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• Rough Edges of AI Technologies in Warfare | Manoj Kumar Mishra

  7 December
  Breakthroughs in technology and their adoption in warfare are likely to cause more wars by enhancing states’ capabilities and expectations to deter and dominate their enemies and win wars against them by engendering perceptions that balance of  (...)

• What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? And how did the Islamist group evolve into a key player in Syria’s civil war? | Sara Harmouch

  7 December
  December 2, 2024
  A major offensive has seen rebel groups in Syria retake the country’s second city, Aleppo of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in the 13-year-long civil war.
  The surprise advance was led by members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,  (...)

• Winners and losers in Syria | M K Bhadrakumar

  7 December, by M K Bhadrakumar
  December 8, 2024
  Iran and Russia are the two big losers in the ouster of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday by the Sunni Islamist groups affiliated to al-Qaeda. Assad fled in the nick of time after giving orders that there be a peaceful  (...)

• The Syrian Conflict and the Rise of Extremism: Analyzing the Evolution, Strategies, and Regional Impact of Terrorist Organizations | Abdul Wasi Popalzay

  7 December
  1. Introduction
  The Syrian Civil War, which began in 2011, has been a multifaceted conflict characterized by internal strife, foreign interventions, and sectarian divisions. Initially, protests against the Assad regime escalated into a  (...)
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  Doctors from various countries demand immediate end to wars and guarantee safety of healthcare facilities in war zones

  7 December
  INDIAN DOCTORS FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT (IDPD)
  139-E, Kicthlu Nagar, Ludhiana – 141001 Punjab Email: idpd2001[at]hotmail.com
  Date: 2.12. 2024
  PRESS RELEASE
  An international seminar was organised by the Indian Doctors for Peace and Development  (...)
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  Statement Against Martial law in South Korea | International Labour Network

  7 December
  On 3 December, the South Korean President declared martial law. This was the first time martial law had been declared in 44 years. Despite pressure from the armed forces (helicopters and armoured vehicles near parliament, attempted intrusion by  (...)
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  Review of Breyfogle & Brown eds., Hydraulic Societies: Water, Power, and Control in East and Central Asian History | Jenia Mukherjee 

  7 December
  BOOK REVIEW
  
  Hydraulic Societies: Water, Power, and Control in East and Central Asian History
  by Nicholas B. Breyfogle, Philip C. Brown (Editors)
  Oregon State University Press 2023. x + 249 pp (paper) ISBN 978-0-87071-237-1
  
  Reviewed  (...)
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  Bhavuk’s Review of Nehru’s India by Aditya Mukherjee

  7 December
  BOOK REVIEW
  
  Nehru’s India: Past, Present and Future by Aditya Mukherjee
  Vintage Books Penguin (25 November 2024) Hardcover: 208 pages ISBN-10 : 0143471953 ISBN-13 : 978-0143471950
  
  Reviewed by Bhavuk
  An Appraisal of Nehru In  (...)
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  The Parasol Women of Kerala | Papri Sri Raman

  7 December, by Papri Sri Raman
  BOOK REVIEW
  
  Revolution Within Nampudiri Women as Agents of Social Reform in Kerala by T K Anandi Tulika Books 2024, 200 pages Hardcover ISBN 978-81-958394-8-3 Price: Rs 850
  
  THIS IS A story of lost agency. A story of the shadows  (...)
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  Music: Song of Bangladesh | Joan Baez (1971)

  7 December

  Joan Baez wrote "The Story of Bangladesh" in 1971. This song was based on the Pakistan Army crackdown on unarmed sleeping Bengali students at Dhaka University on March 25, 1971, which ignited the prolonged nine-month Bangladesh Liberation War. The song was later entitled "The Song of Bangladesh" and released in a 1972 album from Chandos Music.

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