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Monday, September 29, 2025
TopicRight-wing extremism

Topic: right-wing extremism

Bihar’s new Hindu Sherni just got out of jail. Hindutva gets louder, younger

Khushbu Pandey built a following with viral Hindutva videos and fiery speeches. Out after 48 days in jail over a rioting case, she’s planning a comeback and mentoring other “shernis”.

Hindu nationalism has taken first steps toward establishing a Jim Crow system

The Jim Crow project was not eliminationist. Hindu nationalists likewise seek not the physical elimination of Muslims, but rather their relegation to second-class citizenship, scholars Ashutosh Varshney and Connor Staggs write in the Journal of Democracy.

India’s politicians are playing with the fire of sectarian hatred

Even in a country that has turned worryingly majoritarian in recent years, open promotion of genocide and ethnic cleansing should set off alarms.

Dabur, Fabindia should have stuck to their ads. Succumbing shows ‘liberal’ India lacks spine

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

To curb online hate speech, India needs a Code of Conduct — without govt control

Social media platforms are unable to tackle the speed and scale of hate, are being manipulated by identity politics and a manufactured sense of offence and offendedness.

‘Excuse to destroy our people’: Far Right groups weaponise coronavirus to further their agenda

Several extremist groups, worldwide, have employed both conspiracy theories and calls for targeted violence against communities to push their Far Right ideologies.

Tashkent Files answers where Right-wing Twitter warrior Vivek Agnihotri is going next

After abusing liberals as part of his ‘urban Naxal’ project and filling young minds with propaganda, Vivek Agnihotri returns with an effective thriller.

Global Pulse: An Imminent Explosion

The Middle East and European Union, particularly UK, are scrambling to avoid an implosion. New Zealand, for all its appearance of a progressive liberal government, has a venomous right-wing party ruling from the shadows, and in his totally troubled times, Trump seems to have at least got the North Korea speech right.

On Camera

Trump’s 100% pharma tariffs call for Indian firms to reimagine drug exports. Act quickly

If the US is attempting to force localisation, India should respond aggressively with a proactive agenda. Here’s how.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

India looks to procure more S-400/S-500 air defence systems from Russia

The 2018 contract with Russia for 5 S-400 systems had a follow-on clause for 5 more. S-400 was described as a 'game-changer' for shooting down 5 Pakistan fighter jets during Op Sindoor.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.