War

Fragile Peace, War, and the People on the Border

The most recent round of India-Pakistan hostilities reaffirmed a stark truth—for border residents, war is a zero-sum game. They gain nothing, but lose their safety, property, livelihoods, and even…
▶30-May-2025
Nazir Ahmad Mir

Dehumanisation in a Time of War Hysteria

The loyalty-treachery divide in India silences voices of peace at home. State propaganda merges with public discourse, and war’s influence permeates civilian thought. By dehumanising people into…
▶21-May-2025
Anand Teltumbde

Ukraine Changed, As Did They: The Human Cost of War

Conversations with a handful of Ukrainian women from which this account is woven, throw light on the grim reality most ordinary Ukrainians have had to live through since Russia attacked the country…
▶28-Mar-2023
Rishabh Kachroo

Again an Age of Empire

The world is back in an ‘Age of Empire’. There are now Four Empires—the West or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, China, India, and Russia, all motivated by securing naked power and putting…
▶10-Oct-2022
Joan Martinez-Alier

The Burden of Conflict that Women of Kashmir Bear

Women face an unequal burden from the conflict in Kashmir. As state and society turn against them, circumstances force them to renegotiate their positions and even their consciousness.
▶27-Apr-2021
Tarushikha Sarvesh
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Book Review

The Other Indians of the First World War

The Allied victory in the First World War was won on the back of the labour of non-combatant ‘coolies’, whose deployment allowed for swift mobilisation across fronts. A new book narrates the story of…
▶09-Feb-2021
Vipul Dutta

Remembering The Second World War in North East India

The Second World War is memorialised in the North East through narratives of Allied and Japanese veterans, nationalism, and war tourism. Lost in the process is how the war and issues of post-war…
▶12-Nov-2020
Deepak Naorem

After Balakot: India-Pakistan Relations Heading Nowhere

The ‘all or nothing’ policy that the Narendra Modi government has followed towards Pakistan has failed. Bilateral relations have deteriorated and violence in Kashmir is at a new high. Now all hopes…
▶01-May-2019
Happymon Jacob