 (Photo credit: Sunish Deb) | Online investigative report headlined: “Administration is arming villagers in globe’s murderous capital.” Octogenarian Nirmal Sen immediately knew the region, created 75 years ago by departing rulers of colonialism. The curse of fragmenting a country into two religious parcels has since been haunting nuclear-armed neighbors. Nirmal’s parents had escaped the first deadly communal riot, him and sister in tow. But the memory remained fresh like that graffiti of two displaced children from a recent conflict. A newsbreak announced the ongoing trade discussions with touring international CEOs of military-industrial complexes. Finally it dawned upon Nirmal who benefits from all long-running international conflicts? |
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17/3/2023 08:49:10 am
In Africa we say, 'When two elephants fight, it's the grass that suffers.'
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Sunish Deb
17/3/2023 04:05:20 pm
Yes, a befitting metaphor. WWs or the regional feuds all made the green grasses grey.
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