Published by Penguin India, 'A Brief History of the Present' by Hilal Ahmed, will be released on 29th July on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.
In 'A Brief History of the Present: Muslims in New India', Hilal Ahmed rethinks the role of minorities in 'New India' and provides an accurate picture of Indian Muslims.
Focus on BJP's Hindu nationalism & condition of Muslims too as minorities commission chair Iqbal Singh Lalpura gives his first ever interview to Western media.
Foreign media also explores 'production-linked incentives' to boost manufacturing & how shutting down India's most polluting power plants has implications for health benefits.
Muslims under the Yogi Adityanath govt 'feel secure' when stepping out of the home at night, and acknowledge that incidents of snatching, looting, and molestation have reduced. But voting is a different issue.
As Indian Muslims, we are blessed to not face persecution that would force us to flee our country. But we must consider the less fortunate Hindu and other minorities in our neighbourhood.
The larger national mood and conversations about hijab and namaz are percolating to the lowest citizen groups, the RWAs. Muslim residents are self-censoring and keeping a low profile and visibility to avoid trouble.
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.
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