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Anita Pratap

Anita Pratap

Anita Pratap is an award-winning journalist, author and documentary film maker. She was the first journalist to interview LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran. She is a Contributing Editor of THE WEEK.

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Art, adversity, and the strength of the human spirit

Nobuyuki Tsujii, the blind piano prodigy, along with Paralympian Alexandra Truwit and opera singer Eli Hanssveen, showcase the immense power of the mind to overcome life's greatest challenges

By Anita Pratap November 30, 2025

Nvidia's $5 trillion leap: How AI is reshaping global economy

AI's meteoric rise, exemplified by Nvidia's staggering market valuation, highlights both unprecedented financial opportunities and critical ethical challenges

By Anita Pratap November 16, 2025

Weaponising justice: How Trump targets his political enemies

Donald Trump's retribution against political enemies, described with a chilling Stalinist refrain, marks a new era of weaponised justice

By Anita Pratap November 02, 2025

How autocrats and billionaires are reshaping the world

Hour of the Predator by Giuliano da Empoli reveals a new global order dominated by autocrats and populist billionaires, analysing the fundamental shifts in power dynamics and the disintegration of traditional ethics

By Anita Pratap October 19, 2025

Understanding Donald Trump’s psychology

Weaponising uncertainty is identified as a core psychological tactic of Donald Trump, allowing him to control situations and opponents by disrupting predictability and intensifying emotions

By Anita Pratap October 05, 2025

Why public perception of crime often contradicts official statistics

Broken windows theory explains how visible signs of disrepair and disorder in neighbourhoods can encourage criminal behaviour and reduce public safety. Despite official crime rates often declining, a rise in street-level offenses contributes to a widespread feeling of insecurity among citizens

By Anita Pratap September 21, 2025

Norway's oil riches: A blessing or a burden?

Norway's economic paradox is explored – how its immense oil wealth has led to unexpected challenges like stagnant wages and complacency

By Anita Pratap September 07, 2025

It’s Ukraine vs Zelensky

Critics argue that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s controversial new "authoritarian law" weakens anti-corruption institutions and protects his cronies

By Anita Pratap August 10, 2025

Trump's tariffs: Political weapons of mass destruction unveiled

Tariffs, under the Donald Trump administration, are exposed as political weapons rather than economic tools, particularly with the imposition of duties on Brazil for non-economic reasons related to the Jair Bolsonaro trial

By Anita Pratap July 27, 2025

Drone ballet over Ukraine

Gerbera drones, Russia's new jamming-proof drones, pose a significant threat to Ukraine. These analog-based drones are difficult to detect and have enabled Russia to make territorial gains, prompting Ukraine to develop countermeasures

By Anita Pratap July 13, 2025

War is an endemic

War is perpetual, may be avoidable, but not inconsequential

By Anita Pratap June 29, 2025

Ethics, out of the window

Corruption is criminal but also political

By Anita Pratap June 15, 2025

Donald Trump, the most powerful man in the world and the least original

Trump took his unoriginality from business to politics

By Anita Pratap June 01, 2025

In 15 years, British wages have grown only 2.2 per cent. Still want to migrate to the UK?

In this period, labour productivity grew by 5.9 per cent. Economists say the current level of stagnation was last seen in Britain in the 18thcentury

By Anita Pratap May 04, 2025

Is Donald Trump channelling ‘Wobbly Willie’ with his tariff war on the world?

Former president of the US, William McKinley, seems to have profoundly influenced POTUS Donald Trump, who recently announced tariffs on American trade partners

By Anita Pratap April 20, 2025
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