Pinnedmithun vasanthakumarIt is a rather muggy summer afternoon south of the Tropic of cancer in Kannur ,as I sit and ponder…As for me,’social distancing’ has been my way of life since the past couple of years .Hence I don’t find the urgent need to find something…8 min read·May 2, 2022----
mithun vasanthakumarRocky road ahead for China’s middle kingdom dreamsIndian disco king Bappi Lahiri’s 1982 hit musical piece “jimmy” from the Mithun Chakraborty starrer ‘disco dancer’ has boomed in China all…8 min read·Nov 21, 2022----
mithun vasanthakumarThe Macroeconomic crisis in Sri LankaA macroeconomic crisis has left Sri Lanka reeling and given rise to political uncertainty and civil unrest. The impending fallout of the…6 min read·Nov 21, 2022----
mithun vasanthakumarGeopolitical contestations in the quantum realm : A wake up call for IndiaIn 2017, a group of scientists based in Delingha and Lijiang in China, with the help of the national satellite ‘Micius’ conducted the first…6 min read·Oct 19, 2022----
mithun vasanthakumarTaiwan : Geoeconomics over geopoliticsThe recent highly publicized visit of US house speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan added fuel to the fire of the discourse around the return of…4 min read·Oct 18, 2022----
mithun vasanthakumarNFTs: value out of air ?Pepe the frog is a popular internet meme. The dull green sombre looking amphibian, featured in multiple memes adopted by the alt-right in…4 min read·May 13, 2022----
mithun vasanthakumarThe global multisectoral fallout of the Ukraine warIndia’s many states are reeling from power cuts. While an unprecedented power crisis sweeps a subcontinent sitting sweating, it would serve…4 min read·May 6, 2022----
mithun vasanthakumarMy very first medium storyI’ve relied on medium to gain insights on a large number of topics, from fighter airplanes, to public policy to the civil services exams…1 min read·May 2, 2022----