By Naveed Qazi | Editor, Globe Upfront THREE MILITARY FIGURES HAVE EMERGED as significant actors in the politics of Libya, Egypt, and Lebanon. In Libya, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar commands the self-styled Libyan National Army and has positioned himself as one of the most influential figures in shaping the country's future. Reporting by Reuters and The Guardian has documented how Haftar's campaigns in Benghazi and Tripoli received support from foreign powers, including Russia and the United Arab Emirates, while his reliance on foreign fighters and mercenaries has drawn criticism from international organisations and human rights groups. Critics argue that his military dominance has weakened prospects for democratic governance, even as supporters portray him as a force for stability and order. In Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rose from general to president following the military's removal of Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Since assuming office, Sisi has consolidated power throug...

By Naveed Qazi | Editor, Globe Upfront I ndia has colonised itself. The richer are getting rich in India and poor are getting poorer. However, the most concerning ill has been the corporate mafia eating the system - it's opposition, and the revolt of Maoists has been the most important concern for the ruling government in India, especially for the UPA. Maoists, an extreme amalgam, banned by the CPI, are rebelling through the deep and isolated jungles of India, united for a cause- to oust away corporate fascism, unleashed by the state or by an amalgam of corporate elites. In a 2009 parliamentary speech, P Chidambaram, who was himself a former committee member of the Vedanta Industry Group, openly espoused hostility towards Left-wing extremism. In hills of Odisha like Damanjodi and Niyamgiri, nature is God and industries are demons. The people there believe that if ecology is disturbed, their gods are sold - Dongria Kondth long existed before the creation of India or...