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Rethinking Independence Day: Ritual or Re-imagination in 2020

by Manishankar Prasad15 August 202014 September 2020 4 min read

For an ancient civilisation and near mature democratic nation state, Independence Day has been reduced to a ritual, a tick on the calendar.

PoliticsSouth AsiaVideos

Balochistan Dialogues – All Videos

by TTC Videos30 June 20206 July 2020 < 1 min read

Balochistan Dialogues is a 2-day webinar co-hosted by The Tilak Chronicle and Centre for Advanced Strategic Studies, Pune.

PoliticsSouth Asia

Engaging with the Diaspora: Narrating a Fuller Baluch Story in the Khaleej

by Manishankar Prasad26 June 20204 July 2020 5 min read

That the Gulf is a site of Baluch nationalist imagination is an open secret – books and literature on Baloch independence are found in routine bookstores of Muscat. The former chief of Dubai Police tweeted calling for an independent Baluchistan.

Arts & CultureLifestyle

Make Thy Bed – Work is Worship

by Dr Yogesh Sharma20 June 202023 June 2020 4 min read

Doing one’s own work is a mark of personality, a testimonial about being a name different in the crowd, a distinctive face of one’s individuality.

Society

Where Dreams Still Flutter: Why some Nationalist Movements Can Become Nations?

by Manishankar Prasad2 June 20209 June 2020 5 min read

The key argument in this article is the role of the diaspora in keeping the vision of a certain political alternative alive, when the ‘home’ is under occupation. The projects of nation state formation are incomplete in many parts of the globe, some constantly pinching as festering wounds.

PoliticsSouth Asia

Discussion on PoK Needs to be Constructive, not Destructive

by S Raghavan12 May 20209 June 2020 4 min read

When it took a war to bring an element of clarity, can regaining PoK happen through negotiated settlement over a table, or will it demand a full scale war?

PoliticsSouth Asia

“Pakistan inviting China in Balochistan is like a thief inviting a dacoit to loot.”

by Mark Kinra9 May 202011 June 2020 5 min read

Hyrbyair Marri is the founder of Free Balochistan Movement (FBM), a political party working towards the goal of an Independent Balochistan. In an online interview, I spoke to him about Balochistan’s freedom struggle, the BLA, China’s presence, expectations from India, and sovereignty and nationhood in South Asia.

PoliticsSouth Asia

“I have nothing to do with Pakistan…if I go, I will go to Balochistan.”

by Mark Kinra8 May 202011 June 2020 5 min read

Hyrbyair Marri is the founder of Free Balochistan Movement (FBM), a political party working towards the goal of an Independent Balochistan. In an online interview, I spoke to him about Balochistan’s freedom struggle, the BLA, China’s presence, expectations from India, and sovereignty and nationhood in South Asia.

Defence & SecurityPolitics

Independence Day, Sirens and Life in Israel

by Sugandh Priya Ojha30 April 20209 June 2020 4 min read

As I witness Israelis living in such difficult times, the Covid-19 pandemic seems tolerable. However, the Independence Day siren of Israel raises many questions than the rocket alarms I’ve heard.

IndiaPolitics

Dravida Nadu – A Historical Perspective

by Anonymous9 February 20209 June 2020 3 min read

The demand for ‘Dravida Nadu’ has been around for a very long time and it was, at one point in time, seen as one of the prominent demands of the Dravidian movement.