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href="/journal/2025/11/comment/just-peace-manipur.html"> For a Just Peace in Manipur </a> </h4></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-authors"><div class="field-content"></div></div></div> <h3><a href="/25-years-ago" hreflang="en">From 25 Years Ago</a></h3> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><h4 class="field-content"><a href="/journal/2025/11/25-years-ago/25-years-ago.html"> From 25 Years Ago </a> </h4></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-authors"><div class="field-content"></div></div></div> <h3><a href="/50-years-ago" hreflang="en">From 50 Years Ago</a></h3> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><h4 class="field-content"><a href="/journal/2025/11/50-years-ago/50-years-ago.html"> From 50 Years Ago </a> </h4></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-authors"><div class="field-content"></div></div></div> <h3><a href="/commentary" hreflang="en">Commentary</a></h3> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><h4 class="field-content"><a href="/journal/2025/11/commentary/overwork-culture-karoshi-and-right-disconnect.html"> Overwork Culture, Karoshi, and the Right to Disconnect </a> </h4></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-authors"><div class="field-content"><a href="/author/babu-p-remesh" hreflang="en">Babu P Remesh</a></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><h4 class="field-content"><a href="/journal/2025/11/commentary/options-value-realisation-ecosystem-services.html"> Options for Value Realisation of Ecosystem Services in Developing Countries </a> </h4></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-authors"><div class="field-content"><a href="/author/ulaganathan-sankar" hreflang="en">Ulaganathan Sankar</a></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><h4 class="field-content"> <a 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