NUCLEAR APOCALYPSE
Our present and terrifying danger
NUCLEAR APOCALYPSE : Our present and terrifying danger

With the tension between India-Pakistan rising, Darryl D’Monte reports a recent discussion about the confrontation between these two nuclear states.

#National Security #Government
DOCTRINAL DISCONNECT
Modi worsens India’s doctrinal muddle

In light of events in Pathankot, Firdaus Ahmed analyses Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech, given to the military brass last month at the Combined Commanders’ conference aboard the INS Vikramaditya, on the way forward with Pakistan.

#Firdaus Ahmed #National Security #OP-ED #Subcontinental Musings
VIOLENCE AND ACTIVISM
Manipuri mothers want an end to the killings

The International Day of Peace, celebrated on September 21 every year, has little meaning for people living in conflict areas. Like the Manipuri women, Anjulika Thingnam talks to, who feel that decades-old violence in Manipur has not only increased but taken many different forms.

#Gender Violence #Law and Order #MANIPUR
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Indo-Pak talks: Getting past the eyewash

The calling off of talks between India and Pakistan is being attributed to the latter’s interactions with separatists, with an extended reference to incursions along the LoC. Firdaus Ahmed digs beyond the obvious to highlight the more likely cause behind the move.

#Firdaus Ahmed #Government #OP-ED #Subcontinental Musings
CONFLICT ZONE REALITIES
Women along the LoC: Battling climate change and landmines

For women living along the conflict-ridden borders of Kashmir, caught between cross fire and attempts to check infiltration, the threat of landmines is a constant reality, made worse now by environmental degradation. Chetna Verma’s tales expose their rising vulnerability.

#Climate #Women #J & K
REMEMBERING MADIBA
Moments with Mandela: Meeting South Africa's Gandhi
As the world mourns the loss of one of history's most remarkable leaders, Devaki Jain reminisces the occasions when she met Nelson Mandela and dwells on the qualities that set him apart.
#Human Rights
DEEP TALK WITH RAMACHANDRA GUHA
When riots are tools, where does secularism stand?
DEEP TALK WITH RAMACHANDRA GUHA : When riots are tools, where does secularism stand?
As the spectre of communal violence raises its ugly head yet again in the build-up towards elections, India Together talks to Ramachandra Guha to explore the threats to the secular imagination in India and the hopes for religious pluralism in the democracy.
#Interviews #Law and Order #Ramachandra Guha #A historian's view
'ART' OF RESISTANCE
Protests get creative in Kashmir
'ART' OF RESISTANCE : Protests get creative in Kashmir
Forced, politicised moves to spread the message of peace and love through high profile cultural events may fall flat on the ground in Kashmir, but the Valley is certainly witnessing newer, creative and artistic modes of resistance against issues of concern. Freny Maneksha reports.
#Culture #J & K
TELANGANA AFTERMATH
Why Assam burns again
TELANGANA AFTERMATH : Why Assam burns again
The recent nod to Telangana has led to unrest and violence anew in Assam, where several groups have been struggling for their respective states for decades. Ratna Bharali Talukdar looks at the current situation in the context of the long and checkered movements for statehood in the region.
#Law and Order #Government #ASSAM
WAR ON TERROR
Can we have the truth, please?
Circumstances surrounding the death of alleged terrorist Khalid Mujahid in UP underline how sloppy investigations and a bias for emotion instead of facts have dented the credibility of the fight against terror. Puja Awasthi fears that such half truths will only feed the evil of terrorism further.
#Justice System #Human Rights #UTTAR PRADESH
OPINION/MEDIA
Terror reporting reveals gaping holes

The pervasive tendency to speculate and insinuate involvement of individuals and selective groups in instances of terror, without authentication or references to source of information, is not only an unfair attack on those implicated but against the very essence of journalism. Ammu Joseph elaborates.

#Ammu Joseph #The Press #Media #Voices unheard
IMPHAL KILLINGS TRIGGER MASSIVE LOCKDOWN
Manipur schools closure: boycott enters third month
IMPHAL KILLINGS TRIGGER MASSIVE LOCKDOWN : Manipur schools closure: boycott enters third month
For over two months, young Manipuris have boycotted schools and colleges in the state. Two killings in broad daylight in Imphal, including one allegedly custodial, have resulted in the deadlock. Thingnam Anjulika Samom has more.
#Education #MANIPUR
PRE-EMPTING WAR
Wanted: A peace movement
PRE-EMPTING WAR : Wanted: A peace movement
Arguing against the nuclear enclave and its retainers is a kind of national service, and we must press on, no matter how futile it may appear at times, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
#Firdaus Ahmed #National Security #OP-ED #Subcontinental Musings
TOXIC MIX OF CORRUPTION AND MILITANCY
In the cross fire between security and insurgency
TOXIC MIX OF CORRUPTION AND MILITANCY : In the cross fire between security and insurgency
Plenty of criticism has been levelled at excess use of force and abuse of human rights by the Army in Manipur. And yet, with much infighting and corruption, insurgents themselves have lost the moral high ground, writes Surekha Sule.
#Guest Opinions #MANIPUR
GEO-POLITICS
Military cooperation with the US: A mixed bag

A future government that is without the check of a strong opposition could strike out on a course that is markedly divergent from India's past record of abstinence from geo-political conflicts, writes Firdaus Ahmed.

#Firdaus Ahmed #OP-ED #Subcontinental Musings

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