India termed the attack by Hamas against Israel an act of terrorism. There was no ambiguity or equivocation in New Delhi’s position. Israel has now asked India to formalise it. There should be no reason why India can’t designate Hamas as a terrorist organisation. Hamas and Palestine can’t be conflated.
Qatar’s death penalty for Indian Navy veterans is shocking. India must fight to bring them back
The shocking death sentence to 8 Indian Naval veterans in Qatar for charges thathave not been made public shows the opaqueness and arbitrary judicial system there. India should use all its diplomatic heft to ensure that these veterans, who have been languishing in jail for months, be brought back.
NCERT’s recommendation to replace “India” with “Bharat” in textbooks can create new divides
ThePrint’s exclusive article this week about the NCERT recommendation to replace “India” with “Bharat” in school textbooks points to an imposition of the heartland on the whole country. It can likely trigger centrifugal forces and create new divides. This ‘Bharatisation’ is a needless distraction from more pressing issues India faces.