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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicKshama Sawant

Topic: Kshama Sawant

Denied a visa again, Seattle ex-council member Kshama Sawant alleges ‘political retaliation’ by India

On X, Sawant accuses Indian govt of retaliating against her & other activists for their opposition to Modi’s policies. MEA sources say her visa application is still under process.

‘Victory of love’ or ‘vehicle of bigotry’? Seattle’s caste discrimination ban and debate on it

While supporters of the ban welcomed the ordinance, critics of the new protections argued that they were unnecessary and could lead to a rise in suspicion of people of South Asian descent.

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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.