War And Conflict
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Anand Patwardhan: Breaking the shackles of the Military Industrial Complex
All those who make and sell weapons and promote the hatred that makes them profitable, must be defanged physically and ideologically.
Anand Patwardhan
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What do William Shakespeare’s plays tell us about war?
The playwright places the blame for unjust and destructive wars squarely on the heads of morally fallible military officers.
Robert White, The Conversation
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What philosopher Immanuel Kant’s ‘Toward Perpetual Peace’ has to do with the war in Ukraine
A 1795 essay holds the tenets to stopping the Russian invasion of Ukraine (and future wars).
Paul Formosa, The Conversation
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Russia’s involvement in Kazakhstan seems straight out of Putin’s Ukraine playbook
In both countries, the Russian government explained its military presence as appropriate and requested by a legitimate government.
Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation
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A decade after Sri Lanka’s civil war, Tamil women are leading the fight to reclaim their lands
The decades-long war had forced tens of thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils to flee their homes.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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US-Iran stand-off: Even as tensions de-escalate, unresolved issues could lead to a flare-up
Trump can now boast to his re-energised base that his action in eliminating Soleimani has made Americans safer.
Ian Parmeter, The Conversation
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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US ‘war on terror’ killed around 5 lakh people in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, says study
The actual number is likely to be higher since there are ‘limits in reporting’, the study said.
Scroll Staff
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War once helped build nations, now it tears them down
For emerging nations, the aftermath of the wars imparted important shared experiences too. Defeat could be even more unifying than victory.
Mark Kukis
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‘1971 all over again’: Memories of war of independence drive Bangladeshis to help Rohingya refugees
Bangladeshis feel they owe it to help those fleeing persecution as they too had sought refuge in India during the war with Pakistan.
Tejshree Thapa
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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‘I will never vote again’: Kashmiri man used as ‘human shield’ describes his journey of humiliation
Farooq Dar said that he defied calls to boycott Sunday’s bye-poll. He ended up being paraded through several villages, strapped to the front of an Army jeep.
Rayan Naqash
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Kashmir viral video: How a man headed to a death ritual found himself strapped to an army vehicle
Rashtriya Rifles officer admits that he intended to use a resident of Chil Bras village as a human shield, senior officials say.
Rayan Naqash & Saikat Datta
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Kashmir ‘human shield’ video: The facts remain unclear – but the practice is banned even in Israel
Indian Army launches investigation into video showing a man tied to the front of a moving military jeep.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
The Field
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals