriotic will.

Odessa's Fight for Its HeritageKyiv Post | 17 November 2024With Ugo Poletti

Kyiv's top-down drive to erase Odessa's heritage is not just a symbolic mistake, it is a strategic error.

Modi's Visit to KyivThe Indian Express | 2 August 2024

The first-ever visit by an Indian PM to independent Ukraine is rife with opportunities, on both sides. To move forward, India and Ukraine will need to let go of past hurts.

Why the BJP Faltered in RajasthanTimes of India | 9 June 2024With Bharat Hun

Summary forthcoming

Back to Practical Hinduism: India's 2024 Election Post-MortemTimes of India | 5 June 2024

Summary forthcoming

The C Word of India's 2024 Elections Times of India | 24 May 2024With Vikramadithya Thakur

Summary forthcoming

Madhya Pradesh Goes Silent Times of India | 28 April 2024With Tommaso Sbriccoli

Summary forthcoming

Modi's Family Card in Rajasthan Times of India | 9 April 2024

Summary forthcoming

A Principled ElectionTimes of India | 14 March 2024

This election, unlike many others, will not be a battle of political parties, but principles.

Stop Putin -- Prevent WWIIITimes of India | 23 February 2024

Summary forthcoming

Why Rajasthan's Women Love BJPTimes of India | 18 December 2023

Summary forthcoming

Why the World Needs Kyiv to WinTimes of India | 24 February 2023

For a sustained peace, in Ukraine and the world over, Russia needs to be stopped. The alternative will unleash global chaos. We have no alternative but the military.

Russia's Empire vs. Ukraine's NationThe Indian Express | 25 Dec 2022

Russia's war in Ukraine is imperial carnage. What happens in Ukraine will determine whether the order of sovereign nations collapses into a new era of conquests. 

More Arms for UkraineDaily Mail | 25 October 2022With Vitaly Oplachko

To hold its own in this drastically unequal war, Ukraine does not need its hands tied; it needs a lot more arms and it needs them now.

Air Defences for UkraineFinancial Times | 19 October 2022With Vitaly Oplachko

If Ukraine is to survive, its skies must be defended. Otherwise, it will quickly turn into a frozen wasteland, over which Putin's troops will march on.

Dear Indian FriendsThe Indian Express | 4 October 2022

Confronting India's silence about Russia's war against Ukraine, I bust nine Kremlin myths and ask Indian readers to take Ukraine's defence seriously.

India's Human DemocracyAnthropology Today | 2015

This essay argues Indian democracy thrives through hierarchy—patronage and obligation make participation possible, turning inequality into democracy’s working logic.

India's Serious DemocracyTimes of India | 6 December 2013

Anastasia’s report on India’s 2013-14 elections, which she spent on the election trail with a Member of Legislative Assembly in Jaipur and the incoming Chief Minister of Rajasthan.