Palestine and Israel: Historical, Legal and Moral Issues

On 7 October, Hamas committed a war crime when in its attack on Israel, hundreds of civilians were killed, but since 1948 the scale of the crimes against the Palestinians repeatedly committed by Israel are many times larger. What can ensure peace in Palestine?▶24-Oct-2023
Rohini Hensman

November 3, 2023

On Palestine and Israel; Postcolonial conflcits in North East India; The rise of communism in Kerala; and more

Meo Yasin Khan: A Secularist, a Pluralist and a Peace Broker

The Meos of Mewat who suffered so much in the recent violence in Nuh, Haryana, have a history of seeking to live in peace. A writer discovers her grandfather from Mewat who fought for his community…
▶01-Nov-2023
Anisa Rahim

Colonial Lines and Postcolonial Conflicts in North East India

The incorporation of the North East into the Indian Union replicated the colonial order of administrating tribe and territory. The history of the region since has been of shots fired, initially…
▶31-Oct-2023
Jelle J.P. Wouters

Counting Tigers, Discounting Victims of Tiger Attacks

When people die in tiger attacks in the Sundarbans, the humane response would be to compensate their families. Instead, we see an opaque bureaucracy splitting hairs to deny justice to some of the…
▶30-Oct-2023
Megnaa Mehtta
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Palestine and Israel: Historical, Legal and Moral Issues

On 7 October, Hamas committed a war crime when in its attack on Israel, hundreds of civilians were killed, but since 1948 the scale of the crimes against the Palestinians repeatedly committed by…
▶24-Oct-2023
Rohini Hensman

Jan Vishwas Act, 2023: Symbol of a Broken Legislative Process

The Jan Vishwas Act, 2023 has amended 42 laws by decriminalising offences under them to improve the “ease of doing business”. While this would usually be a reason to celebrate, the legislation seems…
▶20-Oct-2023
Prashant Reddy T

A Forgotten Famine and the Rise of Communism in Kerala

Food shortages in Travancore during the Second World War led to tens of thousands of deaths. The scale of the mismanagement of relief wore thin the legitimacy of princely rule, setting the stage for…
▶18-Oct-2023
Aditya Balasubramanian

Making Sense of Recent Developments in the Indian Labour Market

The PLFS for 2022-23 reports the highest workforce participation rate and the lowest unemployment rate in the last six years. This has been the result of the entry of an increasing number of women…
▶17-Oct-2023
Akshit Arora

Mammoths in Musth

The phenomenon of musth, first systematically observed and recorded in ancient India, is now a thread running through a deep history of elephants.
▶16-Oct-2023
Thomas R. Trautmann

Why White Americans see the Brutality of Hamas but do not see the Brutalities Inflicted on the Palestinians

The reason why many decent Americans do not see the tragedy of the Palestinians is that Israel is doing to Palestine what white Americans did to the Native Americans.
▶16-Oct-2023
Tabish Khair

A ‘Captured’ Patent Office?

Three proposed amendments to the Patent Office Rules of 2003 reveal the power of business lobbying groups to bring about changes in India’s rules. If implemented, they will significantly dilute…
▶12-Oct-2023
Prashant Reddy T