Affirmative action exists for Indian Muslims, but it must be restructured to address the hierarchy within the community. It is Pasmanda Muslims who sit at the bottom.
Even positive representation of Muslims now has a ‘tonality’ problem, said panellists at a discussion on Nadira Khatun’s book Postcolonial Bollywood and Muslim Identity.
After the Pahalgam attack, there has been a loud condemnation from the Muslim society. But it's too early to say that the ideological hegemony of militant Islam has begun to erode.
The Pakistan Field Marshal was set to be appointed for the CDF-cum-COAS role starting Friday, giving him complete control over military and defence forces.
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.
They are dumb. Not that the average Hindu is smart. But average Muslim is dumber. They support and oppose blindly, and are used by leftists, to bring in bad policies.
They are dumb. Not that the average Hindu is smart. But average Muslim is dumber. They support and oppose blindly, and are used by leftists, to bring in bad policies.
They are certainly not privileged, in any sense of the term. Have never understood what the word Appeasement means.