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Why the World Keeps Choosing War Over Wisdom 

By Satyabrat Borah The world seems to be at war again, and for many people the feeling is not just political but deeply personal. Every time we open a phone...

Barpeta’s Doul Utsav: Where Neo-Vaishnavite Devotion Comes Alive

By Dipak Kurmi In the richly layered cultural landscape of Assam, few places embody the spiritual and artistic vitality...

Blood and Power in West Asia

By Satyabrat Borah War often begins with words, with threats, with the slow normalisation of violence dressed up as...

Bardowa in Bloom: The Sacred Colours of Doul Utsav

By Dipak Kurmi In the lush alluvial plains of Assam, where the Brahmaputra’s cultural currents have long shaped the...

Post-Khamenei Iran: Strategic Choices for Tehran, Washington and Tel Aviv

By Dipak Kurmi The international system appears to be drifting toward a troubling moment in which power asymmetry increasingly...
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New Year: Hopes, Resilience and Opportunities

By Dipak Kurmi As another year comes to a close, it brings with it a profound opportunity to pause and reflect on the journey we’ve...

Supreme Court 2024: Defining Justice in a Changing India

By Dipak Kurmi As 2024 draws to a close, the Supreme Court of India has once again proven to be a pillar of constitutional authority,...

Beyond medicine: Unveiling barriers to cancer care in Meghalaya 

Roopak Goswami  Shillong, Dec 30: Is cancer care in Meghalaya only a medical issue or something else?  A qualitative study conducted by researchers from Indian Institute...

Interlinking India’s lifelines

By Dipak Kurmi In the arid plains of Bundelkhand, where the earth cracks under the relentless sun and rivers shrink to a trickle, the promise...

Why the Baku climate summit fell short in addressing the needs of women

By Joya Saikia The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held under unprecedented global tensions, underscored the pressing need for climate finance, particularly for...

At ZSI Shillong, Khasi Hills Long-tailed Lizard’s identity finally uncovered

ROOPAK GOSWAMI Shillong, Dec 29: For nearly two decades, a mystery lay quietly in the collections of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Shillong—two...

World Bank hails Meghalaya’s MCLLMP as a replicable model for community-led resource management 

ROOPAK GOSWAMI  Shillong, Dec 26: The World Bank has said the successful outcomes of the Meghalaya Community-Led Landscape Management Project (MCLLMP) will serve as a...

Scientists say India’s ‘Deep Sea Mission’ on track; hydrothermal vent discovery just the beginning

By Gaurav Saini New Delhi, Dec 26: India's Deep Sea Mission is on the right track, and the discovery of an active hydrothermal vent...

Haryana 2024: Election hustle, farmers’ struggle bookend sporting glory

By Sanjay Ganjoo Chandigarh, Dec 25: For a state that witnessed two elections of great significance this year and accounted for more than 20 per...

Jesus: The Centre of Christmas

By Dr John Parankimalil SDB Christmas is not merely a season of decorations, lights, and festive songs. At its heart, it is a celebration of...

Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

Bethleham, West Bank (AP): The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional...

More than 37,500 Bru tribal refugees rehabilitated in Tripura

By Achinta Borah Ambassa (Tripura), Dec 23: Over 37,500 Bru tribals, who were affected by the ethnic violence in Mizoram in the late 1990s and...
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