1. Manic “Change Round” In Sigmund Freud’s “Mourning and Melancholia,” the melancholic is in want of an object, never knowing exactly what they may have lost. Melancholy transforms the object-loss of mourning into
1. Manic “Change Round” In Sigmund Freud’s “Mourning and Melancholia,” the melancholic is in want of an object, never knowing exactly what they may have lost. Melancholy transforms the object-loss of mourning into
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Sky News published a video this month that opens on a rigged explosive device and a pickax under a stark title card, “Inside the Taliban’s Museum of Death.” Three seconds pass before
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On September 12–13, 2026, India will take centre stage as host of the 18th BRICS Summit, bringing together an increasingly consequential gathering of the Global South. The small five-member group that India
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Israel’s offensive to seize Ali al-Taher Ridge, a major Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon, threatens to reverberate far beyond the battlefield. According to an assessment by the Soufan Center, the operation has
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On 2 September, fragments from a US missile tore through the roof of a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, in Iran’s southern county of Sirik. Four people were killed, including a child, and
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The Afghanistan’s mineral resources have traditionally been one of hidden wealth ready to be unlocked by peace, investment, and modern technology. This narrative is becoming outdated now. Even the much talked about
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Dear Rahul Gandhi Ji; I am writing to you as a young Kashmiri who has spent nearly twelve years listening to, standing with and speaking for Kashmiri students. I write with the
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Last month, India’s Defense Ministry announced that it was nearing a deal with France to purchase 114 Rafale fighter jets and, even more importantly, to collaborate on the development of the next
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The television series Asking the Vast Earth (问苍茫, 2023) opens with a scene of a young Mao Zedong swimming in the Xiang River, swollen from the heavy rains. A fisherman calls from the bank
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Islamabad is now bigger than the institutional setup which was conceived for it. According to 2023 Census, Islamabad Capital Territory’s population stands at more than 2.36 million, with its annual population growth
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