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Security forces personnel stand guard at the site after an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.

Book Review: Of Staged Encounters and a Deeper Rot

03 Jan 2026

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An exploration of an undeclared war that has profound consequences on the nation’s body politic, national psyche, and its collective moral behaviour

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Book Review: Of Staged Encounters and a Deeper Rot

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