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A deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir has reignited fears that India and Pakistan could be heading down the road of conflict over the disputed region, again. Already the two nations have downgraded diplomatic ties. Nitasha Kaul, a scholar of Indian politics, explains how the harshening rhetoric over the incident could further divide Kashmiris along religious grounds and lead to more violence. Meanwhile religious nationalism expert M. Sudhir Selvaraj looks into the group behind the attack.
Elsewhere this week we have been delving inside the elaborate farewell planned for Pope Francis and asking what is President Donald Trump’s beef with US universities.
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Tensions at fever pitch: there have been calls from some quarters for military retaliation against Pakistan.
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Nitasha Kaul, University of Westminster
The Modi government has tried to present Kashmir as a tourist destination despite not guaranteeing security in this region of longstanding conflict.
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Carole Cusack, University of Sydney
Tens of thousands will visit the body of Pope Francis’ lying in state at St Peter’s Basilica. Here are some details to look out for during the ritual.
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American online streamer Darren Jason Watkins Jr., also known as IShowSpeed, experiences a traditional Chinese musical instrument on April 5, 2025, in Shenzhen, in Guangdong Province in China.
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Shaoyu Yuan, Rutgers University - Newark
Is China winning over Western youth through its cinema, video games and TikTok.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation
Brazilian disinformation experts Ergon Cugler and Igor Sacramento talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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Thomas Gift, UCL
The Trump administration attack on Harvard is part of a much wider project.
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Peng Zhou, Cardiff University
China’s long-unified identity and language has enabled academics to track cycles of growth and inequality in thousand-year-old economic records. This is what they reveal.
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Craig Barker, University of Sydney
The 1972 concert film Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii, back in cinemas this week, would change the way many thought of Pompeii.
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Reece Goodall, University of Warwick
Only seven horror films have been nominated for best picture at the Oscars since the first ceremony in 1929.
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