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Politics
“I have been too comfortable”
A report on Hong Kong’s democracy activists, with the poster arguing that imposing democracy from above is hard but an imperfect democracy beats autocracy, and that many Indian elites prefer…
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Religion
Religion gets in the way of human rights
A report on the Bheel community’s burial practice, with the poster arguing that religion should shield the afflicted rather than harm the powerless, and asking why the community does not…
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Society
High HDI peeps fight (fear of) extinction
A report that a Kalpetta church is paying Catholic families for a fifth child to reverse population decline amid fears of Muslim growth in Kerala, with the poster stressing that…
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HM and TTP – brothers (dis) united
The poster notes that Hizbul Mujahideen, a nationalist force, is denouncing the TTP’s actions as anti-Islamic, and argues their aims clash only if an independent Kashmir would renounce Sharia.
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Society
Travel Advisory for women
A survey ranking Indian cities for women travellers, with Ahmedabad first, Pune second and Mumbai fourth, and the poster’s comment on the political irony and his wishes for Women’s Day.
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Chinese folly in Eithiopia/Kenya
A report that Ethiopia’s Gibe III dam could shrink Kenya’s Lake Turkana by up to 20 metres, with the poster warning that China, as the next imperial power, should expect…
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Science
(HIV) Cure is a 4 letter word (miracle is 7)
A report on genetically modified immune cells as a path to an HIV cure, with the poster’s comment that the best therapies will go to the rich while others wait…
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Kachins against ka-ching
A report on the Kachins’ resistance to Chinese-backed Irrawaddy dams, which Burma suspended, with the poster noting fears that the projects could restart once President Thein Sein steps down.
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Geopolitics
SAsia (mostly India) and the USA
A report on cut US aid to Pakistan, with the poster arguing that Washington needs Pakistan for a smooth exit from Afghanistan and that the curious wording of the announcement…
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Honey hunters of Nepal
A one-line comment that Nepal’s honey hunters are another old profession under threat, as the next generation wants desk jobs.
