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1 Year Later, Sri Lanka’s Struggle Continues
On the first anniversary of the people’s uprising, the spirit of dissent among Sri Lankan citizens remains strong. Sri Lanka marked the first anniversary of the…
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In Mizoram, A Refugee Crisis Highlights Mizo Tribal Affinities and Hostility
Shared Zo identity has Mizos extending hospitality to Chin and Kuki-Chin refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh. More remarkable is that Chakmas, mistreated by the Mizo majority…
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A Fading ‘Brand Modi’ Has Forced an Overconfident BJP to Redraw Poll Strategy
Holding 500 constituency-level rallies, contacting 5 lakh ‘influential’ families, organising a ‘Vikas Tirth’ to drum up support for the government's work and tying up with friendly…
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As Imran Khan’s Populism Goes Bust, Pakistan’s Hybrid Regime Remains Mired in Crisis
The cricketer’s dramatic rise to and treacherous fall from power is not an exceptional phenomenon. It is essentially a replay of the fate of successive protégés…
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Where Are the Women in Pakistan’s Politics?
As the country gears up for fiercely controversial polls in October, what are the prospects for women’s political participation in Pakistan? When I was in fourth…
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India and China’s Rivalry is Reshaping South Asia
Home to almost two billion people, some of the world’s most dynamic economies, and important shipping routes, South Asia is a crucial geopolitical arena and the…
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India’s Foreign Policy on Pak: No Talking, and no Handshakes
We have just hosted the foreign minister of Pakistan, a young dynast of the sort India is familiar with. His mother, who was Prime Minister, was…
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Conspiracy Theories Swirl Around Sikh Separatist Amritpal Singh Sandhu
Amritpal Singh Sandhu is no longer on the run. Since March, the 30-year-old proponent of an independent Sikh state—to be carved from India’s Punjab province—had eluded…
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On Hinduism, Hindutva and Hate
Some may say that no conclusion can be drawn about crores of Hindus on the basis of these incidents. But Hindus should honestly ask whether they…
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Troubled Ties
THE outlook for Pakistan-India relations remains troubled. The prolonged diplomatic imp¬asse persists, characterised by new irritants that have added to long-standing disagreements and disputes. When India,…
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Why is Modi So Scared of History Textbooks?
The PM’s party is editing textbooks to create a fantasy of India as a Hindu-only nation that has always been loving and just. Truth be damned.…
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Terrorism and Election
THE ongoing political crisis in the country is turning ugly and chaotic. It is slowly undercutting any trust or hope people still repose in the state…