Pakistan and Afghanistan: Keeping India and the US at Bay
Interestingly, for the past 18 years, time and again, Pakistan has openly shown its concerns over the unholy Indian presence in Afghanistan.
Indian Government’s Abuse of Muslims Under Global Scrutiny
or much of the past seven years, the international community has stood on the sidelines as a passive onlooker as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) he leads, ratches up telegraphed efforts to eradicate and annihilate the country’s 200 million Muslims.
What Indian Police Throwing of Qureshi to Death Says about Police Brutality against Muslims
ndia’s ruling party - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – has not only been chipping away at the rights of religious minorities in the courts since taking power under Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, but also in the streets, where Muslims are faced with escalating threats from roaming Hindutva radicalized gangs.
Zionism and Hindu Nationalism Bring Israel and India Together
hen Israeli warplanes, artillery positions and armed drones rained missiles and bombs upon Gaza for 11 consecutive days last month, killing 253 Palestinians, 66 of whom were children, the Israeli Government received predictable support from the United States, but the words of solidarity it received from India has raised eyebrows around the world.
COVID19 in India: A Diaspora Perspective
Countries that fared well during the first wave have failed in their responses to their second waves such as India.
India Makes the Lives of Kashmiri Prisoners Worse During COVID19
he Indian government’s criminally negligent mishandling of the Coronavirus pandemic has made the country a dystopic COVID19 hell, as mass cremations and burials, along with scenes of COVID19 distressed patients choking to death in the streets washing over our social media timelines like a gigantic tidal wave.
India and Pakistan: Are the Two Rivals Becoming Friends?
n March 23, when Pakistan annually commemorates Pakistan Resolution Day, also known as Lahore Resolution Day, Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, sent a letter to his counterpart Imran Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan, in which he greeted Pakistani people and stated, "India, as a neighboring country, desires cordial relations with the people of Pakistan.
Russia’s Changing Relationship with India: Arms Talk
uring the Cold War era, the Soviet Union was a staunch ally of India, with Moscow viewing the sub-continent nation as a bulwark against China and a cornerstone to expanding its empire into the Asia Pacific region, where the U.
India and the S-400: US CAATSA Sanctions or a Waiver at the Door?
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, visiting India last month, predictably raised the issue of India’s purchase of the Russian S-400 system with his interlocuters.
India is Lobbying to Put Pakistan on FATF’s Black-list: Will it Succeed?
elations between India and Pakistan are strained even at the best of times.
Hindutva Ideology: India’s Gradual Move Towards Genocide
n the space of a mere three decades hateful and divisive Hindu nationalist slogans have propelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from a fringe political party to a national party to India’s ruling party, a result that has inflicted great harm on the country’s democratic institutions, bilateral relationships, global reputation and religious minorities.
Can Farmers Push India towards a Just Land System?
hree new farm laws – The Farmers Produce, Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation Act), 2020; Farmers’ (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Service Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 – were hurriedly enacted by the Indian Parliament during the COVID-19 pandemic in September 2020 following an earlier ordinance in June of the same year.
What Drives Pakistan on the Recognition of Israel: The Arab Gulf, India, or the Pakistanis?
Read: Communal India: Past, Present and FutureMadrasas in Pakistan, including those associated with Fazal-ur-Rehman – of which there are thousands – have the reputation of heavily relying on charity from the Gulf states.
Communal India: Past, Present and Future
In one sense a red line was crossed when news came out of Delhi that at least one Mosque had been set on fire (February 25th, 2020), however, crossing lines concerning the huge Muslim 'minority' has been the history of post-independence India.
What is the Future for India’s Muslims with the Rise of Hindu Nationalism?
It is said that the first documented Muslim to step onto Indian soil was Malik bin Dinar, a shaykh from Basra who also established India’s first mosque in Kodungallur, Kerala in 629 AD, just seven years after the Prophet Muhammad’s migration to Medina.
The rise of BJP in India coincides with the rise of Hindu nationalism
Narendra Modi is accused by many people for seeking votes by raising and stroking fear among the Hindu majority of the potential dangers posed by the presence of a large Muslim minority in India.
The Fall of an Autocrat: Dawn of a New Era in Bangladesh?
But all that ended after a student-led national uprising, with zero foreign support, ousted her government on August 5, 2024 – Hasina tended her resignation and fled the country towards neighbouring India, a day after violent bloodshed and protests that claimed almost 100 lives.
Hope of Returning Home Springs Eternal in the Breasts of Tibetan Exiles in Dharmshala
This statement by the makers of the BBC documentary Murder in the Snow, which shows the shooting of Tibetan refugees as they attempted to flee across the Himalayas into Nepal, captures the feelings of Tibetans in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh about the plight of their country, which has been occupied by China since 1950.
Somali Pirates Return to the Global Stage
omali pirates have resurfaced in the western Indian Ocean, posing renewed threats to global shipping companies and adding to the challenges already faced by the industry.
Turkey Supplies Maldives with Bayraktar TB2 Drones
n a move that could exacerbate already strained relations between the Maldives and India, Turkey has initiated the delivery of its renowned combat drones, the Bayraktar TB2, to the island nation.
