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Sunday, March 15, 2026
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Topic: Conflict

‘93000 pants ceremony 2.0’—Afghan journalist sees a 1971 moment in conflict with Pakistan

Some videos on social media showed Afghani fighters displaying trousers, allegedly of Pakistani soldiers who fled their positions during the clashes.

Foreign tourists spooked by India-Pakistan tensions. Changing plans, ditching north

Many tourists are changing plans and looking for alternative holiday destinations within India. They’re steering clear of Leh, Rishikesh, Shimla and other popular spots.

SubscriberWrites: Dire need of exemplary professional journalism and serious public concern

Amid constant news shifts, society struggles to focus. Professional journalism must expand in size, quality, and neutrality to ensure public is informed and do actionable discourse.

UNICEF raises alarm over conflict in Sudan, says 270,000 people at risk

Aid agency warns of a devastating impact on children as basic services are disrupted.

At least 528 killed, 4599 injured in Sudan, as deadly conflict continues for 3rd week

Struggle between Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces erupted into conflict on 15 April. Violence has rocked the capital Khartoum and the western region of Darfur.

SubscriberWrites: Transformational leadership necessary in security organisations in low intensity conflicts

No technology can come to rescue, when matters get down to dealing with human resource and setting a benchmark for the subordinates, writes Colonel Shashank Ranjan (rtd).

Indian, Chinese soldiers injured in Sikkim’s Naku La after ‘exchanging blows’, stone-pelting

The confrontation between Indian and Chinese troops happened in North Sikkim. Matter resolved after local Command-level officers intervened.

Lancet has always written on conflict zones & health. Why should Kashmir be an exception?

Living in long-term conflict areas like Kashmir leads to long-term health issues. Fact does not change if a foreign journal or an Indian one points it out.

Why the number of internally displaced people is at a record high

A new report reveals that the number of people displaced within their own countries by conflict and violence stands at 41.3 million in 2018.

When you cry havoc, but leash the Dogs of War

Chinese coercive diplomacy is using its official media as a weapon. They can misconstrue our selective outrage as weakness. Shekhar Gupta

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.