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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicRight-wing

Topic: Right-wing

‘How can accused seek police protection?’ HC asks Uttarakhand gym owner who stood up for Muslim man

Deepak Kumar was booked in cross-FIR after a viral video showed him confronting Right-wing groups for harassing an elderly Muslim shopkeeper. He moved HC citing 'death threats'.

JNU—the making and unmaking of an Indian university

JNU was meant to be an ‘entirely new type of university’ with a robust spirit of critique. Its anti-establishment character has, however, changed dramatically, especially in last 10 yrs.

Grok chooses Sanatan Dharma. Some say ghar wapsi, others call Musk AI capitalistic

Grok’s transformation has arrived in the backdrop of a broader backlash the chatbot has faced globally. Last week, it drew flak over its outright racist, antisemitic, and pro-Hitler responses.

India’s queer politics isn’t about Right vs Left. It’s a matter of privilege

If Right-wing gays and transpersons are a walking contradiction for those on the Left, the latter are far too militant for those on the Right.

Trump wanted to build a conservative world. Instead, he’s pushed Australia, Canada to Left

As former US Secretary of Defence James Mattis put it somewhat bluntly: 'If you cut back on soft power, you’re going to have to buy me more bullets.'

Echoing Delhi BJP MLA’s demand, VHP seeks closure of meat shops in Haryana’s Jind during Navratri

VHP has written to Jind district administration to demand closure of meat shops during the nine-day festival. Beginning of Navratri coincides with the end of Ramazan.

Europe is imploding. Blame liberals for German elections, not Nazi terror

The far-right AfD becoming the second-largest formation in Germany's Reichstag raises serious questions about the growing challenges to the democratic structures of Europe.

Deep State is the convenient bogeyman of modern politics. It’s entered India too

Sometimes, those who claim to be part of the deep state ascribe to themselves a larger-than-life role in state affairs—for example, AS Dulat and Asad Durrani in their 2018 book.

Christian leaders flag community’s plight in letter to Murmu, Modi. ‘Attacked, seen as conversion agents’

In the letter, 400 Christian leaders & 30 church groups mention cases of violence against their community & call for inclusivity, look to PM to play ‘positive role in nation-building’.

Incumbents have had a tough year, Right-wing populists are here to stay amid polarisation—Pew essay

Pew Research Center, in its essay, analyses trends of elections in over 60 countries in 2024 and finds right-wing populists doing extremely well in Western nations.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.