Ashok Swain

Why do I tweet? Why does an academic need to use social media? It takes time, you get abuse, you get threats. But, as an academic we have a duty towards the society. youtube.com/watch?v=D4i_sE…

China started building the world’s largest dam on the upstream of Brahmaputra. Those idiots in India were boasting of stopping Indus water to Pakistan, now will have to beg China for Brahmaputra water.

Gaza’s ‘humanitarian’ concentration camp: The planned corralling of Palestinians fits a broader vision of Gaza promoted by hardline figures within the Israeli government and the West, writes Ashok Swain. nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/gazas-…

Indian embassy in China resumes giving tourist visas to Chinese nationals after 5 years of break. Is this Modi's return gift of Chinese jets and missiles bringing down Indian fighter jets, or China building world's largest dam on the upstream of Brahmaputra, or for both?

Trump says for 25th time that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan. Also, says 5 fighter jets were down. Modi, to hide the truth, skips the parliament session and goes for another foreign trip.

The US decides to withdraw once again from UNESCO. This third-time exit of the US from UNESCO will officially take effect on December 31, 2026. Under Reagan (1984), under Trump (2017), again under Trump (2026).

Modi Bhakts have been claiming for over a decade now that Modi has made India clean!

12 Muslims were branded as terrorists and were kept in Indian jail for almost two decades, now the High Court says they are innocent. Who will give them back their twenty years of life?

Pakistani Air Force had increased the stock of Chinese fighter jet manufacturers but the Bangladeshi Air Force may bring it down!

Today spoke at the Conference on "Scholarship and Policy towards Transnational Repression" at the University of Westminster, London: The academic diaspora remaining quiet or supporting a dictatorial regime in their home country is dangerous.

Even from a purely strategic standpoint, pretending that nothing went wrong can backfire. scroll.in/article/108465… When a state’s public narrative is at odds with observable facts, it loses credibility – and credibility is often a form of deterrence, writes Ashok Swain.

Shashi Tharoor calls himself an Indian nationalist. Most of his life he worked for the UNHCR, India is not even a signatory of the UN Refugee Convention. Then he worked as an assistant of Kofi Annan. Where was his love for India till Sonia Gandhi brought him to India?

Israelis attack Arab-Isareli member of the Israeli Knesset, Ayman Odeh, chanting "Death to Arabs".

Tens of thousands turn up for Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s national rally. Jamaat calls to fight against corruption. Religious fundamentalists fool the people talking about corruption. Modi in India had also come to power claiming to end corruption.

How democracy is weakened when states hide their military loses scroll.in/article/108465…

Modi is hiding the India's losses in its war with Pakistan. In democratic societies, concealing military losses weakens civilian control and erodes trust. Citizens deserve an honest account of how conflicts are fought in their name. #MyPiece scroll.in/article/108465…

A CRPF soldier is being brutally beaten and kicked by Hindu Kanwariyas in India. If Muslim pilgrims would have done this, Modi would have already called them terrorists and attacked Pakistan!

Replug | Israel’s democratic erosion has far-reaching implications. The shift toward authoritarianism also sets a dangerous precedent for other democracies grappling with polarisation and populism. scroll.in/article/107651… Ashok Swain✍️

Trump says Pakistan shot down 5 Indian fighter jets. Modi's lies have ruined India's stature globally.

Israel's Gaza Plan: A Humanitarian City in Name, a Concentration Camp in Reality. #MyPiece

Modi continues to hide but the Economist says Pakistan shot down India’s fighter jets due to India’s errors and Chinese arms! economist.com/asia/2025/07/1…