Topic: secularism
Harbour no animus against Congress leaders: Yogendra Yadav after saying party ‘must die’
The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.
Socialism, not secularism, is the central fault line of Indian politics
What’s the best way for the people to move up in life? That is the main swing question in 2019 – as it is in every election.
Without realising, BJP has surrendered India to Muhammad Ali Jinnah
An India that denies itself to some of us could end up being denied to all of us, writes Shashi Tharoor.
The 4 Cs that mark Congress’ decline from secularism to soft Hindutva
In Congress’ slide to soft Hindutva, the fraud of secular politics has been exposed.
Indian firms offer staff social media lessons as online bigotry threatens bottom lines
The reputational risks to companies of an increasingly polarised political and social discourse online are relatively new in India.
Prominent secular writer, publisher shot dead in Bangladesh
Writer Shahzahan Bachchu was gunned down in his ancestral village Kakaldi in Bangladesh's Munshiganj district by five assailants.
Why a Sikh cop saving a Muslim man from a Hindu mob shouldn’t make us this happy
Police officer Gagandeep Singh is a man from a minority saving another from a majority mob. We’ve allowed the binaries to blunt our perceptions to an extent where we need images like these to jolt us.
Rahul’s temple visits, Sonia’s lament show Cong is resetting secular politics, moving to centre
The Congress has paid severely for its unrelenting minorityism. It is seeking to move to the secular centre and that’s the message from Rahul Gandhi’s temple visits.
Secularism is just a word, but opposition will resist BJP bid to drop it from Constitution
The word itself may not be essential, but its removal will symbolise an assault on the spirit of Indian pluralism and religious freedom.
Indian class 8 students understand secularism best, says political commentator Meghnad
Most adults in India don't understand secularism the way in which children are taught to, the political commentator said.
Modi’s big UP win means Akhilesh Yadav’s SP & Mayawati’s BSP will soon be rivals again
With Narendra Modi keen on winning UP again in 2022, there will be pressure on Yogi Adityanath’s government to perform better.
Does Congress have a future in India after 2019 Lok Sabha election results?
The Congress party faced a crushing defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections at the hands of Narendra Modi-led BJP.
Defence
On new govt’s defence agenda — 4 key projects to boost India’s military prowess
Indian Air Force and Indian Navy are in dire need of fighter jets, helicopters and submarines, and the new government has to ensure that they get them.
Pracharak Modi: The mask you see, is the man you get
India has its first leader who is unapologetic about belonging to the social and political Right. This is how Shekhar Gupta foresaw Modi’s five years in this National Interest within three months of his victory in 2014.