New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- As mass killings, displacement, and hunger spread, international actors remain paralyzed-allowing Sudan's war to metastasize unchecked.

Sudan's civil war has entered a phase of unchecked brutality, defined by escalating militia violence, collapsing state authority, and a deepening humanitarian catastrophe that global powers have largely failed to confront. What began as a power struggle between rival military factions has metastasized into a war against civilians, unfolding amid diplomatic paralysis and selective international attention.

Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has intensified across multiple regions, including Khartoum, Darfur, Kordofan, and parts of Gezira state. Re...