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The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a coalition of hundreds of NGOs from dozens of countries, puts in stark relief the irresponsibility of those states – including France – who base their security on dissuasion by terror. Mediapart’s publishing editor and co-founder Edwy Plenel argues that far from keeping the peace, nuclear weapons spread the risk of a terrible catastrophe, as the current Korean crisis shows.

BJP’s misreading of history raises questions on the Indian state’s ability to be a custodian for the nation’s historical sites, including Mughal monuments.

The massive Char Dham project launched as a grand development project by the Indian government is leading to resistance by locals being displaced, and environmentalists fearing for the fragile eco-sensitive zone

audio recording of a lecture in Oct 2017 by Dr Lucy Chester on the Radcliffe Boundary Commission

Scan from an American newspaper from Zia years but the source details are missing. Difficult to provide credits for the cartoon since the newspaper source is unavailable.