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Arko Dasgupta is a postgraduate student in Conflict Analysis and Peacebuilding at the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.

Empire’s Burden

The claim that “Our way of life is better than yours” is an important one for without it, the hegemonic subjugation of the colonized–so vital to the good health of…

Does the Naxal insurgency qualify as a non-international armed conflict?

If one studies the Naxal conflict in India and has modest knowledge of international humanitarian law, one can make a broad conclusion–for all intents and purposes, the Naxal Movement more…

Bo Xilai Dismissed from Office: Offender or Dissenter?

Discipline and loyalty to the state are virtues and to show dissent is to err. Minor faults may be pardoned, but if it reflects poorly on the state and the…