After a shocking Hamas assault on Israel, both sides brace for the devastating fallout
Sydney: Challenging prospects for building of trust between Israeli and Palestinian peoples have just suffered a devastating blow
The Conversation / 08 Oct, 2023
Jon Fosse wins the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature for giving ‘voice to the unsayable’
Sydney: French press describes Fosse as the “Beckett of the 21st century”
The Conversation / 08 Oct, 2023
Millie Bobby Brown’s debut novel is a bestseller. Does it matter that the 19-year-old actor didn’t write it?
Brisbane: When somebody puts their name to a novel, they’re staking a claim to an act of skill, imagination and perseverance that even the world’s most successful writers admit is tough
The Conversation / 27 Sep, 2023
Chandrayaan-3’s measurements of sulfur open the doors for lunar science and exploration
Washington: There’s no guarantee Vikram lander or Pragyan will survive the extremely low temperatures
The Conversation / 24 Sep, 2023
The fraught history of India and the Khalistan movement
Ottawa: For Sikh diaspora, many of whom left India after 1984 riots, suffering of their community has remained etched in their memories
The Conversation / 22 Sep, 2023
‘Something special, otherworldly’: why so many people are making maritime pilgrimages
London: Faith tourism scholar Veena Sharma writes that pilgrim’s journey is a process of opening up to forces of nature
The Conversation / 20 Sep, 2023
India and Vietnam are partnering with the US to counter China − even as Biden claims that’s not his goal
Florida: By inking agreements at G20 in India and in Vietnam, US broadened its circle of allies and partners in Indo-Pacific that can help counterbalance China
The Conversation / 19 Sep, 2023
Our planet is burning in unexpected ways – here’s how we can protect people and nature
Melbourne: Humans have transported plants and animals across globe, resulting in novel mixes of species that modify fuels and fire regimes
The Conversation / 16 Sep, 2023
What Manchester Museum’s return of 174 Indigenous artefacts tells us about the future of museums
Sydney: Conservative commentators, politicians and museum directors express concerns that repatriation sets a dangerous precedent and risks opening floodgates
The Conversation / 14 Sep, 2023
The body mass index (BMI) can’t tell us if we’re healthy. Here’s what we should use instead
Bathurst (Australia): Using mathematical formula to give full picture of someone's health is just not possible
The Conversation / 11 Sep, 2023
G20: Xi Jinping’s snub of summit the latest in escalation of ambition between two assertive powers
London: True reason for Xi’s unwillingness to visit India stems from fact that successful joint communique from summit would lend credence to India’s emergence as leader of global south
The Conversation / 10 Sep, 2023
Bharat: why the recent push to change India’s name has a hidden agenda
London: “Bharat” is creation of binary designation whereby those who continue to espouse an “Indian” identity will, over time, become politically labelled as an “other” to the true and authentic “Bharatiya”
The Conversation / 10 Sep, 2023
