New Delhi, March 29 -- How often are you checking your phone for war updates? At least 70% of my screen time is spent re-sharing, re-posting and checking notifications about it. I seem to be telling myself that by having Palestine and Iran constantly on my Insta stories, I am somehow keeping the issue alive in my world-hoping that family, friends and acquaintances will pause and think about it.

As the wars intensify, I have been thinking about the Iraq war and the time leading up to it. In 2002-03, I was at the University of Westminster in London studying radio journalism. 9/11 had happened, the Bhuj earthquake and the Godhra riots were recent, stark memories. That was the framework for my understanding of tragedy, loss and injustice. Pe...