Battling Militancy
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In Meghalaya’s Garo Hills, a long-running insurgency has lost steam – but peace could prove elusive
Particularly if the government fails to bring about the promised development and lifts a 2014 ban on coal mining, analysts say.
Arunabh Saikia
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Nigeria: Boko Haram releases 82 schoolgirls kidnapped in April 2014
They were exchanged for an unknown number of prisoners after ‘lengthy negotiations’, the presidency said.
Scroll Staff
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Is absorbing former militants into state armed forces a good idea?
Kashmir and Nagaland show that unless accompanied by political reconciliation, this will not soften secession movements.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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In Saudi Arabia’s scaled-down plans for megacity across the desert – a warning sign for the future
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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Terror, separatism, rioting: NewsClick chargesheet makes sweeping allegations without clear proof
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Can AAP and Congress settle their differences to take on the BJP in Delhi?
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Nigeria: 21 Chibok girls reportedly freed by Boko Haram group
It is unclear how the girls were rescued, but they are believed to be with security services in Maiduguri city, 130 km from the town from where they were taken.
Scroll Staff
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Blast in Nigerian town kills 32, Boko Haram suspected
The militant group has attacked the town of Yola several times this year.
Scroll Staff
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Why Nigeria is turning to South African mercenaries to help fight Boko Haram
South Africans have a reputation for being among the best mercenaries in the world. It's no wonder Nigeria is turning to them.
Caroline Varin, The Conversation
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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