BJP minister flags bhagwa wish; Hindutva project on track
By KS Dakshina Murthy / The Federal
Alongside the hijab, the BJP has now opened another arena of controversy – with a senior Karnataka minister...
In India, head coverings are worn by most women, including roughly six-in-ten Hindus
BY ARIANA MONIQUE SALAZAR AND NEHA SAHGAL / Pew Research
In recent weeks, protests in India over Muslim headscarves in schools have gained international attention. The controversy began when a...
No proof of caste-based abuse: Delhi Police defend not invoking SC/ST Act in Dalit...
By BISMEE TASKIN / The Print
New Delhi: Defending its decision to not invoke the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the...
Dalit activist of Twenty20 dies after alleged attack by CPM workers in Kerala
By Shaju Philip / Indian Express
An activist of Twenty20 party, which rules four village panchayats in Ernakulam district of Kerala, died after he sustained...
Intolerant India Zakaria
By Rafia Zakaria / The Baffler
IN THE YEAR 2002, India’s Ministry of Tourism launched the campaign “Incredible India.” Central to the campaign were advertisements...
J&K Police Told to Arrest Journalist and Author Gowhar Geelani
By Jehangir Ali / The Wire
Srinagar: Authorities on Thursday ordered the Jammu and Kashmir Police to arrest and produce Srinagar-based journalist and author Gowhar Geelani...
AAP turning into one more version of BJP
By Apoorvanand / Deccan Herald
If there is one party, other than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), trying to play the Hindutva card in Punjab,...
The violence against Muslims is a recent, ugly blot on the fabric of inclusive...
By Rajendran Narayanan / The Hindu
The fist-raised, burqa-clad figure of the young student walking courageously amidst the white noise of saffron-sporting hecklers underscores the...
Umar Khalid’s lawyer to Delhi court: Chargesheet makes assertions in thin air
Former JNU student Umar Khalid’s lawyer Friday told a Delhi court that a chargesheet cannot be a narrative without any basis and that the allegations...
Is India Lurching Into a Genocide?
By Harsh Mander / The Wire
Genocide attempts to destroy a people, in whole or in part. Is India in danger of being engulfed in...
As UP Polls Continue, BJP MLAs Dial Up Anti-Muslim Hate Speeches
By Alishan Jafri / The wire
In the two weeks since the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections began, leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have...
Hijab Row: A Case of Partisan and Communal Politics
By Mohammad Sajjad / Beyond Headlines
By now, the Hijab (headscarf) row has acquired a lot of political salience, possibly due to the added factor that far...
India: Is the ruling BJP’s ‘Hindutva’ approach a civilizational principle?
By Murali Krishnan / DW
Election season is underway in five Indian states, and the big question is whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janta Party's...
