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Ongoing and invisible crimes against humanity What comes to mind when you hear the term “economic sanctions”? For many, it sounds like a clean, non-violent, and measured response to a rogue nation’s behaviour. It’s often presented by news outlets and politicians as a firm but fair disciplinary tool—the global community taking away a misbehaving country’s toys. It’s the civilized alternative to bombs and bullets. But what if this perception is completely wrong? What if the sanitized language of foreign policy masks a brutal reality of unimaginable structural violence? A landmark study from the world-renowned medical journal, The Lancet, has pulled back…
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Introduction The Bengal Famine of 1943 was one of the worst human catastrophes in colonial India, killing an estimated 2–3 million people in British-ruled Bengal through starvation and disease. It struck in the midst of World War II and the Indian independence movement, creating a perfect storm of natural distress and man-made policy failures. Beyond its immediate toll, the famine became a highly charged political episode. Multiple parties – from the British colonial government to Indian political organizations – blamed each other for the calamity. The crisis was soon woven into communal narratives, with Hindu and Muslim leaders and media…