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Fuelled by ideology and self-interest, Netanyahu sees Israel’s forever war as protection against corruption charges and a potential key to re-election.

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How Israel is destroying its own reputation

Israeli claims of being threatened on all sides fail to acknowledge that co-existence, recognition of rights and dignity must run both ways.

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Ten years on, ISIS’s violent legacy is alive and well

Ten years after ISIS declared a caliphate in Iraq and Syria, its violent legacy still grips the region and its followers despite losing its territory.

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A decade later the allure of ISIS recruitment lingers

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How India’s economy and Hindu right rise together

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Partition lives on in north-east Indian literature

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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

Returning to identity politics in Assam

How India can help check rise of Islamists in Bangladesh

Why Netanyahu needs Israel’s forever wars

How Israel is destroying its own reputation

Ten years on, ISIS’s violent legacy is alive and well

A decade later the allure of ISIS recruitment lingers

How India’s economy and Hindu right rise together

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