New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- The brutal 2023 civil war in Sudan deepens as the Rapid Support Forces seize El Fasher, sparking a worsening humanitarian nightmare and global criticism of Washington's cautious stance.

SUDAN - Sudan, Africa's third-largest country, has long been a mosaic of ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity, but this richness has often been the source of its profound divisions and enduring conflicts. The current brutal civil war, erupting violently in 2023, is deeply rooted in Sudan's complex history shaped by colonial legacies, ethnic and religious inequalities, economic disparities, and political marginalization.

For over a century, Sudan was shaped by the Anglo-Egyptian condominium, a colonial arrangement that governed S...