The UP government’s ban on caste-based political rallies is anti-democratic. It violates fundamental right to freedom of speech, expression and assembly. Political mobilisation is an instrument of empowerment for underprivileged castes to fight against historical injustices. Amid Opposition’s attempt to mobilise OBCs and Dalits, intent behind government’s order is suspect.
Trump is imagining a new Middle East, not just fixing the Gaza fault line
Trump’s foreign policy being a swinging pendulum is no longer surprising. But his meeting with Muslim-majority countries’ leaders as a bloc is an unprecedented paradigmatic shift in diplomacy. He’s imagining a new Middle East, not just fixing the Gaza fault line. Unpredictability isn’t a bug; it’s a feature with Trump.
‘Pure vegetarian’ mindset is destroying entire industries and livelihoods
Festival meat bans and egg bans in schools are becoming way too frequent across India. This ‘pure vegetarian’ mindset is destroying entire industries, livelihoods. It’s one thing to ask for tolerance to religious sensitivities, but quite another to call for long blanket bans every year. That’s the way fatwas go.