Jairam Ramesh flags ecological damage, tribal rights issues and transparency gaps in Great Nicobar project, questioning government’s claims.

"I don't think climate alarmism is the answer." - Gerard Holland⁠ ⁠ From offshore funding networks to the economic costs of unreliable renewables, this episode explores how Australia’s energy policy has been shaped by overseas interests—and what’s at stake if the country doesn’t change course.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read, watch or listen to more here: https://quillette.com/2025/11/29/how-foreign-funding-is-shaping-australias-energy-debate-quillette-cetera-ep-58/ ⁠ #energyjustice #energypolicy #developmentdebate #energypoverty #baseloadpower #nuclearenergy #cleanenergyfuture #reliableenergy

"Energy policy is a social justice issue." - Gerard Holland⁠ ⁠ Energy policy isn’t just a technical debate—it’s a social justice issue. Access to cheap, reliable power transforms lives, builds stable economies, and lifts communities out of poverty.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read, watch or listen to more here: https://quillette.com/2025/11/29/how-foreign-funding-is-shaping-australias-energy-debate-quillette-cetera-ep-58/ ⁠ #energyjustice #energypolicy #developmentdebate #energypoverty #baseloadpower #nuclearenergy #cleanenergyfuture #reliableenergy #infrastructurematters #globaldevelopment #australiapolitics #southafricaenergy #povertyalleviation #coalpower #naturalgasenergy #energytransition2025 #economicsandpolicy #quillettemedia #policydiscussion #modernity

A nuanced analysis of Pakistan’s early state formation, highlighting insecurity, political choices, and the roots of centralization.

A critical review of Land Power examining land ownership, inequality, colonial legacies, and limits of land-based justice today.

Lysander residents are challenging a proposal to build a large data center, prompting the Town Board to consider a moratorium on such projects. A group of residents, identifying themselves as “Citizens Against Lysander Data Center,” has launched a petition urging the immediate implementation of a moratorium. The petition follows a developer's submission of plans for

Montek Singh Ahluwalia suggests splitting large states like Uttar Pradesh to boost urbanization and proposes developing tier-2 towns into "near-metros." Speaking at Invest Karnataka 2025, he also addr...