Amid rising tensions, the Dalai Lama affirms only Tibetans can decide his reincarnation-rejecting China’s interference. Former diplomat Rajesh Raina breaks down the spiritual, historical, and political dimensions of this high-stakes succession battle. Will Beijing name a rival Dalai Lama? Who will the world recognize?

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There’s a dramatic twist unfolding in the Middle East and it's not the war you're thinking of.Israel launched an airstrike campaign inside Syria, claiming it’s “protecting the Druze minority.” But weeks ago, the same Israel was reportedly in peace talks with Damascus. So what changed? Why did Israel suddenly strike Syria's Defence Ministry in Damascus?Is Benjamin Netanyahu trying to force normalization by manufacturing a crisis?Where does Trump stand on this and is the U.S. secretly pulling strings on both sides? And more importantly: is Syria being played, again?In this episode of Grey Zone, Ananya Dutta takes you inside the Druze flashpoint, Israel’s shifting strategy, and the high-stakes diplomacy cloaked as war.

July 2025. Floods in Texas. Fires in California. Subways submerged in New York. America’s climate crisis is here, and its infrastructure is collapsing under the weight of it.In this Grey Zone episode, Ananya Dutta asks the uncomfortable questions: Why is the richest country on Earth so unprepared for the storms it knew were coming? Why are roads, bridges, and buildings from the 1960s still holding the line in 2025? And why does the U.S. spend nearly 20 times more on its military than it does on climate resilience?We break down the numbers from the $886 billion defense budget to the mere $44–50 billion set aside for climate adaptation. We show you what happens when climate change meets outdated systems and denial meets disaster.

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