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Bollywood has long been guilty of distorting historical narratives for commercial appeal. But when such distortion targets an oppressed people’s liberation struggle, it transcends fiction and becomes a political act. Over the past decade, India’s Hindi-language film and streaming industry has repeatedly vilified the Tamil Eelam liberation movement, portraying it as terrorist fanaticism rather…

Whither peace after the polls?

Regardless of who wins the Presidential polls, the prospects for a revival of the Norwegian initiative look slim.

Fear and loathing

Anxiety about terrorism is now shaping Britain’s political debate and redefining allegiances.

An impediment to the peace process

It is unfair and unacceptable to choose one party to the peace talks and penalise it.