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Celebration of festivals should be an occasion to promote nationalism and patriotism: Lt Governor

Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan said that celebration of all festivals should be an occasion to promote the spirit of nationalism and patriotism. Governor said that irrespective of religion, caste and creed, people of the country celebrate all festivals to foster brotherhood. “In my opinion, all festivals should try to inculcate a spirit of nationalism and patriotism,” he said. Governor said …

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"Trump has no real mandate for what he is planning": The push for Christian nationalism may backfire

Salon

Donald Trump has promised to be a dictator on “day one” of his administration. Professor Ryan Burge, an associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, told The Salt Lake Tribune, “It’s hard to overcome the white God gap…in a place like Pennsylvania or Michigan and Wisconsin.” White Christians are now literally and metaphorically Trump’s biblical "arrows" and "armor." …

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Trudeau’s Top Lieutenant Resigns With a Bang

Politico

Let’s count the ways. Later on Monday, Freeland was due to present the government’s fall economic statement, a fiscal health report closely watched by markets and the media. I see President-elect Donald Trump’s “aggressive economic nationalism,” in the form of tariffs, as “a grave challenge,” she writes. In this job especially, though she spent part of her childhood on her …

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Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quits Trudeau govt, warns against ‘costly political gimmicks’

Live Mint

Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned on Monday — hours before she was slated to deliver a statement on the economy. The Deputy PM also flagged the “grave challenge” that Canada now faces from “aggressive economic nationalism” in the United States in her resignation letter. That means eschewing costly political gimmicks, which we can ill afford and which make Canadians …

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MAGA could use military schools to test Christian fundamentalist curriculum: analysis

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, has faced a barrage of criticism over allegations of sexual assault and alcohol abuse. But another aspect that has long raised alarms among military experts is his stated desire to use the military as a means of spreading Christian nationalism around the world — a mission at …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Development, nationalism have to viewed from prism of Constitution's Preamble: Dhankhar

The Hindu

Development, nationalism, security, welfare of the people and affirmative government schemes have to be viewed only from the "one prism" of the Preamble of the Constitution, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Monday. And, here I can appeal to all of you, development, nationalism, security, welfare of the people at large, affirmative government schemes, have to viewed only from one prism, …

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1 week, 2 days ago

How ‘India’s New Right’ is the result of individual endeavours, not societal or governmental – Firstpost

Firstpost

What separates the new Right from the old is that while the previous generation largely operated within the parameters defined by their intellectual adversaries, the current ones are redefining and rewriting their own path. Abhijit Majumder’s book, India’s New Right: Powering the Current Wave of Nationalism and Civilisational Revival, further exposes the ludicrousness of the notions—Left and Right. So, we …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Tejasvi Surya slams Aaditya Thackeray for his demand to make Belagavi a Union Territory

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru South MP and BJP leader Tejasvi Surya took a swipe at Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray for demanding that Belagavi be made a union territory. Speaking to reporters, Tejasvi Surya said, “It is sad that young leaders like Aaditya Thackery are resorting to divisional politics. On Monday, Thackeray wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, urging the state assembly …

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The BJP’s Women Warriors: How Hindu Nationalism Shapes Female Political Identity

The Hindu

Published : Dec 11, 2024 10:40 IST - 8 MINS READ The one political party in India that has grasped the importance of working in constituencies between elections, sustained a dedicated cadre, and established like-minded “service” organisations is the BJP. Highlights The loyalty of women to the BJP can be traced to Hindutva indoctrination, which makes them internalise a set …

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2 weeks ago

Being Hindu Being Indian: Lala Lajpat Rai’s Journey from Hindu Nationalism to Inclusive Indian Identity

The Hindu

Published : Dec 10, 2024 08:27 IST - 5 MINS READ In popular imagination, Lala Lajpat Rai is often associated with Bhagat Singh, who assassinated a British police officer to avenge Rai’s death. Significantly, even after joining the Hindu Mahasabha, Rai’s earlier “accommodative Indian nationalism” continued to impact his ideas and activities. Being Hindu, Being Indian: Lala Lajpat Rai’s Ideas …

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Opinion | The Evolution of Marco Rubio

New York Times

When the first round of Donald Trump’s cabinet selections was announced last month, I was in Germany, participating in a round-table conversation on the future of American foreign policy. As populist nationalism consumed the Republican Party, Mr. Rubio shifted to accommodate Mr. Trump’s worldview. Even a cursory look at Mr. Rubio’s political evolution over the years suggests that his ultimate …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

‘Kerala Model’ development faces serious challenges, says Norway professor

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The next phase of the Kerala Model of development will face serious global challenges, said Professor Olle Törnquist, Emeritus Professor, University of Oslo, Norway. Tornquist was delivering the eighth IS Gulati commemoration lecture on ‘Will Kerala’s knowledge-based development lose out to conservative nationalism?’, organised by the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation here on Friday. Generally, conservative theories based …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Screen Share | Unusual war movies, with atypical heroes

The Hindu

The recent Tamil blockbuster Amaran opens with a visually arresting action set piece. Rajkumar Periyasamy refreshingly dedicates a major part of the film’s run-time to a heartfelt love story, given that the genre is known for the glorious portrayal of combat scenes. The film’s enemy caricature and melodrama are war-movie cliches refreshingly avoided by modern-day films like Laal Singh Chaddha. …

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Head-on | Bangladesh and the ghost of East Pakistan

Firstpost

Islamists are back in Dhaka and calling the shots using Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as a fig leaf to turn Bangladesh into a bad copy of Pakistan The Islamists who deposed Sheikh Hasina had help from elements in Pakistan and the United States. Shortly thereafter, the Soviets ‘sent a top-secret message to Nixon’ warning the US ‘against involvement or interference’.” …

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Secularism under siege in the Bangladesh churn

Hindustan Times

Bangladesh is clearly in an existential crisis today. Since the political change in early August, the Hindu community has borne the brunt of attacks by Islamist extremists and by those who never could reconcile with Bangladesh’s secular nationhood. While Bangladesh’s emergence as a sovereign State in 1971 created the happy condition of all Bengalis — irrespective of religious affiliation — …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

"No human is immune to hate and nationalism": Prince Constantijn

Dutch News

People should turn away from hateful nationalism and learn from history, according to a speech by Prince Constantijn at a cultural awards evening. He taught me the importance of civil courage and that everyone has the duty to think for themselves and challenge the dominant viewpoint if it clashes with civil rights, freedom and basic humanist values.” In front of …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

HT Picks; New Reads

Hindustan Times

Puff, the magic dragon This week’s pick of interesting reads includes an entertaining study of cannabis in India, a volume about the reading culture of north India in the post Independence period, and an illustrated set of Sanskrit shlokas for children. Madhok hits the road in search of cannabis strands around the country including a visit to the Himalayan hamlet …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Irish America wants a united Ireland. And it’s ready to fund it.

Politico

There’s little doubt where the sympathies lie among McKeon’s regulars. After all, it was in Irish-American enclaves like Yonkers that the community once raised funds to send guns and bombs to the IRA, whose stated goal was to kick the British out of Northern Ireland and reunify the island within a single Irish Republic. Karl, whose great-grandfather came from County …

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Bonhoeffer, the movie: What it’s like to watch your hero get co-opted by the right.

Slate

They say: “Don’t meet your heroes. As Bonhoeffer wrote in 1937’s The Cost of Discipleship, in an assessment that applies today to much of American preaching and teaching about Christianity, cheap grace is “grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.” I see “cheap grace” around me when Christian leaders tell people they’re inherently …

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1 month ago

Opinion: Biden has a small window to make big fixes to U.S. trade policy

LA Times

The return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025 will spark a significant shift in U.S. economic policy across numerous issue areas, but changes to U.S. trade and industrial policy might be more subtle than severe. After campaigning in 2020 against the broad-based and damaging tariffs Trump imposed, President Biden maintained and even expanded U.S. trade restrictions and …

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Trump's Cabinet picks are not normal. Will they be appointed anyway?

LA Times

Former President Trump, center, walks by Rep. Matt Gaetz, left, outside the courtroom after the day’s proceedings in his trial May 16, 2024, in New York. The first abnormal that needs to concern us right now is if that process is circumvented — which is what Trump is hinting he will do through “recess appointments.” This means that, at his …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s ’America First’ Policy: Potential geopolitical shifts in Middle East, implications for Modi, China, Putin, NATO

Live Mint

Donald Trump's victory marked a drastic shift in U.S. foreign policy, driven by his “America First” principles—non-interventionism, trade protectionism, and a focus on reshaping global relations. Trump on NATO and Global Security Donald Trump’s controversial stance on NATO—where he has accused European allies of free-riding on US military commitments—has raised alarm bells in Europe. The future of transatlantic security also …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Opinion: Evangelical Christians’ long road to Donald Trump

LA Times

White “Bible-believing” evangelical Christians voted for Donald Trump, again. We don’t yet know the precise numbers, but it appears once again that four out of five white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election last week. His campaigns were littered with racist dog whistles, especially “law and order” and “welfare queens.” He opened his 1980 general election campaign …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Dev Deepawali to be celebrated as silver jubilee of valour in Kashi

Hindustan Times

Sushant Mishra, president of Ganga Seva Nidhi which organises Ganga Arti at Dashashwamedh Ghat daily, said that on the occasion of Dev Deepawali on November 15, tourists and devotees will be asked to take a pledge ‘Ek Sankalp Ganga Kinare’, to make the Ganga clean and pure, to conserve the environment and water. Under the leadership of Prof Chandramouli Upadhyay, …

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Celebration of festivals should be an occasion to promote nationalism and patriotism: Lt Governor

"Trump has no real mandate for what he is planning": The push for Christian nationalism may backfire

Trudeau’s Top Lieutenant Resigns With a Bang

Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quits Trudeau govt, warns against ‘costly political gimmicks’

MAGA could use military schools to test Christian fundamentalist curriculum: analysis

Development, nationalism have to viewed from prism of Constitution's Preamble: Dhankhar

How ‘India’s New Right’ is the result of individual endeavours, not societal or governmental – Firstpost

Tejasvi Surya slams Aaditya Thackeray for his demand to make Belagavi a Union Territory

The BJP’s Women Warriors: How Hindu Nationalism Shapes Female Political Identity

Being Hindu Being Indian: Lala Lajpat Rai’s Journey from Hindu Nationalism to Inclusive Indian Identity

Opinion | The Evolution of Marco Rubio

‘Kerala Model’ development faces serious challenges, says Norway professor

Screen Share | Unusual war movies, with atypical heroes

Head-on | Bangladesh and the ghost of East Pakistan

Secularism under siege in the Bangladesh churn

"No human is immune to hate and nationalism": Prince Constantijn

HT Picks; New Reads

Irish America wants a united Ireland. And it’s ready to fund it.

Bonhoeffer, the movie: What it’s like to watch your hero get co-opted by the right.

Opinion: Biden has a small window to make big fixes to U.S. trade policy

Trump's Cabinet picks are not normal. Will they be appointed anyway?

Trump’s ’America First’ Policy: Potential geopolitical shifts in Middle East, implications for Modi, China, Putin, NATO

Opinion: Evangelical Christians’ long road to Donald Trump

Dev Deepawali to be celebrated as silver jubilee of valour in Kashi