The Silent Transfer: Why Jammu and Kashmir Must Test Pesticides in Breast Milk

The larger concern is the continued presence of persistent pesticides in the environment and food chain – a slow poison that demands immediate action, not just committees. Anuj Kumar Verma Peer-reviewed studies from several Indian states have detected traces of chemical pesticides in breast-milk samples, underscoring a public-health concern that demands urgent attention in Jammu…

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When Saam, Daam, Dand, Bhed Enters Democracy

There is something deeply contradictory about speaking the language of democracy while practising the politics of Saam, Daam, Dand, Bhed. Khursheed Ahmad AkhoonSaam, Daam, Dand, Bhed belongs to an older political tradition—a doctrine in which persuasion, inducement, punishment and division could all be employed to achieve an objective. In matters of war, national security or…

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