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Hate Speech in India: How to Promote Amity?
“We have seen the horrific Bulli Bai and Sulli deals to humiliate prominent Muslim women, celebrities. The culprits went away without any serious punishments.” ...
Why Hindutva Is Worried About “Woke People” or “Wokeism”?
“How Mohan Bhagwat’s exhortation that ‘cultural Marxism’ and ‘woke people’ are spoiling India’s ethos betrays Hindutva Supremacism’s real agenda vis-a-vis asser...
Children In The Grip Of War And Hunger in Gaza
“Israel’s war on Gaza, now in its fifth month, has killed at least 29,878 Palestinians, most of them women and children. Many of the survivors are dying a painf...
St Joseph’s School: What It Means For Me And The People Of Baramulla?
A proud alumnus of the institution recalls her years in the school in the 1990s and makes an impassioned appeal to save the school from closure amidst the land-...
Troubling Crackdown On OCI Cardholders And Critics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi frequently praises the accomplishments of the Indian diaspora during his international visits, yet he exhibits intolerance towards ...
Death Of Public Libraries: Whether Modi-Government Loves To Imitate The Nazi Rule Book One Step At A Time
“One, the key point is that an organisation like RSS or its affiliated organisation like BJP is concerned, stand exactly opposite the very idea for which a publ...
Election Outcome In Pakistan: Opportunities And Challenges
Election cycle in Pakistan reflects a broader historical pattern of political maneuvering, establishment influence and cyclical redemption of politicians. Justi...
Scourge Of Sexual Violence In Conflicts: A Kashmiri Dilemma
“The women in Kashmir who have suffered untold hardships due to sexual violence are still waiting for justice — a prospect that seems a long way off as long as ...
Effects Of Militarisation On Educational Landscape In Kashmir
“Educational malaise in Kashmir is symptomatic of a broader colonisation of education, where political decisions hinder the academic and career prospects of res...
Spirit Of Lord Ram As Envisaged By Likes Of Kabir And Gandhi 'Different from Modi's'
“Bhakti poets presented Lord Ram as an embodiment of universal spirit, a formless God, expression of soul”
Interpreting UAPA Bail Provisions: Is Supreme Court Setting The Clock Back?
“Factual matrix of the case is an eloquent, but tragically ignored, plea for repeal of a law which criminalises right to speech and association” Kavita Srivasta...
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
“Celebrating the profound sensitivity and enduring legacy of Gulzar, whose love for Urdu, literature and the pain of the Partition makes his poetry and prose si...
Stop! A Slippery Road Lies Ahead
“Tyrant regimes come and go. They enter like Trojans and spread surreptitiously like cancer, and incessantly consume the country and render it hollow from the w...
Democracy And Elections In The Subcontinent
“The concept of democracy requires acceptance of egalitarianism, which is incongruent with a vertical hierarchical social, religious and political order followe...
Alexei Navalny Murder
By Gwynne Dyer* Vladimir Putin’s regime had been assassinating Chechen warlords, defectors from the Russian intelligence services and sundry wayward oligarchs f...
Pakistan Elections: The ‘Militablishment’ May Have Won The Battle, But Is It Losing The War?
“Pakistan’s multiple socio-economic and geographic challenges will only worsen if the country’s powerful military continues to try to control the nation’s decis...
An Existential Crisis For The Forsaken Non-Migrant Kashmiri Pandits
The author explores the plight of non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits enduring political turmoil and conflict in Kashmir. Despite legal battles for employment opportun...
Beyond Borders: Kashmir’s Connection With Pakistan’s Rigged Elections
“For Kashmiris, Pakistan elections have generated interest due to its historic and political connect, the reminiscences of 1987 J&K polls and Imran Khan popular...
Pak Coalition Takeover 'Overshaowed' By Economic Challenges, Focus on Personalities
Economic Woes Overshadow Pakistan's Coalition Government Formation at a juncture when political stability is needed the most
Electoral Bonds ‘Likely To Be Sold’ Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls: Will Supreme Court Act?
By Rosamma Thomas* Under clause 8 of the Electoral Bond Scheme, 2018, bonds can be issued for 10 days each in January, April, July and October, and an additiona...