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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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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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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Vinesh, Anshu, Reetika secure Paris 2024 quotas for India
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events