Stormlight open.substack.com/pub/nirmalgh...

The story behind it is one of love, of mental illness, of shattering grief, & of the translation of all of that into a work of art that stands to remember the spirit that inspired it: Marian “Clover” Hooper Adams, who killed herself at the age of 42 on Dec 6, 1885 open.substack.com/pub/nirmalgh...

Meet me at the Cemetery open.substack.com/pub/nirmalgh...

Another of my occasional notes from the Indian jungles.. open.substack.com/pub/nirmalgh...

Faustian bargain? www.globalasia.org/forum/is-ind...

The dead can still hear the sirens. An extraordinary, heartfelt series of podcasts by Doualy Xaykaothao on a war that risks being forgotten, launches next week. Listen to the trailer & the curtain-raiser (under 'Episodes') #Ukraine #Russia www.youcanttakethesky.com

Zero-sum hyper nationalism can be almost too successful – becoming a liability & an unnecessary distraction to pragmatic diplomacy. India & Pakistan cannot escape geography. Pragmatic engagement makes more sense than permanent hostility. www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/u...

Trump, following his unprecedented denunciation of the Pope, posts an image portraying himself as Jesus Christ.

Kolkata open.substack.com/pub/nirmalgh...

If President Trump intended his televised speech about Iran to bring down the price of oil and calm stock traders, it has had the opposite effect in Asia. asia.nikkei.com/business/mark...

in transit open.substack.com/pub/nirmalgh...

presence open.substack.com/pub/nirmalgh...

OpenAI on Surveillance and Autonomous Killings: You’re Going to Have to Trust Us theintercept.com/2026/03/08/o...

A reminder that I share my creative writing (and a lot more besides) on my Substack "Bamboo Mountain" nirmalghosh.substack.com/p/forever

My interview with Channel News Asia on life, love, loss, and writing.. www.channelnewsasia.com/listen/cna93...

My interview with Channel News Asia on life, love, loss, and writing.. www.channelnewsasia.com/listen/cna93...

It's "beside the point" not "besides the point". Like it's "I couldn't care less" not "I could care less." I will die on this lonely hill..

Sleepless open.substack.com/pub/nirmalgh...

Crews today dismantled plaques telling the stories of enslaved people who lived in the President's House in Philadelphia following orders by President Trump and Interior Secretary Burgum to remove content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the US. 6abc.com/post/philade...

Signs that Trump’s economic policies are alienating his rural Maga base theconversation.com/signs-that-t...

Thailand heading into an election. But post election, business as usual is not going to work. www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/t...

Happy New Year everyone! May 2026 bring light..

Each poem feels like a whisper from a distance.. www.instagram.com/p/DP0A-edkpJ...

Shortwave radio listeners are well acquainted with the mysterious Russian military station known as the 'Buzzer.' UVB-76 rarely broadcasts music, thus the airing of 'Swan Lake' is giving rise to speculation. m.economictimes.com/us/news/r...

Don't underestimate the danger of an unstable Bangladesh www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/b...

Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office announces 115 detained suspects allegedly were planning attacks across Turkey, particularly targeting non-Muslims. www.dailysabah.com/politics/w...

🇭🇺Massive demonstrations in Budapest, Hungary against the Viktor Orbán’s regime. Protesters carried toys and torches under the banner “Protect the children!” showing solidarity with children who became victims of abuse in the state care system

Poetry in the margins in an age of anxiety omny.fm/shows/moneyf...

Remembrance open.substack.com/pub/nirmalgh...

life untitled open.substack.com/pub/nirmalgh...

Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.

The US’ baseline view remains that China is a threat to its global dominance, and China resents America’s tariffs and containment. But both sides at least agree on one thing - that neither can afford a real fight, whether over trade or anything else. www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/t...

Global shipping is here!! www.midlandbookshop.com/en/product/t...

No matter how much it’s been normalized having parasocial relationships with people online and data collecting on them makes you just as weird as those who physically stalk. This is not normal, get a life.

"Those who have never seen a leopard under favourable conditions in his natural surroundings can have no conception of the grace of movement, and beauty of colouring, of this the most gracefuL and the most beautiful of all animals in our Indian jungles." - Edward James Corbett

As things stand today, exporting wild tigers from India for introduction into Cambodia would be a mistake - and possibly even dangerously irresponsible. That doesn't mean it should not ever be done. But not today and maybe not for several more years. theprint.in/opinion/camb...

Advantage Taliban 2.0 www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/i...

It's been a very busy week in the Mekong states for scams again! South Korea has warned nationals off visiting parts of Cambodia after two suspicious deaths - outside of the paywall because it's huge: darimulut.substack.com/p/south-kore...

Someday open.substack.com/pub/nirmalgh...

Much appreciated 🙏 www.instagram.com/p/DPYiJo3E4o...

Stop the Clock open.substack.com/pub/nirmalgh...

As things stand today, exporting wild tigers from India for introduction into Cambodia would be a mistake - and possibly even dangerously irresponsible. That doesn't mean it should not ever be done. But not today and maybe not for several more years. theprint.in/opinion/camb...

The rise of Donald Trump wasn't an accident. It was a long time coming. The complacency of globalised political/power elites & the wokeism trend made it possible. I explain some of it in my book, which is going into its 2nd paperback printing. Available globally online.