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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicHIndu Minorities

Topic: HIndu Minorities

Born in Bangladesh, raised in India, jailed in Bengal—a Hindu woman’s citizenship struggle

The safety of Bangladeshi Hindus, India’s CAA endeavour, and the rising political crackdown on undocumented immigrants. Jabarani Sarkar finds herself entangled in all three narratives.

Bangladesh dismisses MEA’s figure of 2,200 incidents of violence against minorities in 2024

Chief Advisor’s Office says there were only 138 incidents of violence against minorities and Hindus in country this year, mostly between 5 and 8 Aug, and were ‘political in nature’. 

Violence against minorities continues across Bangladesh, President dissolves Parliament

A list compiled by Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council shows scores of attacks against minorities across the country as mobs burn and loot temples, houses and businesses.

Hindu woman killed in Pakistan after refusal to convert. People want ‘justice for Pooja’

According to European Parliament, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s 2019 report states that more than 1,000 forced conversions take place every year.

‘RIP minorities of Pakistan’ — politicians junk bill meant to stop forced conversions

PTI lawmaker Lal Chand Malhi said that the 'conservative mindset' of some members in his party was an additional roadblock for the bill.

On Camera

What to do when your paramour sends you a poem? It’s mostly game over after that

Whatever gives people the courage to send poems to their insignificant others is spreading like a viral fever. The big disruptor? ChatGPT.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.