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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicDalit Muslims

Topic: Dalit Muslims

Look at ‘Muslim quota’ from the lens of Pasmandas. Modi-BJP have been wooing them for long

+TFP Hilal Ahmed -
Affirmative action in India has always been a secular project. The argument against Muslim quota ignores three key questions.

India’s Scheduled Caste list must be religion-neutral. Muslims, Christians are also Dalit

Khalid Anis Ansari -
Dalit Muslims and Christians have been mobilising to be duly added to the SC list. This is a fit case for the Supreme Court to exercise the power of judicial review.

Islam’s Syedwad more toxic than Hinduism’s Manuwad. Denying SC quota to Pasmandas is unjust

Balhasan Ali -
The denial of SC quota to Dalit Muslims is based on fallacies. Discourse about their experiences does not exist in the mainstream due to a lack of scholarly discussion.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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