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Often when a country is attacked by another country and two countries are at war, it is not realized adequately that people of both countries may not want this war which has been imposed on them due to factors beyond their control. This is particularly true in the context of unpopular wars. This is certainly true in the context of the ongoing Iran war.
According to available data, the Iran war of 2026 has been found in polls and surveys conducted among the people of the USA to be the most (…)

Abdullah Safdar (I believe) on the background of and reaction to the growth of communalism in British-controlled India as the movement for independence developed.
From: The Communist International, Vol. 4 No. 5. March 30, 1927
HINDU-MUSSULMAN antagonisms are a great obstacle to the organised struggle of the Indian nationalist movement. This movement has been experiencing a decline since the end of 1922. In 1920 and 1921 it was a serious menace to British imperialism in India. For the (…)

"Only communication grounded in reason can create legitimate power."

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Foreign Policy Decision Making In India : A Political Psychological Perspective
by S. S. Patagundi
Rawat Publications
2025, Pp 201, Price: Rs 1095
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This above book by Dr. Patagundi, former Professor of Political Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad, is the product of his research as a Senior Fellow of the Indian Council of Sicial Science Research(ICSSR), New Delhi, a few years ago. The book is actually brought out by the (…)

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Farewell Kabul: From Afghanistan To A More Dangerous World
by Christina Lamb
William Collins
2015
640 pages
ISBN-10 : 0007256922
ISBN-13 : 978-0007256921
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At a time when Donald Trump appears to have fallen in love with Pakistan

A 76-year-old politician brainwashed a 79-year-old right-wing businessman to kill a 86-year-old religious leader on 1 March 2026. Who else died? A hundred and sixty-five little girls (7-12 year-olds) at the Minab primary school, a civilian site admitted by an official US investigation. On 4 March, a US submarine torpedoes an Iranian warship

(India Press Agency, March 3, 2026) Dr. Gargi Chakravartty, eminent historian and a leading figure of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) passed away in Kolkata on March 2. She was 78. Her husband famous journalist Sumit Chakravartty passed away only last year. She has left behind a son who is a television mediaperson with Prasar Bharti.
Gargi, called Tanya in her younger days, was the daughter of one of the lading communist families of the undivided Bengal. Her mother was (…)

Dear Rahul Gandhi,
You are well aware that tensions between two nuclear-armed states are escalating toward the brink of war. I am writing this letter for two primary reasons. First, I am convinced of the futility of expecting a regime obsessed with extreme warmongering to take the initiative for nuclear disarmament. Second, I wish to remind you of the Action Plan for a Nuclear-Weapon-Free and Non-Violent World Order presented by your esteemed father, Rajiv Gandhi, nearly four decades ago. (…)

We are in the midst of mini-World War after Putin