By Sauro Dasgupta Hindu-Muslim conflict in India is highly localised. 70 percent of Hindu-Muslim violence takes place in mostly a few cities like Aligarh, Surat, Varanasi, Delhi, Bengaluru, Ahmadabad, Tanjore, Meerut, etc. Fortunately, India’s villages have been largely unscathed by the communal killings that have swept its cities. Dr. Steven Wilkinson and Dr. Ashutosh VarshneyContinue reading “Religious Riots in India: Localised or Widespread?”
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Peace and Violence: An Analysis
By Sauro Dasgupta Any concept of peace includes the absence of direct violence between states — engaged in by military and others — in general and the absence of massive killing of categories of humans in particular. That’s why studying peace is important. According to Dr. Johan Galtung, the Father of Modern Peace and ConflictContinue reading “Peace and Violence: An Analysis”
Interpretations of Human Rights
By Sauro Dasgupta Human Rights are moral principles or norms that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected as natural and legal rights in municipal, national and international law. They are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. They include the right toContinue reading “Interpretations of Human Rights”
The Farm Laws Conundrum
By Sauro Dasgupta The decision of the Government to postpone the implementation of the farm laws soon after a stay order from the Supreme Court has been very disheartening. Now in case the government decides to abrogate of the farm laws, all laws such as abrogation of 370, CAA, abolition of Triple Talaq, etc mayContinue reading “The Farm Laws Conundrum”
The Fall Of Dhaka: Is it a Deliberate or a Blunder
By Nadar Shah Katawazai (On Wednesday, 16th December 2020, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi lit the Swarnim Vijay Mashaal to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Indo-Pak war. Here, The Viyug presents a special political commentary of the 1971 war). With the triumph of Sheik Mujeebur Rahman in the first democratic General Election inContinue reading “The Fall Of Dhaka: Is it a Deliberate or a Blunder”
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