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Geopolitics

The Unresolved Tragedy of Zubeen Garg: A Test Case for Global South Justice

Zubeen Garg, a 52-year-old popular singer from Assam, India, died under mysterious circumstances after losing consciousness while swimming off an island in Singapore during the North East India Festival. The ongoing conflicting investigations into his death three months later expose a disturbing pattern of negligence and unresolved tragedies that plague Global South citizens abroad, demanding urgent transparency and justice.

Geopolitics

The Politics of Memory: Assam's 42-Year-Old Reports and Election Season Revelations

The BJP government in Assam has released two long-suppressed inquiry reports on a 42-year-old ethnic violence incident just months before state elections, revealing a blatant political maneuver to exploit historical trauma for electoral gains rather than pursuing genuine justice.

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The Health Crisis in Assam: A Consequence of Deliberate Political Exclusion and State-Sanctioned Persecution

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma publicly vowed to make the state's Bengal-origin Muslim community suffer, exacerbating their political exclusion and adverse health conditions. This deplorable act of targeted persecution by a state leader is a cruel manifestation of systemic discrimination that violates the basic human dignity of a vulnerable population.

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The Assault on Deepor Beel: Environmental Imperialism and the Betrayal of India's Ecological Heritage

Deepor Beel, a Ramsar-listed wetland in Assam's outskirts, is facing destruction from construction debris, industrial effluents, and sewage. We must stand united against this environmental vandalism that threatens our natural heritage and disregards our civilizational duty to protect Earth's sacred waters.

Geopolitics

The Betrayal of Manas: When India's Governance Fails Its Natural Heritage

The Bodoland Territorial Council and the Assam state government have allowed the illegal encroachment of critical tiger and bird habitats within the Manas National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for years despite clear directives from conservation authorities. This brazen neglect by India's own state actors, prioritizing short-term political expediency over the nation's priceless ecological heritage, is a profound betrayal of our civilizational duty to be stewards of the Earth.