Exploring Hindu ethics of warfare: The Purāṇas 17/01/2024, Hindu Circles In this new study in the International Review of the Red Cross, Raj Balkaran and Walter Dorn supplement their 2022 paper ‘Charting Hinduism’s Rules ...
Charting Hinduism’s Rules of Armed Conflict: Indian Sacred Texts and International Humanitarian Law 12/10/2022, Hindu Circles In this substantial new paper in the International Review of the Red Cross, Raj Balkaran and Walter Dorn chart rules of armed conflict in the ...
Ethics of Fighting in Ancient Indian Literature 03/10/2022, Hindu Circles Among the earliest Sanskrit texts that contain explicit rules about what is allowed and disallowed in battle is the Mahābhārata. In this article, ...
Contemporary Scholarship on Warfare and Battle Ethics in the Hindu Traditions 26/09/2022, Hindu Circles In this article, respected scholar Greg Baily provides an overview of contemporary scholarship on the ethics of war in Hinduism, including recent scholarship ...
“Indian Religions” Podcast on ICRC Project Exploring Convergences with IHL 22/02/2022, Hindu Circles Over millennia, Hindu and other Indian traditions have engaged themselves intimately with the subject of ethical conduct in war, a reflection of which can ...
COVID-19 and Management of the Dead in Indian Tribal Communities 04/09/2020, Other Traditions The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that last rites have to be accelerated and adapted to minimise the number of people ...
India: Interfaith Dialogue on Dignified Management of the Dead during COVID-19 12/08/2020, Humanitarian Affairs The pandemic has fundamentally altered every aspect of our lives and with the toll crossing more than 700,000 globally and 45,000 in India, ...
The Concept of Social Service 11/05/2020, Humanitarian Affairs Princess Amrit Kaur, recently voted TIME Woman of the Year 1947 for “championing an independent India”, explores the concept of social service in ...
International Humanitarian Law: An Indo-Asian Perspective 01/09/2001, Hindu Circles In an article published by the International Review of the Red Cross in March 2001, Professor V. S. Mani explores the origins of ...
The Contribution of Emperor Asoka Maurya to the Development of the Humanitarian Ideal in Warfare 10/09/1995, Buddhist Circles / Hindu Circles In an article published by the International Review of the Red Cross (IRRC No. 305, April 1995) Gerald Draper investigated the important contribution ...
