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Symbiosis International University to host Conference on International Relations

India and Development Partnerships in Asia and Africa: Towards a New Paradigm Symbiosis International University to host Conference on International Relations India and Development Partnerships in Asia and Africa: Towards a New Paradigm Pune, December 11, 2013 – Symbiosis International University (SIU) today announced that it would hold a seminar International Relations Conference on December …

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BJP solicits foreign funding

Politics & Political Commentary / By Vidyut

The online donation form on BJP websites openly accepts payments from People of Indian Origin, who are essentially not Indian Citizens and thus can’t legally donate to political parties in India.

A democratic solution for Kashmir

General, National / By Vidyut

Disclaimer: I see Kashmir as a part of India as a geographic reality. If it becomes free, I will see it as free. I refuse to cater to bullshit that treats Kashmir as a separate country before it becomes one. This goes for separatists who don’t like me calling Kashmiris Indian and this goes for …

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The tragic irony of Muslim protests

Religion and Phiosophy, Radicalization / By Vidyut

There is little point writing beyond this. Muslims protest. Whatever it is, they protest. Protests turn violent. People condemn. Then it is an insult of Islam. This rubbish cycle continues forever… Today, when news hit that a Berlin court has allowed a rightwing extremist organization to use cartoons of Mohammed during their protest; I remembered …

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What about Balochistan?

National / By Vidyut

The Baloch are sitting ducks. With the sea on one side, and Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, they literally have nowhere to go. The world watches in horror as a steady trickle of deaths flows through the news on a daily basis. I call it “The Baloch Black” in my mind – the season’s color, except …

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While the world strategized…

Uncategorized / By Vidyut

A few days ago, a news report by the BBC caught my eye. It said the Red Cross reported some 800,000 people as disabled by the ongoing war in Afghanistan. It struck me as odd, since I didn’t think Afghanistan was such a large country. So I saved the link to check up and found …

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Disabled by war – how many? Need help from journos

Uncategorized / By Vidyut

Recently, the BBC published a video report by Karen Zarindast about the number of people disabled by war in Afghanistan. They quote the Red Cross as the source of their figures: Decades of war have left some 800,000 people disabled in Afghanistan. The Red Cross, has seven centres across the country helping them out. A centre in …

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Self immolations and the unconscious mind

Human rights, Democracy / By Vidyut

Sunny Singh makes a very intriguing and perceptive observation about the Arab Spring and the rash of self-immolations that it brought. She points out that while self-immolation is known culturally in say India or among the Tibetan Buddhists, it is a very important taboo in Islam. Not only is suicide forbidden, but mutilating a body …

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Some thoughts on Pakistan and Independent Kashmir

National / By Vidyut

When I wrote my post on Kashmiri Pandits, a friend responded privately with a nugget of political insight – before the ethnic cleansing, Kashmiri Pandits did favor independence over merger with India. If that is true, then Pakistan did Kashmir a grave disservice by sponsoring the butchers who devastated them and turned them firmly pro-India. …

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