India’s Attack on Free Speech By SONIA FALEIROOCT. 2, 2015 Photo CreditBill Bragg London — IN today’s India, secular liberals face a challenge: how to stay alive. In August, 77-year-old scholar M. M. Kalburgi, an outspoken critic of Hindu idol worship, was gunned… Continue Reading →
Sunanda K. Datta-Ray India doesn’t need M-governance or e-governance. It needs governance. India doesn’t need smart cities. Just cities that Europe and America would recognise as such. All this heady talk of digital India makes me think we are aspiring… Continue Reading →
“I’ve never been treated like an Untouchable – not until yesterday,” says Modi protester “I’ve never been treated like an Untouchable – not until yesterday,” says Modi protester The following is a personal report by Jada Bernard, an advisor… Continue Reading →
A foot-in-mouth disorder seems to grip the government, and is growing chronic by the day. Ministers, public officials, and the ruling party’s ideologues make a habit of shooting from the lip. The finessed clarifications and embarrassed retractions to half-baked… Continue Reading →
“I will break you,” threatens Modi follower while shoving protester in view of police The following is a personal report by Pieter Friedrich, an advisor to Organization for Minorities of India, about his experiences being assaulted while peacefully protesting Modi’s… Continue Reading →
San Jose, CA: September 27, 2015: Passionate crowds of protesters greeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with loud slogans and a sea of placards upon his arrival at San Jose’s SAP Center for a stage-managed Silicon Valley “community reception.” The posters,… Continue Reading →
Setalvad, a vocal Modi critic, had her home and office raided in July by investigators searching for evidence of embezzlement, and one prosecutor has called for her arrest, describing her as a threat to national security. (PTI) It takes courage… Continue Reading →
The only solution now is to be prepared for the worst. | STORIES UNSCENE | 4-minute read | 27-09-2015 ARUN FERREIRA AND VERNON GONSALVES We are concerned, greatly concerned. On the very first day of his visit to the land… Continue Reading →
Sikh group protest outside UN during indian PM’s speech some members of the Patel community and a sikh activist group protested outside the UNITED NATION headquarter during modi’s blah blah blah on Friday
Several anti-Modi protest banners have been put up around San Jose, California ahead of his much anticipated visit to the SAP Center on 27 September By Johnlee Varghese | Updated: September 27, 2015 13:25 IST Massive digital hoardings have come up… Continue Reading →
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