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Gujral doctrine for Modi darbar

Narendra Modi‘s personalised, authoritarian conduct of foreign affairs leaves both India and its neighbours short-changed Updated: November 18, 2015 02:28 IST | Kanak Mani Dixit  “The ‘Akhand Bharat’ idea does not jive with the concept of independent countries in cooperation,… Continue Reading →

Narendra Modi’s aggression against the so-called pink revolution, the bizarre description of “rampant slaughter of cows”

The economics of cow slaughter BRINDA KARAT The Hindu “A blanket ban on cattle slaughter will force farmers to pay for the upkeep of unproductive livestock. There are already 53 lakh stray cattle, abandoned by their owners.” Picture shows undernourished… Continue Reading →

Terrorism and the Other Religions #MustRead

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – –   Contrary to what is alleged by bigots like Bill Maher, Muslims are not more violent than people of other religions. Murder rates in most of the Muslim world are very… Continue Reading →

The Modi govt is anti-poor & anti-farmer, says RSS’ Govindacharya

The opinion Narendra Modi came to power promising ‘Achhe din’. Former RSS ideologue Govindacharya gives his take on Modi’s performance so far. He believes 3 sections supported Modi in the elections: core RSS supporters, those upset with the UPA, and… Continue Reading →

I was held hostage by Isis. They fear our unity more than our airstrikes

Nicolas Hénin In Syria I learned that Islamic State longs to provoke retaliation. We should not fall into the trap  Isis fighters parading in Raqqa. ‘Everything convinces them that an apocalyptic process will lead to a confrontation between an army… Continue Reading →

Massive Protests in Four US Cities Against Hindutva Intolerance

Protests were held in four major US cities –Washington, New York, Chicago and Boston — and attracted besides Indian Americans people from other communities Protestors demand action against Hindutva supremacist entities fomenting hate and violence against minorities, Dalits and women… Continue Reading →

Our terrorism double standard #mustread

   After Paris, let’s stop blaming Muslims and take a hard look at ourselves We must mourn all victims. But until we look honestly at the violence we export, nothing will ever change VIDEO BEN NORTON (Credit: AP) Any time there… Continue Reading →

‘Love Jihad’ Accused Muslim Reunited With Lover By Allahabad High Court

  16 November 2015Huffpost India, Jacob Koshy E ‘Love Jihad‘ Accused Muslim Reunited With Lover By Allahabad High Court Bandied by right wing Hindu groups as the epitome, of ‘Love Jihad,’ the love story of a Muslim boy Kaleem and… Continue Reading →

Muslim women take on clergy, demand ban on triple talaq, polygamy

  Muslim women activists say the clergy has done little to improve their lot, instead perpetuating a patriarchal interpretation of Quranic law. Urvashi Dev Rawal, Hindustan Times, Jaipur | Updated: Nov 16, 2015 16:49 IST  (AFP photo/For representative purposes only)… Continue Reading →

‘I am a Muslim and here’s why I won’t apologize for #ParisAttacks’

Even as the world was witnessing in horror, eerie scenes reminiscent of Mumbai’s 26/11 attacks, play out in the streets of Paris, that eventually left (until this piece was published) 129 dead and hundreds wounded, my Twitter mentions began flooding… Continue Reading →

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