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.
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 perpetual, may be avoidable, but not inconsequential
By Anita Pratap June 29, 2025
Trump took his unoriginality from business to politics
By Anita Pratap June 01, 2025
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
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