“The Modi government sees Israel as a model and a partner for the Hindu nationalist project” - My interview with the Turkish News Agency v.aa.com.tr/3745180

Mamdani’s victory isn’t just a milestone, it’s a geopolitical migraine for Modi. An Indian-origin leader abroad calling out Hindutva from a global platform shatters the BJP’s diaspora-dominance script. The fight over India’s pluralism has officially gone transnational. #MyPiece

My interview with Ethiopian News Agency about Ethiopia's desire to access to the sea and using the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile for development and cooperation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj9b...

My struggle against transnational repression of the Modi regime continues: indianexpress.com/article/citi...

As leaders gather for COP30 in Belém, Brazil (10-21 November), the truth is clear: climate change is no longer just an environmental issue, it is a national security emergency. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

The world’s silence is not neutrality – it is consent. If it continues, it will not just be Sudan that is lost, it will be the moral credibility of the global community itself, writes Ashok Swain. scroll.in/article/1088...

Trump promised to end the Russia–Ukraine war in 24 hours. Ten months later, his failed Budapest meeting shows how Putin still dictates the terms — and how peace without justice remains out of reach. I write: Why the Trump–Putin talks collapsed and what it means for Ukraine.

At this point, only Trump can stop both the warring parties in Sudan in committing genocide, but the conflict in Sudan is not his first priority. I spoke to TRT World tonight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfgu...

The world’s silence on Sudan isn’t neutrality — it’s consent. When a Muslim vs Muslim war, fuelled by Gulf arms and intrastate dynamics, wipes out entire cities and splits a country, it still lacks our outrage. #MyPiece #Sudan #Darfur scroll.in/article/1088...

You can't blame rich countries only: More than half of Bangladesh’s government-funded climate projects have been lost to corruption, bribery, embezzlement, and collusive practices in project approvals and implementation (Transparency International Bangladesh).

The UN Secretary General warns that the violence in Sudan is spiraling out of control. But the division within the Quad (US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia & UAE) helps Burhan and Hemedti not to accept a negotiated ceasefire & continue mass killings. Just spoke to AlJazeera (Arabic).

The United Nations warns that Sudan is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. But, why the world has ignored Sudan for so long? I spoke to TRT World. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Jm...

Sudan has faced genocidal violence since April 2023. This week, mass killings have surged after the RSF seized all of Darfur. The world has blood on its hands for ignoring Sudan while fixated on Ukraine and Gaza. Spoke to TRT World tonight.

Modi built his image on hugging world leaders. Now he’s hiding from Trump. Avoidance isn’t strategy — it’s surrender. When India’s PM ducks the bully, tariffs rise, lies spread, and India looks weak. #MyPiece

Sudan is witnessing a massive humanitarian crisis- in the last 3 days, 2000 civilians have been killed in North Darfur, the country is on the verge of splitting up again. Spoke to AlJazeera (Arabic) about what should be the role of the UN and international community.

Reviewer writes, my book 'Climate Security' is a timely and significant intervention ... critiques existing frameworks, exposes apathy, and offers robust, sometimes provocative arguments. Isn't that I am supposed to do? www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Never has the world been in greater need of a universal forum of diplomacy, mediation, coordination and norm-setting. And yet, never has that same forum looked so strained, divided, fragile and contested. scroll.in/article/1087... Ashok Swain writes as the #UnitedNations turns 80 today.

My Talk, titled "The Primacy of Peace: Foundations, Challenges, and Imperatives" at the 2nd International Peace Forum, Granada, Spain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3MZ...

At the 2nd International Peace Forum in Granada, Spain, Professor Ashok Swain spoke about the importance of peace and peace education. He also participated in a high-level roundtable on security, democracy, and peacebuilding. For his work in peace education, the organisers gifted him a portrait.

As the UN turns 80 today, the world faces climate chaos, wars, pandemics & rising nationalism—exactly when we need the UN most. It must be defended, reformed & made democratic. The world can't afford a paralyzed UN held hostage by 1 veto. #MyPiece #UN80 scroll.in/article/1087...

The Nile conflict over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) between Egypt and Ethiopia puts the USA and China in a complex situation. My interview with the Swedish newspaper Expressen.

Wishing everyone a bright and joyful Diwali! May the festival of lights bring happiness, peace, and togetherness to all – spreading hope and harmony across every home and heart. #HappyDiwali

2nd International Forum for Peace starts today at Granada, Spain. @canalugr canal.ugr.es/convocatoria...

I’m delighted to share that my LinkedIn community has now grown to 10,000 followers! I’m deeply grateful for your continued interest, engagement, and support in the conversations on peace, climate, and global security. www.linkedin.com/in/ashok-swa...

Trump’s Gaza peace deal stops the bombs but risks burying justice. Without accountability, sovereignty, or real withdrawal, this is not peace but pause. Gaza needs self-determination and rebuilding, not trusteeship and foreign management. #MyPiece

Today, attended and spoke at the inauguration of the UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Water and Waste Management at Lviv Polytechnic University, Ukraine.

Trump visits Egypt today. How Trump's new dependence on Egypt to make Gaza peace deal to work will affect Egypt's relations with Ethiopia on the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - GERD on the Nile. My interview with Expressen: www.expressen.se/nyheter/varl...

Gaza Peace Deal offers calm but risks erasing the genocide of Palestinians. If international legal mechanisms & ICC, are sidelined, the narrative of peace could obscure the reality of impunity of Netanyahu's war crimes. My interview with @hammadsarfraz tribune.com.pk/story/257189...

The global war economy is thriving — while humanity bleeds. When defense stocks soar with every airstrike, peace becomes bad business. My latest op-ed about the Merchants of War: Defense Corporations and Defense Contractors. #MyPiece

"The choice of a Venezuelan opposition leader was both safe and smart. It avoided political confrontation while reaffirming the prize’s symbolic defense of democratic ideals." Professor @ashoswai.bsky.social comments on the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. 👇 scroll.in/article/1087...

The Nobel Committee made a safe but smart choice. In a world of populists demanding prizes, it honored a woman who risked everything for democracy. María Corina Machado reminds us: peace without freedom is hollow. #MyPiece #NobelPeacePrize scroll.in/article/1087...

Our department has been engaged, since last year, in establishing Italy’s first Peace School in Naples. Today, during the inauguration ceremony, Professor @ashoswai.bsky.social delivered a talk titled “The World Needs Peace Now More Than Ever.”

Despite years of hounding by the Modi regime, I am happy that the Indian media still regards me as a famous alumnus of my alma mater, the SIS, JNU, New Delhi —alongside Modi's finance and foreign ministers — which is celebrating its 70th anniversary today. www.tribuneindia.com/news/aravall...

Hamas has reacted positively to the US peace plan. After 2 years of genocide in Gaza, even flawed diplomacy is better than endless war. But unless it ends Israel’s occupation-by-proxy, peace will remain just another cover for destruction. #MyPiece nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/gaza...

Is India next? Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal — three regimes toppled in three years. Not an “Arab Spring,” but a South Asian warning: protests can oust leaders, not build orders. Renewal, fragility, chaos — the region now lives between all three. #MyPiece scroll.in/article/1087...

Arab Spring was driven by a common aspiration for democratic transformation across borders, whereas the South Asian protests are rooted in distinct national contexts. scroll.in/article/1087... To view them as part of one sweeping tide risks flattening their differences. ✍️ @ashoswai.bsky.social.

Europe’s recognition of Palestine is symbolism without substance. Trade, arms, and complicity with Israel remain untouched. Until Europe matches words with real pressure, Palestinians gain nothing but empty gestures. #MyPiece National Herald, 28 September 2025.

Borders, bombs and cricket aren’t the only flashpoints between India & Pakistan—water is. With the Indus Water Treaty suspended for the first time in 65 yrs, rivers are becoming weapons. I discuss the risks with The International Risk Podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/4ckr...

Indians from Model Diaspora to Unwanted Diaspora 1. The US asks $100,000 for a H1B Visa 2. Canada cancels 80% of Indian student visa 3. Indian worker applications to the UK fall 18%, care visas down 93% 4. New Zealand rejects 32.5% of visas for Indians & Australia rejects 29.3%

EU’s trade bans on Israel may send a message — but they’re largely symbolic, not structural. Real leverage will require accountability, sustained pressure & bridging the gap between public outcry and political action. www.tehrantimes.com/news/518048/...

Gaza’s genocide is no longer hidden: A new report says nearly 680,000 dead, half of them children. Arab “solidarity” is a charade. Netanyahu declares global impunity. Diplomacy has failed; silence is complicity. #MyPiece National Herald, 21 September 2015.

Gaza’s children plan their funerals while global leaders issue empty communiqués. This isn’t failed diplomacy—it’s its moral bankruptcy. My latest op-ed in National Herald, 14 September 2025. #MyPiece

#Nepal | Whether the generals decide to rule directly or from behind the curtain, result is the same: the military is now the pivotal actor, the kingmaker if not the king. scroll.in/article/1086... For a betrayed generation this may feel like justice, but it's not a path to democracy. ✍️Ashok Swain

Nepal’s Gen Z revolt toppled corrupt leaders, but now the army and monarchy loom as “saviors.” Burning down a rotten system risks reviving the very powers that once strangled democracy. #NepalCrisis #GenZRevolt #MyPiece Here is my latest piece scroll.in/article/1086...

I tell Anadolu Agency how Modi's gamble of investing heavily in his personal chemistry with Trump has backfired, exposing India's fragility and forcing its foreign policy to seek balance. www.ain.az/az/article/2...

Spoke to LBC Radio today - Why Israeli attack on Doha is like India's attack on Pakistan - Illegal and counter productive.

Modi went to Tianjin under Trump's pressure, hugged Xi & Putin for photo-ops, and came back weaker. No gains on territory, trade, or Pakistan. A show of “strategic autonomy” that exposed India’s desperation. #MyPiece

Xi parades his nuclear weapons partners in Beijing - Russia, North Korea, and Pakistan!

How climate change interacts with transboundary waters to reshape the risks of conflict and cooperation - Policy paper I have written for TRENDS Research and Advisory (Abu Dhabi). trendsresearch.org/insight/tran...

Today, Professor @ashoswai.bsky.social spoke on transboundary #water #geopolitics at a conference in Abu Dhabi. The conference on #sustainable water #security is hosted by TRENDS Research & Advisory.