Alarm bells are ringing after two brothers were assaulted in the Vikasnagar area of Dehradun Wednesday upon revealing their Kashmiri Muslim identity to a shopkeeper.
Ibn Khaldun Bharati’s core claim—that Muslim resistance to ‘Vande Mataram’ reflects an unwillingness to merge into an “organic whole” with Hindus—ignores both historical context and religious concerns.
From science to sports, cinema to bureaucracy, the armed forces to the courts, the community has been stitched into every important field of national life.
The ADR earlier alleged that a significant number of voters, particularly Muslims, were illegally removed from the rolls and that the process lacked transparency.
Muslims would do better to think about whether the public performance of religion strengthens or weakens secularism—the idea in which they have the highest stake.
The 'ghuspaithiya' narrative is being whipped up precisely when illegal immigration has actually diminished. Like most BJP-RSS ideas, it’s just an unimaginative Right-wing trope.
How is it that so many men from the same background could be involved—or remain silent? The answer is not comfortable. It lies in the moral codes they carried with them to England.
In his book, 'I, Witness', Shahid Siddiqui recalls encounters with the titans of Indian politics, presenting them not as distant icons, but as fallible beings.
General MM Naravane’s memoir—Four Stars of Destiny—reveals that he was left hanging by political leadership for more than two hours as Chinese tanks drove towards Indian positions.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
The Palestinian cause resonates deeply throughout the Islamic world. The rulers are caught in a bind. They have important relationships with the United States, but are also mindful of the street mood. More so after Arab Spring. Prince MbS had given a very bullish interview about Saudi normalisation with Israel just before 7th October. Now informed the Shura Council that diplomatic relations cannot be established without creation of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The Palestinian cause resonates deeply throughout the Islamic world. The rulers are caught in a bind. They have important relationships with the United States, but are also mindful of the street mood. More so after Arab Spring. Prince MbS had given a very bullish interview about Saudi normalisation with Israel just before 7th October. Now informed the Shura Council that diplomatic relations cannot be established without creation of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.