Friday, March 29, 2024

Opinion

Gangs, kidnappings, murders: Why thousands of Rohingya are desperately trying to escape refugee camps by boats

Ruth Wells, UNSW Sydney and Max William Loomes, UNSW Sydney Late last week, a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees fleeing a squalid camp in Bangladesh capsized off the coast of...

Electoral Bonds: A game theoretic enquiry into who gains at whose cost?

Shirin Akhter and Vijender Singh Chauhan The debate around electoral bonds in India has brought to the fore a...

Should you be concerned about flying on Boeing planes?

Doug Drury, CQUniversity Australia The American aerospace giant Boeing has been synonymous with safe air travel for decades. Since...

Watching ‘Dune’ from the East

Second part of the 'Dune' film series, adapted from Frank Herbert’s novel of the same title and directed by Denis Villeneuve with a stellar cast of globally acclaimed actors like Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya and Javier Bardem, is gaining attention worldwide. Rising Box office collections and high ratings have made it a remarkable success. 

WTO conference ends in division and stalemate – does the global trade body have a viable future?

Jane Kelsey, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The 13th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi...

G20: Xi Jinping’s snub of summit latest in escalation of ambition between two assertive powers

Dheeraj Paramesha, University of Hull It might be tempting to connect Xi Jinping’s refusal to attend the G20 summit in India with continuing border tensions. These reached a peak recently...

Delhi as a site of aesthetic governmentality and its invisible citizenship

Nafis Haider and Firdaus Raza It is not a new practice to hide away what we perceive as bad and ugly when any guest arrives. It is not something we...
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Jawan: A pastiche no-brainer Bollywood has ever seen?

The film had no unwanted glamour songs objectifying women, no caste-based punch-down humor, and no unnecessary forced punchlines attacking any faith, in short, nothing politically incorrect that added to existing stereotypes about marginalized communities.

“Tribal Bachao Andolan” in J&K is exposing BJP’s Tribal, Pasmanda outreach

Sarfraz Ahmed & Sajid Choudhary  In their repeated claims, the BJP shows concern about tribals and Pasmanda Muslims. In a post-budget webinar on 'Reaching the Last Mile', Prime Minister Narendra...
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Epistemicide: Erasing contributions of Muslim intellect in India

Genocide of a community often involves demonization, name changes, and history erasure. In India, open calls for Muslim genocide are being made with impunity. Epistemicide is the destruction, erasure,...

Brics expansion: Six more nations are set to join – what they’re buying into

Bhaso Ndzendze, University of Johannesburg One key outcome of the 15th Brics summit, hosted by South Africa, is the decision to invite six more countries to join the group with...
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Subtle politics of unravelling secrets: Watching ‘1001 Nunakal’

‘1001 Nunakal’ prompts us to inquire into our own relationships and the lies yet to unravel.

Indian Muslims and their traumatic road to freedom

India is triumphantly and passionately celebrating its 76th anniversary of independence as the national anthem echoes across the land, and the masses are enveloped with an enormous sense of...
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Manipur violence: Why has India’s government been slow to respond?

Jay Ramasubramanyam, York University, Canada A mass burial for 35 people from the Kuki tribe killed in ethnic violence in India’s Manipur state was recently put on hold after opposition...

The silent work of Kashmiri artists

5 August 2023 marks the the fourth anniversary of the annexation of Article 370, the law in the Indian constitution that granted Kashmir semi-autonomy. I spoke to three Kashmiri artists who shared their reflections on their journey in their artistic practice, the impact they hope to achieve and how their work and themselves may have evolved over the last four years.
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Lt Governor’s presence in Ashura procession is ironic to Muharram

The Lt Governor of Jammu & Kashmir visited the 10th Muharram procession held at Srinagar, as it was about to begin its journey. This was after the 8th Muharram...

‘The Kerala Story’: How an Indian film ignited violence against Muslims and challenges to interfaith marriage

Wajiha Mehdi, University of British Columbia A controversial low-budget Indian feature film The Kerala Story, about a discredited anti-Muslim conspiracy theory, has been causing a political storm, going all the...
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