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Table of Contents - Mainstream, Vol 63 No 20, May 17, 2025
17 May 2025* Feminists from India and Pakistan Issue Call for Peace and Dialogue
* The CAA and the Eroded Public Sphere: A Media Content Analysis through Chomsky and Habermas | Sunit Singh and Anjali Sidhwani
* Obituary: The Death Of Joseph Nye Sounds Requiem For Soft Power | Vijay Kumar -
Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, May 17, 2025
17 May 2025Letter to Readers, Mainstream
Dial Down the War Talk, Time to Talk Peace
The recent ceasefire on the border between India and Pakistan is still holding. The sound of artillery guns & drones is gone, but the social fires that were lit in an atmosphere of war-mongering and hostility towards Pakistan have not died down. The focus of ruling Hindutva nationalists is to extract full political advantage from the recent military confrontation with Pakistan, to target critics or people from (…) -
Will this ceasefire last | Faraz Ahmad
17 May 2025, by Faraz AhmadCessation of war anywhere in the world, whoever might have intervened and said halt, is welcome, even if the whistle blower is some illiterate pompous ruler of a nation full of monetary wealth but somewhat lacking in finesse and intellect.
It is true that the terror attack from across our western border in Pahalgam identifying and killing non-Muslims tourists was too dastardly to be forgiven. Never mind that among those killed was also a Christian and a Kashmiri Muslim, trying to save the (…) -
How can India and Pakistan Avoid High Risk Situations in Future | Bharat Dogra
17 May 2025, by Bharat DograWhile just now there is a widespread feeling of relief that a much bigger potential disaster has been averted due to the clinching of an early ceasefire, thanks to the wisdom displayed at a crucial juncture by the leaders of India and Pakistan, this feeling of relief is also tinged by the serious concern that the two countries had come perilously close to a full-blown war. India and Pakistan should not only keep way from war, in addition they should also strive to avoid getting so close to (…)
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India
17 May 2025May 7, 2025
While the Indus Waters Treaty has survived three India-Pakistan wars, the pattern of interaction between the two countries on sharing the waters of the Indus Basin has been conflictual rather than cooperative.
As the conflict escalates post Operation Sindoor [1], it is pertinent how India recalibrates the link between water and terrorism.
Some claim India has weaponised the Indus Waters Treaty by putting it in -
The CAA and the Eroded Public Sphere: A Media Content Analysis through Chomsky and Habermas | Sunit Singh and Anjali Sidhwani
17 May 2025This article argues that the selected Indian media outlets have failed to develop a public sphere in the Habermasian sense [1], where rational-critical debate among private individuals about matters of public concern can flourish. Instead, the media landscape is marked by the reproduction of pre-established narratives, emotional framing, and ideological reinforcement. Drawing on Chomsky
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Take A Break! | Pratishtha Pandya
17 May 2025by Pratishtha Pandya *
I AM SO GLAD, YOU ARE ASLEEP. I have asked your mother to recover your phone from your room and bin it. On your mother