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• Belated, But Landmark Intervention Of The Supreme Court In The Places Of Worship Act, 1991 |

  7 December 2024, by Vijay Kumar

  December 13, 2024
  The Supreme Court

• Rough Edges of AI Technologies in Warfare | Manoj Kumar Mishra

  7 December 2024

  Breakthroughs in technology and their adoption in warfare are likely to cause more wars by enhancing states’ capabilities and expectations to deter and dominate their enemies and win wars against them by engendering perceptions that balance of power has shifted in their favour of them. Germany buoyed by its industrial success miscalculated its power and lost to the Soviet Union in World War II. New technologies can also bring in relative stability in the anarchy of International Politics (…)

• What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? And how did the Islamist group evolve into a key player in Syria

  7 December 2024

  December 2, 2024
  A major offensive has seen rebel groups in Syria retake the country

• The Syrian Conflict and the Rise of Extremism: Analyzing the Evolution, Strategies, and Regional Impact of Terrorist Organizations | Abdul Wasi Popalzay

  7 December 2024

  1. Introduction
  The Syrian Civil War, which began in 2011, has been a multifaceted conflict characterized by internal strife, foreign interventions, and sectarian divisions. Initially, protests against the Assad regime escalated into a full-scale civil war, leading to a power vacuum that allowed extremist organizations like ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) and HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) to rise to prominence (Khalid, 2022). These groups capitalized on the instability and (…)

• Winners and losers in Syria | M K Bhadrakumar

  7 December 2024, by M K Bhadrakumar

  December 8, 2024
  Iran and Russia are the two big losers in the ouster of Syria

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  Doctors from various countries demand immediate end to wars and guarantee safety of healthcare facilities in war zones

  7 December 2024

  INDIAN DOCTORS FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT (IDPD)
  139-E, Kicthlu Nagar,
  Ludhiana

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  Statement Against Martial law in South Korea | International Labour Network

  7 December 2024

  On 3 December, the South Korean President declared martial law. This was the first time martial law had been declared in 44 years. Despite pressure from the armed forces (helicopters and armoured vehicles near parliament, attempted intrusion by special forces), the members of the Korean parliament immediately voted to lift martial law. But this declaration of martial law illustrates the undemocratic nature of the regime.
  Proclamation No. 1 was issued, banning all political activities, (…)

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  Review of Breyfogle & Brown eds., Hydraulic Societies: Water, Power, and Control in East and Central Asian History | Jenia Mukherjee

  7 December 2024

  [fond noir][blanc]BOOK REVIEWblanc]fond noir]
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  Hydraulic Societies: Water, Power, and Control in East and Central Asian History
  by Nicholas B. Breyfogle, Philip C. Brown (Editors)
  Oregon State University Press
  2023. x + 249 pp
  (paper) ISBN 978-0-87071-237-1
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  Reviewed by Jenia Mukherjee
  What is water? Is it H2O or bottled profit

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  Bhavuk’s Review of Nehru’s India by Aditya Mukherjee

  7 December 2024

  [fond noir][blanc]BOOK REVIEWblanc]fond noir]
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  Nehru’s India: Past, Present and Future
  by Aditya Mukherjee
  Vintage Books
  Penguin (25 November 2024)
  Hardcover: 208 pages
  ISBN-10 : 0143471953
  ISBN-13 : 978-0143471950
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  Reviewed by Bhavuk
  An Appraisal of Nehru In Our Times
  Seeing the 14th of November pass uneventfully, one felt dejected that Nehru was not being discussed at such a crucial time for Indian democracy. Aditya Mukherjee’s book Nehru’s India: Past, (…)

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  The Parasol Women of Kerala | Papri Sri Raman

  7 December 2024, by Papri Sen Sri Raman

  [fond noir][blanc]BOOK REVIEWblanc]fond noir]
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  Revolution Within
  Nampudiri Women as Agents of Social Reform in Kerala
  by T K Anandi
  Tulika Books
  2024, 200 pages
  Hardcover ISBN 978-81-958394-8-3
  Price: Rs 850
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  THIS IS A story of lost agency. A story of the shadows under the lamp. Painstakingly crafted by T K Anandi, a meticulous gender researcher, now a consultant to Kerala