The Hub of Hypocrites
Volunteers of the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) take part in a drill on the last day of their three-day workers’ meeting in Ahmedabad, India, in this January 4, 2015 file More...
Decoding India’s militant nationalism
Volunteers of the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) take part in a drill on the last day of their three-day workers’ meeting in Ahmedabad, India, in this January 4, 2015 file More...
The Kashmir Upspring
By Sadiq Zafar A month has passed and peace seems to be an unimaginable thing in the valley of Kashmir. Burning in the political inferno, only the people of Kashmir are at the suffering end while the Indian state More...
Kashmir: A story of defiance amid grief
People in Indian-administered Kashmir aim their anger at security forces as death toll and eye injuries mount. Human rights activists say the security forces enjoy impunity from prosecution [EPA] By Elizabeth More...
Analysis: What Hindu Nationalism Means for India’s Future
Forecast Editor’s Note: On June 2, police clashed with armed protesters from the Hindu Netaji sect occupying a park in the city of Mathura. At least 24 people were killed and more than 300 protesters were More...
Who Attacked Indian Pathankot Air Base
By Zaheerul Hassan Six suspected terrorists in Indian Army uniform attacked Pathankot Air Base early morning on the second day of the year 2016. It is MiG-21 Bison base of the Indian Air Force and located about More...
Hindutva Ideology behind Babri Masjid Demolition
By Sajjad Shaukat 23 years ago, Indian Constitution which claims India to be a secular state was torn into pieces when on December 6, 1992, a large crowd of Hindu Karsevaks (volunteers) entirely demolished the More...
Russia-Turkey Tension: Syria Remains the Nuclear Flashpoint
By Sajjad Shaukat War-like situation has been created between Russia and Turkey after the latter shot down a Russian fighter jet, Su-24 combat aircraft, near the Syrian border on Tuesday. Stand of Ankara is that More...
Assam Governor PB Acharya told Indian Muslims to go to Pakistan
Assam governor and BJP leader Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya courted controversy when he allegedly made a statement, on 22 November, that Indian Muslims were free to go anywhere including Pakistan and Bangladesh. On More...
India’s prime minister Narendra Modi suffers embarrassing setback on eve of UK visit
By Leila Nathoo Indian voters decisively rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party in a crucial regional election billed as a referendum on his leadership, held amid growing criticism of his government More...