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TopicSyrian Christians

Topic: Syrian Christians

‘Negating atrocities against Hindus’ — why RSS is doubting Thomas as BJP courts Kerala Christians

+TFP Madhuparna Das -
Calling BJP moves to woo Syrian Christians 'purely political', some in Sangh circles have cast doubt on community's traditional origin story of St Thomas visiting Kerala in 52 CE.

Modi image, Syrian Christian base can help BJP in Kerala. But leadership crisis a spoilsport

Anand Kochukudy -
To make the most of his popularity, Modi is coming to Kochi to partake in ‘Yuvam 2023’—a youth conference that will attract many party sympathisers.

BJP is wooing Christians in Kerala, but its ticket to power is to ensure Congress-led UDF’s defeat in 2026

Anand Kochukudy -
Despite growing islamophobia in a section of Christian community, they are, by instinct, Congress voters. BJP will have to widen schism between Muslims & Christians to pip the Congress.

Kerala’s Syrian Christian history gets a Hungarian saviour—new keyboard, old manuscripts

+TFP Sanskriti Bhatnagar -
István Perczel's team is working on optical character and handwriting recognition software for Garshuni Malayalam, a script used by Syrian Christians.

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Opinion

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

Swasti Rao -
The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

Bloomberg News -
New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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