Topic: secularism
How long till Modi’s Hindutva politics completely robs Brand India of its democracy bonus
Hyper-nationalist Hindutva politics cashes on India’s democratic credentials for external recognition and weakens those institutions and values within.
India is wearing hate in 2020. No space for Tanishq’s secular jewellery
Like the Indian economy, secularism, too, is facing the demand-side problem.
What Nehruvians get wrong — the opposite of secularism is not Hindu Rashtra
In ‘A New Idea of India’, Harsh Madhusudan and Rajeev Mantri write that the flaw in Indian secularism today is that it can’t differentiate between State and society.
Hindi is not a language of knowledge anymore. Mediocrity has stifled its soul
On Hindi Diwas, let's look at the fall of the language from the authority it commanded not long ago.
Translate ‘Gaay hamari mata hai’. That’s the secularism gap between English, Indian languages
The English intellectual can't ignore Indian languages anymore or will end up legitimising the flawed Hindutva argument about the revenge of the subaltern.
Yes, every generation must debate secularism. School textbooks aren’t enough
You don’t have to be a BJP supporter to argue that a debate on secularism is not only necessary at this time, but also needs to take place regularly.
Nehru’s noble intent of treating Muslims fairly put India on slippery slope of faux secularism
Decades of a false secular narrative has allowed BJP to engage in an exhibition of religiosity we saw during the Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan in Ayodhya.
A new freedom struggle for India must be based on a new nationalism. No short-cuts will do
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is right about death of secularism. But he doesn’t answer why the entire spectrum of Hindu public opinion turned against secularism.
Don’t blame only English elite. Indian secularism failed in Hindi heartland first
It cannot be a mere coincidence that the shrinking of the bilingual space has coincided with the surge of the Hindutva project.
Want to preserve secularism in India? Well, preserve the Hindu ethos first
Secularism in the Indian context would mean maintaining equidistance from all religions. Unfortunately, that equidistance never happened.
Banning glitter is not going to save the oceans
Humans release 1.5 million tons of primary microplastics into the ocean annually, a sum equivalent to one disgorged plastic bag for every person each week.
Karnataka High Court stops Franklin Templeton debt funds closure without investor consent
Franklin Templeton shut six of its fixed-income and credit-risk funds run in India in April, locking in Rs 308 billion of investor monies following a liquidity crisis.
Defence
India wants to end border row with China, but will not cede an inch of land, says Rajnath Singh
The defence minister was speaking after performing 'Shastra Puja' at the Sukna-based headquarters of the Indian Army's 33 Corps in Darjeeling on the occasion of Dussehra.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.