From a Foucauldian perspective, knowledge is power. Knowledge engenders power and is in turn, produced, controlled and circulated by power. Its production and transmission being necessarily mediated with thinking and the use of language, knowledge can dispense with neither. Furthermore, it is not possible to think without the mediation of language. Hence, knowledge is doubly linguistic in structure. A Derridean point of view asserts that language is metaphorical through and through. Therefore, knowledge is metaphorical and as a result, power itself works through metaphors. On the other hand, a given metaphor has got, at least, the faintest claim to truth and therefore, at least, the minimum amount of will to power. This study is an attempt to show how power is, inevitably, metaphorical, and how metaphors interfere with the workings of power. It applies the metaphoricity of power and power-relevancy of metaphor to My Last Duchess by Robert Browning and Best Looking Girl in Town by Thyra Samter W1I1Slow to show what role literature, as a domain rich in metaphors, plays with respect to a given power structure.

Metallic coatings are highly attractive due to their visual appeal and widespread use in various industries, particularly in automotive applications. However, their complex angle-dependent optical behavior poses challenges for accurate characterization. In this study, 308 Pantone metallic samples were systematically evaluated using a spectrophotometer, a goniospectrophotometer, a goniophotometer, and a gloss meter at various angles. The results revealed that specular gloss and Reflected Specular Peak (RSPEC) exert the most significant influence on lightness, while the distinctness of the image showed weak correlation in semi-matte samples. Overall, the findings highlight that combining geometrical attributes with lightness parameters offers a reliable approach for understanding and predicting the appearance of metallic coatings in industrial applications.

An assessment of the developments in Indo-American relations reveals the numerous ups and downs in the relations between the two countries. Since 1990 and after developments in the global economy and adoption of a market-based economic policy by India, however, New Delhi has moved toward restructuring its relations with Washington. In addition, the US policy of developing economic relations with emerging economies during the Clinton’ s administration paved the way for Washington to reorient its perceptions toward India. Despite political and strategic considerations of George W. Bush’ s administration and later developments in mutual relations between the US and India, any long-term perspective of cooperation between the two countries should concentrate on economic and strategic objectives. Based on this argument, the present article has endeavored to take advantage of qualitative methodology in order to analyze the relation between economic convergence and strategic logic which has not only resulted in the enhancement of economic flourishment but also has strengthened the strategic objectives of the two countries. What are the effects of global economic developments on the Indo-American relations? In answering this question, we can raise this hypothesis that economic developments and global markets have resulted in interdependency and proximity between India and the US. They have also contributed to further flexibilities by both countries while highlighting the importance of alliances for attaining strategic objectives. The findings of the article indicate that the United States’ need to international partners for creating supporting associations and the India’ s efforts to obtain strategic autonomy through cooperation with the US and, concurrently, immunization of this restructuring by embarking on closer relations with other countries is tantamount to interdependence and unprecedented expansion of relations between New Delhi and Washington.