Whether in Britain or India, Leftists are caught in their own bubble. Their attempts to bring down statues or manipulate history will not help anti-racism movement.
The ‘Muslim’ angle ensures that the otherwise silent Modi ministers turn into overnight activists, and the social media 'warriors' are never short of an issue to let their bigotry out.
India’s Muslims are helping the poor with food and supplies, ignoring the vilification, hate and slander that targeted the community during Ramzan and months leading up to it.
A firm in Canada ended ties with an Indian over his Islamophobic tweet. But little has changed in India despite Arab world calling out rising hate against Muslims.
Recently, USCIRF slammed India for violence by non-state actors committed against religious minorities, designating it as a 'Country of Particular Concern'.
The coronavirus crisis showed India doesn’t lose its main character even during a pandemic, which could have been an opportunity to complete our democracy project.
Indian media is not doing journalism. Channels from Zee News, Aaj Tak to Network18 add ‘jihad’ to everything, which bigots on social media then use to target individual Muslims.
Since the Black Death plague in 14th century, when people went after Jews, beggars, and foreigners across Europe, every disease outbreak has been followed by racism and xenophobia.
Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
Hello from America! I have read a few of your articles and am continually impressed with your writing and thought. As to the American “problem” of racism and brutality, i think some further context should be given. I unlike you have never been to LA, and so I can’t speak to their police qualities. What i do know, is that 99% of the so called brutality and so called protests happen in heavily Democratic, Leftists controlled areas of the nation (See Los Angelos, Minneapolis, Portland, and New York). I do not subscribe to the notion that systematic racism is a pervasive element of the US, unless you wish to qualify socialist programs that all but ensure the perpetual economic degeneration of certain ethnic groups as racism (which i think a strong case could be made for). There are whole swaths of major cities that are reduced to permanent slums and are inevitably ethnically homogenous. Most Americans are blind to their existence though, maybe willfully.
It’s not that Muslims stayed in India because they wanted to besties with Hindus. They stayed here because it was comfortable for them,they didn’t want to lose all the wealth they accumulated by torturing the native Hindus.So according to your logic the Hindus who stayed in Bangladesh and Pakistan wanted to stay there??
Usually Print’s authors are at least intelligent and write reasonable English even if some of them are sometimes bigoted (all can guess who is meant here)… but this one is really not worthy of printing here. I mean come on! “Net-net”!! the urban dictionary rightly defines this word as “A term used by office douchebags that mean to say net but feel that repeating the word makes them sound more important important.” Net-net Douchebag is a good description for the guy who wrote this piece full of pompous garbage.
Kudos to the author for his impartial and factual narration!
Ask any Indian muslim or other minority members where would they like to move (ot of India) and none of them wuld prefer ny muslim nation! First preference would be advanced Western nations; even here, the would hesitate!!
They would rather stay put in India!!!
They are the happiest minorities in the whole world!
lefties are ..dot.
Can not contribute anything for society and first to destroy it, under some idiotic ideology.
Muslims are better off in India than any other country in world.
“And we now have a new group: expatriate (NRI) Indians of the Leftist persuasion” – there is no such goup, may be A FEW lone NRI SUGGESTING IT. yES THERE IS A LARGE GROUP, THOUGH, IN INDIA, COMPARING “BLACK LIVES MATTER” WITH “DALIT LIVES MATTER”! Also, these people are not necessarily those whom you call Leftists. These are the people who truly seek social justice for the dalits. Hopefully, WITH AMERICA, INDIA, AND THE COUNTRIES IN EUROPE TURNING LEFT, THINGS WOULD TAKE TURN FOR GOOD.
I don’t understand how such low standard articles get published on “The Print”. The spirit of “Black Lives Matter” is to highlight the institutional and systemic biases of the government, industry and society. The fact that Blacks were brought as slaves is a secondary matter – If a community is ostracised, discriminated and systematically abused like the vast majority of Muslims have been in the last 70 years – their issues and denial of their constitutionally guaranteed rights need to be protested and hence #MuslimLivesMatter – Million Times . Yes, now they will start writing about Amir Khans, Shahrukh Khans and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvis – but they should also know that American blacks have their own equivalents as well. The writer tries to lighten the discrimination of Indian Muslims by saying – other groups also get discriminated – that’s a load of BS and isn’t it what many white Americans trying to do by saying – #AllLivesMatter and heavily criticised by the anti-racist groups. It is time “The Print” takes a stand for the rights of Muslims and stops publishing these thinly veiled apologists of Indian state’s right wing Muslim hating supporters.
One must thank The Print for publishing this brilliant article. JR has articulated the issues in a very balanced, and yet forthright manner. There is nothing to debate on the contents and knowing the leftists-sickulars, one must agree with the conclusion in the article! Given Shahin Bagh and anti CAA protests in India, it would be interesting to watch the developments in future, particularly when NPR comes up next year and NCR by 2024!
Totally agree with the author. Instead of doing all these foolishness, leftists should join the right and realise American dream or capitalist dream and should make an endeavour to make big money.
It is true Indian Muslims were rulers of United India beginning from 13th century (1206 AD) till 1857. Majority of the period Muslims rulers ruled whole of United India and both common Muslims and all Hindus were subjects. Thereafter both Muslims and Hindus of United India became subjects of British Empire. But political divisions of province of Punjab, Bengal and Sindh led the creation of Pakistan for majority Muslims there. But very cleverly rest of the Indian Muslims were also given options to be remain part of United India or be part of breakaway India i.e. called Pakistan. Few Muslims from rest of India have chosen Pakistan and rest majority among Muslims have preferred United India i.e. Bharat. Similarly, majority of Hindus from breakaway part of Punjab, Bengal and Sind have chosen United India/ Bharat. This hurried division of united mother land left a seed of discord and hatred among some vocal Hindus and Muslims of remaining United India/Bharat. Most upper class of Hindus talk about ancient India and mediaeval India before 1206 AD and glorify themselves. Similarly, most of the Muslims who have chosen United India because of their culture and language were deep rooted in parts of United India/Bharat, feel glory of mediaeval Muslim rulers and have sense of pride that their ancestors ruled United India till 1857. For both Hindus and Muslims British were tyrant and subjugated them in order to exploit them and enrich Britain. But commonality ends here. Both have separate pride on religious basis that once their ancestors ruled India in their respective era. Now since 1947, India/Bharat adopted Rule of Law based Constitution treating every citizens as equal in every respect irrespective of their religious beliefs. This is because of majority of Muslims from rest of United India have chosen Bharat/India. But this constitutional equality haven’t received well by most of Upper Class Hindus. They feel and believe that India was of Hindus and will remain for Hindus. They don’t accept concept of natives. In their belief once any native converted from Sanatan Dharma/Hinduism to any other religious belief (s) particularly middle East religions, his or her native claim too have gone and such converted natives of United India become aliens or foreigners. This very belief of upper class Hindus have not only challenged the very essence of present Constitution of India but also treat Muslims aliens and have no right to claim equality. They want these Indian Muslims either go to Pakistan or get persecuted or at best live in India as second class citizens without any right except right to life in restricted sense. So, Muslims in present India is neither a slave nor second class citizens nor discriminated on racial ground like African-American in USA or on religious grounds. But both Hindus and Muslims in India are fighting for their ancestral claim of pride. Hindus being in majority so sometimes Upper Class Hindus taking advantage of this prevails over Muslims particularly when ruling class go soft for them. Otherwise, majority of Hindus and Muslims live in harmony as brother and son of soil. Matter ends here.
Àdv. Shakil Akhtar
Supreme Court of India
#9717214471
How leftists destroy the nations and bring misery to people who trust them– one can see the antics of leftist ruling now a days in Nepal . The Communists of Nepal are fully engaged to harm the people of Nepal by claiming Indian territory as their own at behest of NOT UNKNOWN forces unfriendly to India. The aim of every leftist is bring chaos, scuttle development and distort the history. They do so in a mechanical way in all the countries and counties . They are expert in manipulating the differences in ethnicity , religious multiplicities, regional aspiration of people to destabilize any country, society or nation. In many countries and in our country too , they specialized in capturing the print and audio-video media and turn out trash of their liking. Most of them are faithful to their ideology , not to the nation they reside. Expecting a exposition of truthful narrative from them is too much of expectations.
Statues of Christopher Columbus are being broken down in the USA by liberals and supporters of Black Lives Matter. Question for our luddite liberals and selective secularists – was Columbus to the Native Americans what were Babur, Md Ghazni etc for the followers of Dharmic religions in Bharat? What should we do to monuments bearing their construction or names?
Leftists in their over-zealous habits, seem to be throwing away baby with the bath water. They have boxed themselves into corners which they are not able to get out of. Every average and educated Indian wants all citizens to get equal opportunity. But leftists seem to think that no-one, except them are worried about weaker sections of the society. Then what did leftists do in West Bengal. It remained backward for ever while all the elites moved out and did well.
Leftists grab headlines as media wants headlines. There is no grassroots support in villages for them. They are in a time warp and bubble of their own. Unless they get out and smell the world, they cannot make any difference for themselves and others
Leftists all over the world have jettisoned wisdom and common sense. They pursue wrong or lost causes and project themselves as martyrs. Indeed Muslims cannot be equated with Blacks of the US. But, then leftists are the past masters when it comes to distorting history.
Oh my God ! You stole my words ? Excellent and truthful diagnosis . Lefties will try to paint you closeted right sympathiser .I wonder why everyone just wants to fit in slot especially Leftists boast about it , Why don’t each learn from each other apply what is most practical .
P.S. : In words of those who Label everyone , I am center ?
This is a biased article, just that it appeals to your own bias(and to be honest, mine too) so you find it favorable.
Leftist politics is completely irrelevant given the nationalist right has usurped their own economic policies in India. Hence, the leftists in India and their ideological brethren in the international arena will keep raising irrelevant issues at the highest volume.
The sufferers will those on whose behest the leftists claim to be fighting as their will be a counter mobilization against it.
Unbiased? Lol. The writer is an entrepreneur who is currying political favor with the powers that be. If 4 years later, the regime were to change, he will change his tune. His opportunism is well known in the business world.
Do educate us the all-knowing leader of the “Business World” . I have been following JR’s writing for quite some time. He was critical of the Left and congress even when they were in power. This trait of currying favour might appeal to your ilk , don’t try and spray paint everyone with it .
Leftists are foolish, extremists etc etc. What’s the problem? Just rejoice.
Hello from America! I have read a few of your articles and am continually impressed with your writing and thought. As to the American “problem” of racism and brutality, i think some further context should be given. I unlike you have never been to LA, and so I can’t speak to their police qualities. What i do know, is that 99% of the so called brutality and so called protests happen in heavily Democratic, Leftists controlled areas of the nation (See Los Angelos, Minneapolis, Portland, and New York). I do not subscribe to the notion that systematic racism is a pervasive element of the US, unless you wish to qualify socialist programs that all but ensure the perpetual economic degeneration of certain ethnic groups as racism (which i think a strong case could be made for). There are whole swaths of major cities that are reduced to permanent slums and are inevitably ethnically homogenous. Most Americans are blind to their existence though, maybe willfully.
You keep getting better with the day. Thanks for such insightful unbiased articles. Love you ThePrint. <3
White Afrikaaners are the right analogy for Indian Muslims and Christians. Destroy all monuments of slavers and invaders.
It’s not that Muslims stayed in India because they wanted to besties with Hindus. They stayed here because it was comfortable for them,they didn’t want to lose all the wealth they accumulated by torturing the native Hindus.So according to your logic the Hindus who stayed in Bangladesh and Pakistan wanted to stay there??
Very aptly said. So called intellectual s should learn something from the entrepreneur.
Usually Print’s authors are at least intelligent and write reasonable English even if some of them are sometimes bigoted (all can guess who is meant here)… but this one is really not worthy of printing here. I mean come on! “Net-net”!! the urban dictionary rightly defines this word as “A term used by office douchebags that mean to say net but feel that repeating the word makes them sound more important important.” Net-net Douchebag is a good description for the guy who wrote this piece full of pompous garbage.
Kudos to the author for his impartial and factual narration!
Ask any Indian muslim or other minority members where would they like to move (ot of India) and none of them wuld prefer ny muslim nation! First preference would be advanced Western nations; even here, the would hesitate!!
They would rather stay put in India!!!
They are the happiest minorities in the whole world!
Excellent article and great analysis. Real eye opener.
lefties are ..dot.
Can not contribute anything for society and first to destroy it, under some idiotic ideology.
Muslims are better off in India than any other country in world.
“And we now have a new group: expatriate (NRI) Indians of the Leftist persuasion” – there is no such goup, may be A FEW lone NRI SUGGESTING IT. yES THERE IS A LARGE GROUP, THOUGH, IN INDIA, COMPARING “BLACK LIVES MATTER” WITH “DALIT LIVES MATTER”! Also, these people are not necessarily those whom you call Leftists. These are the people who truly seek social justice for the dalits. Hopefully, WITH AMERICA, INDIA, AND THE COUNTRIES IN EUROPE TURNING LEFT, THINGS WOULD TAKE TURN FOR GOOD.
I don’t understand how such low standard articles get published on “The Print”. The spirit of “Black Lives Matter” is to highlight the institutional and systemic biases of the government, industry and society. The fact that Blacks were brought as slaves is a secondary matter – If a community is ostracised, discriminated and systematically abused like the vast majority of Muslims have been in the last 70 years – their issues and denial of their constitutionally guaranteed rights need to be protested and hence #MuslimLivesMatter – Million Times . Yes, now they will start writing about Amir Khans, Shahrukh Khans and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvis – but they should also know that American blacks have their own equivalents as well. The writer tries to lighten the discrimination of Indian Muslims by saying – other groups also get discriminated – that’s a load of BS and isn’t it what many white Americans trying to do by saying – #AllLivesMatter and heavily criticised by the anti-racist groups. It is time “The Print” takes a stand for the rights of Muslims and stops publishing these thinly veiled apologists of Indian state’s right wing Muslim hating supporters.
One must thank The Print for publishing this brilliant article. JR has articulated the issues in a very balanced, and yet forthright manner. There is nothing to debate on the contents and knowing the leftists-sickulars, one must agree with the conclusion in the article! Given Shahin Bagh and anti CAA protests in India, it would be interesting to watch the developments in future, particularly when NPR comes up next year and NCR by 2024!
Totally agree with the author. Instead of doing all these foolishness, leftists should join the right and realise American dream or capitalist dream and should make an endeavour to make big money.
Couldn’t have said it better…… fully agree?
OK UC man. #SitdownUncle.
It is true Indian Muslims were rulers of United India beginning from 13th century (1206 AD) till 1857. Majority of the period Muslims rulers ruled whole of United India and both common Muslims and all Hindus were subjects. Thereafter both Muslims and Hindus of United India became subjects of British Empire. But political divisions of province of Punjab, Bengal and Sindh led the creation of Pakistan for majority Muslims there. But very cleverly rest of the Indian Muslims were also given options to be remain part of United India or be part of breakaway India i.e. called Pakistan. Few Muslims from rest of India have chosen Pakistan and rest majority among Muslims have preferred United India i.e. Bharat. Similarly, majority of Hindus from breakaway part of Punjab, Bengal and Sind have chosen United India/ Bharat. This hurried division of united mother land left a seed of discord and hatred among some vocal Hindus and Muslims of remaining United India/Bharat. Most upper class of Hindus talk about ancient India and mediaeval India before 1206 AD and glorify themselves. Similarly, most of the Muslims who have chosen United India because of their culture and language were deep rooted in parts of United India/Bharat, feel glory of mediaeval Muslim rulers and have sense of pride that their ancestors ruled United India till 1857. For both Hindus and Muslims British were tyrant and subjugated them in order to exploit them and enrich Britain. But commonality ends here. Both have separate pride on religious basis that once their ancestors ruled India in their respective era. Now since 1947, India/Bharat adopted Rule of Law based Constitution treating every citizens as equal in every respect irrespective of their religious beliefs. This is because of majority of Muslims from rest of United India have chosen Bharat/India. But this constitutional equality haven’t received well by most of Upper Class Hindus. They feel and believe that India was of Hindus and will remain for Hindus. They don’t accept concept of natives. In their belief once any native converted from Sanatan Dharma/Hinduism to any other religious belief (s) particularly middle East religions, his or her native claim too have gone and such converted natives of United India become aliens or foreigners. This very belief of upper class Hindus have not only challenged the very essence of present Constitution of India but also treat Muslims aliens and have no right to claim equality. They want these Indian Muslims either go to Pakistan or get persecuted or at best live in India as second class citizens without any right except right to life in restricted sense. So, Muslims in present India is neither a slave nor second class citizens nor discriminated on racial ground like African-American in USA or on religious grounds. But both Hindus and Muslims in India are fighting for their ancestral claim of pride. Hindus being in majority so sometimes Upper Class Hindus taking advantage of this prevails over Muslims particularly when ruling class go soft for them. Otherwise, majority of Hindus and Muslims live in harmony as brother and son of soil. Matter ends here.
Àdv. Shakil Akhtar
Supreme Court of India
#9717214471
How leftists destroy the nations and bring misery to people who trust them– one can see the antics of leftist ruling now a days in Nepal . The Communists of Nepal are fully engaged to harm the people of Nepal by claiming Indian territory as their own at behest of NOT UNKNOWN forces unfriendly to India. The aim of every leftist is bring chaos, scuttle development and distort the history. They do so in a mechanical way in all the countries and counties . They are expert in manipulating the differences in ethnicity , religious multiplicities, regional aspiration of people to destabilize any country, society or nation. In many countries and in our country too , they specialized in capturing the print and audio-video media and turn out trash of their liking. Most of them are faithful to their ideology , not to the nation they reside. Expecting a exposition of truthful narrative from them is too much of expectations.
Statues of Christopher Columbus are being broken down in the USA by liberals and supporters of Black Lives Matter. Question for our luddite liberals and selective secularists – was Columbus to the Native Americans what were Babur, Md Ghazni etc for the followers of Dharmic religions in Bharat? What should we do to monuments bearing their construction or names?
Leftists in their over-zealous habits, seem to be throwing away baby with the bath water. They have boxed themselves into corners which they are not able to get out of. Every average and educated Indian wants all citizens to get equal opportunity. But leftists seem to think that no-one, except them are worried about weaker sections of the society. Then what did leftists do in West Bengal. It remained backward for ever while all the elites moved out and did well.
Leftists grab headlines as media wants headlines. There is no grassroots support in villages for them. They are in a time warp and bubble of their own. Unless they get out and smell the world, they cannot make any difference for themselves and others
LOL
Nice article.. liked reading it..
Leftists all over the world have jettisoned wisdom and common sense. They pursue wrong or lost causes and project themselves as martyrs. Indeed Muslims cannot be equated with Blacks of the US. But, then leftists are the past masters when it comes to distorting history.
Oh my God ! You stole my words ? Excellent and truthful diagnosis . Lefties will try to paint you closeted right sympathiser .I wonder why everyone just wants to fit in slot especially Leftists boast about it , Why don’t each learn from each other apply what is most practical .
P.S. : In words of those who Label everyone , I am center ?
Print should print more such unbiased articles.
This is a biased article, just that it appeals to your own bias(and to be honest, mine too) so you find it favorable.
Leftist politics is completely irrelevant given the nationalist right has usurped their own economic policies in India. Hence, the leftists in India and their ideological brethren in the international arena will keep raising irrelevant issues at the highest volume.
The sufferers will those on whose behest the leftists claim to be fighting as their will be a counter mobilization against it.
Unbiased? Lol. The writer is an entrepreneur who is currying political favor with the powers that be. If 4 years later, the regime were to change, he will change his tune. His opportunism is well known in the business world.
Do educate us the all-knowing leader of the “Business World” . I have been following JR’s writing for quite some time. He was critical of the Left and congress even when they were in power. This trait of currying favour might appeal to your ilk , don’t try and spray paint everyone with it .
Leftists are foolish, extremists etc etc. What’s the problem? Just rejoice.