With lyricist Manoj Muntashir's controversial Twitter video going viral, historians dismiss it as 'great jingoism' and note that history must be seen in the context of the time.
While the Taliban have promised a more inclusive, progressive reign this time, Afghanistan watchers and residents are sceptical. The video appears to spell out these fears.
The controversial viral video had been posted by an individual on Twitter, claiming that an elderly man's beard was while being forced to chant 'Jai Sri Ram' and 'Vande Mataram'.
In the original video, taken on 10 April during the West Bengal assembly polls, PM Modi can be heard narrating a story about a robber who is about to be hanged for his crimes.
Navy looking at about 26 multi-role deck-based fighters for its aircraft carrier. Visit by Super Hornets comes close on heels of similar trip by competitor Rafale M of Dassault Aviation.
That temples were destroyed and mosques built is undisputed history. The past can’t be changed, but we can’t deny the wrongs of the past either before we consider reconciliation.