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Unity not Hate: Commemorating the 168th anniversary of 1857 War of Independence

Shamsul Islam -
On the eve of the 168th anniversary of this heroic battle, let not the far right, Hindutva regime undermine the unique heritage of collective sacrifice
India

After India’s ‘limited strikes’ on Pakistan, de-escalation, restraint, diplomacy needed to avoid war

Bharat Dogra -
In similar highly tense situations in the past, both sides have been able to avoid war and work their way back to near normal conditions, and this can happen again
Media

Censorship: The Wire, India’s credible news and analysis portal blocked, widespread condemnation

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The Wire, founded by Siddharth Varadarajan, MK Venu and Siddharth Bhatia a decade ago, was served blocking orders by the government of India on the morning of May 9; the censorship action has been widely condemned
Politics

Not Fragile, Not Silent: SC chooses principle over punishment in response to BJP MP Dubey’s outburst, reasserts role as Constitutional check

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Court underscores its strength and accountability, refusing to be baited by scandalous rhetoric while sounding alarm over communal provocation
India

Following executive order from government, X asked to block 8000 accounts in India

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Social media platform ‘X’ (former Twitter) informed on its Global Affairs account that, “we have begun that process, however, we disagree with the government’s demands, blocking entire accounts is not only unnecessary—it amounts to censorship of both existing and future content,” X acknowledged the decision wasn’t easy but “keeping the platform accessible in India is vital to Indians' ability to access information,” X also added it had received no evidence or justification for the sweeping block order, in a controversial move, even X’s own @GlobalAffairs account was temporarily withheld in India—though later restored
India

Pahalgam: Voices of peace and reason in times of war

Bharat Dogra -
This piece written before India’s air strikes on its neighbour, Pakistan on May 7 remains relevant today
Communalism

How Indian commercial media channels are using the provocative thumbnail to boost viewers and worse, provoke vicarious viewer response

Aman Khan -
Visual perception is an inherently selective process and Indian commercial television channels, faced with adverse orders from the NBDSA are now leveraging on misleading click-baits, problematic visuals and texts on the thumbnail of the video displayed: the CJP HW team asks is this a new technique to incite vicarious reactions but escape the monitoring rap and scrutiny?
India

Poonch Victims: Civilians as targets of shelling

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Four minors fell victim to the shelling while a hymn singer, tabla player, shopkeeper and homemaker were also killed and a gurdwara was also struck and suffered damage to its wall; hasty irresponsible reportage included slurring of an innocent civilian killed as a ‘terrorist’; preliminary reportage has counted the victims in Poonch alone to be 15 though numbers are expected to rise further
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