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Army personnel recovering arms and ammunition during a joint operation with the Manipur Police, the CRPF, and the BSF, in Churachandpur on September 12.

Manipur: Caught in a lethal crossfire of historical animosities and modern weaponry

The unchecked spread of arms has emboldened various ethnic groups and insurgent factions, intensifying violence and undermining attempts at peace.

Greeshma Kuthar

In Koilwar town in Bihar, Hindus and Muslims have managed to live in harmony for nearly eight decades due to a truce established during Partition.

An oral pact from Partition era preserves harmony in this small Bihar town

Agreement made 75 years ago guarantees Muslims safety in exchange for refraining from cow slaughter, creating a model of peaceful coexistence.

A letter to Tolstoy and Gandhi

How the Russian writer’s critique of colonialism influenced Gandhi’s philosophy and foresaw the pitfalls of pseudo-religion and scientific rationality

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee

Antimicrobial resistance is a huge threat—new deal offers hope

The decision by world leaders to boost efforts to fight AMR is a big step forward in the battle against this major health threat.

The injectables Ozempic and Wegovy, and tablet Rybelsus, are all based on the same drug and made and marketed by the same company, Novo Nordisk.

Wegovy weight loss: The science and the hype of supplements

Originally intended for obesity, Wegovy and Ozempic are now popular for weight loss. Here’s what you need to know about their use.

Why Ambedkar rejected Gandhi’s idea of Dalit emancipation

He rebuffed Gandhi’s Harijan Sevak Sangh, viewing it as a paternalistic tool that reinforced caste Hindu dominance rather than empowering Dalits.

Anand Teltumbde

Kashmir Assembly Election 2024

Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami, Kashmir’s Communist stalwart, faces toughest test yet

Redrawn boundaries, defecting allies, and resurgent rivals: Tarigami’s political journey faces unprecedented threats in Kashmir’s changing landscape.

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September 19, 1960: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan sign a treaty for the distribution of the Indus Basin waters.

The Indus Waters Treaty faces a perfect storm

Having endured all ebbs and flows in the India-Pakistan relationship so far, the IWT must now find a way out of the existing politico-legal quagmire.

Bashir Ali Abbas

Carl Linnaeus, in a 1775 painting by Alexander Roslin. Linnaeus’ system could absorb the global scatter of plants. Explorers brought back forests entire, and here at last was a method to catalogue them. Once named, plants from anywhere became Europeanised as the rightful botany of Empire.

Linnaeus’ taxonomy and the roots of scientific bias

His plant classification system, based on sexual characteristics, reinforced binary gender concepts and facilitated colonial botanical appropriation.

Kashmir was decked up in spring colours, with buds bursting forth into flowers, suggesting a fresh lease of life.

Matters of the heart: A reverie on the banks of the Jhelum

A cogitation on the meaning of love while standing under an ageing chinar in militarised Kashmir.

Army personnel recovering arms and ammunition during a joint operation with the Manipur Police, the CRPF, and the BSF, in Churachandpur on September 12.

Manipur: Caught in a lethal crossfire of historical animosities and modern weaponry

The unchecked spread of arms has emboldened various ethnic groups and insurgent factions, intensifying violence and undermining attempts at peace.

Greeshma Kuthar

Pakistan Rangers (in black uniforms) and Border Security Force soldiers during the lowering of the flag ceremony at the Attari-Wagah Border on December 4, 2022.

Dark tunnel, elusive light: India-Pakistan diplomacy locked in a strategic stasis

The countries are yet to resume diplomatic ties that were broken after Jammu and Kashmir’s status was changed in 2019. Islamabad may need to initiate.

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