Nuclear Race
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From Ukraine to India, reminders of the urgent need to work towards a denuclearised world
The journey from nuclear power to denuclearisation requires us to be cognisant of the horrors of radioactive life in which breathing itself is undemocratic.
Aleks Wansbrough & Om Prakash Dwivedi
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While no one was watching, India worked to position itself as a responsible nuclear-powered nation
India has overcome international obstacles to develop its nuclear arsenal.
Debalina Ghoshal
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North Korea says it will ‘never give up’ nuclear weapons as long as the US continues its ‘blackmail’
Pyongyang claimed it faced constant ‘nuclear threat and war drills’ by Washington and its ‘vassal forces’.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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Varanasi poll: As 33 nominations are rejected, eight applicants allege that the process was rigged
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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Ramachandra Guha: How would Vallabhbhai Patel have viewed the BJP’s pernicious misuse of his legacy?
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What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj
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North Korea fires ballistic missile that can reach all of US, Kim Jong-un declares nuclear statehood
The launch came days after Washington imposed fresh sanctions on Pyongyang.
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North Korea H-bomb test: United States wants UN vote on new sanctions and oil embargo
America wants the UNSC to impose an oil embargo on North Korea, ban its textile exports, hiring of its labourers abroad, and to freeze Kim Jong Un’s assets.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: How North Korea’s aggressive nuclear programme has put the world on edge
A brief history of the country’s rising nuclear ambition and how it impacts us all.
Scroll & Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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Donald Trump says ‘major, major conflict possible’ with North Korea: Report
The US President said his administration would love to solve the standoff over nuclear weapons diplomatically, but that it was difficult.
Scroll Staff
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Not just Trump: Indo-Pak tensions have also pushed the nuclear Doomsday Clock closer to midnight
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists says the world is closer to catastrophe than at any time since 1953.
Kumar Sundaram
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North Korea’s nuclear test deepens Chinese dilemma
While Pyongyang continues to be a troublemaker, Beijing can ill afford to abandon its neighbour for historic and geopolitical reasons.
Shim Jae Hoon
The Reel
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury