Four anti-Muslim claims dominating India’s election: What’s the truth?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Four anti-Muslim claims dominating India’s election: What’s the truth?

Al Jazeera  

India’s Hindu nationalists have peddled conspiracy theories about Muslims. ‘Those with more children’ What Modi said: During an election rally on April 21 in the western state of Rajasthan, Modi claimed that if the Congress party came to power, it would distribute the country’s wealth among Muslims. ‘Congress will snatch mangalsutras, give them to its vote bank’ What Modi said: In an April 23 speech, Modi also warned people that the Congress would take away the possessions – such as the bridal necklace, or mangalsutra – of Hindus and give it to its “vote bank”. The larger claim: Modi and the BJP have long alleged that the Congress favours Muslims over Hindus and that, through its decades of rule, the Congress – the party of Mahatma Gandhi that led the country’s freedom struggle – had “appeased” Muslims. ‘Congress will take away reservations’ What Modi said: During a rally in West Bengal state on May 12, Modi said the opposition Congress party was planning to take away job reservations from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes – underprivileged communities that are beneficiaries of Indian affirmative action policies – and give them to Muslims.

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Muslim League, Jinnah and the pursuit of an unfulfilled dream
1 week, 4 days ago

Muslim League, Jinnah and the pursuit of an unfulfilled dream

Op India  

On 30th December 1906, 118 years ago, a pivotal historical event transpired that ultimately led to a profound tragedy, resulting in the division of a nation along religious lines. It was passed by the largest congregation of league delegates a mere day after Jinnah articulated to his supporters that “the problem of India is not of an inter-communal but manifestly …

Muslim League, Jinnah and the pursuit of an unfulfilled dream
1 week, 4 days ago

Muslim League, Jinnah and the pursuit of an unfulfilled dream

Op India  

On 30th December 1906, 118 years ago, a pivotal historical event transpired that ultimately led to a profound tragedy, resulting in the division of a nation along religious lines. It was passed by the largest congregation of league delegates a mere day after Jinnah articulated to his supporters that “the problem of India is not of an inter-communal but manifestly …

Hindu BJP candidate trounces 11 Muslims in UP. What led to his massive win?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hindu BJP candidate trounces 11 Muslims in UP. What led to his massive win?

India Today  

Amid BJP's rallying cry of "ek hain to safe hain", the saffron party has pulled off an unprecedented poll stunner by winning the Uttar Pradesh Kundarki Assembly seat, a Muslim dominant region, in the recently-concluded by-election, courtesy - Ramveer Thakur. According to the Election Commission of India, Ramveer Thakur defeated 11 of his contenders from the Muslim community in Kundarki, …

Why is Maharashtra poll fray fragmented?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Why is Maharashtra poll fray fragmented?

The Hindu  

Since the formation of the State in 1960, Maharashtra has been dominated for a long period by the Congress System, stitching a cross-sectional alliance between the dominant agrarian caste of the Maratha-Kunbi group and effective support from Dalits and Muslims. However, the emergence of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena, in alliance with each other, introduced new dimensions to …

Respite may still elude a beleaguered community
6 months, 1 week ago

Respite may still elude a beleaguered community

The Hindu  

In November 1888, Lord Dufferin wrote, ‘Muslims of British India, a nation of 50 million reigned supreme from the Himalayas to Cape Comorin’. There is optimism that regional parties could act as a check on the propaganda machinery of the Hindutva right and its anti-Muslim biases, potentially curbing the Narendra Modi government’s pursuit of discriminatory policies against Muslims. No Muslim …

FROM THE SIDELINES | Results of the 2024 election is a seismic moment for Muslims that restores faith in democracy.
7 months ago

FROM THE SIDELINES | Results of the 2024 election is a seismic moment for Muslims that restores faith in democracy.

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 10, 2024 15:56 IST - 7 MINS READ “Love has illuminated my body My inner self has brightened My words now have the fragrance of musk” —Kabir, 15th-century poet-philosopher from Varanasi In the past decade, there appeared to be no limits to the exclusion-cum-violence, real and psychological, against India’s Muslims that the Narendra Modi regime and its …

India election results: Did ‘secular’ parties let Muslims down, too?
7 months ago

India election results: Did ‘secular’ parties let Muslims down, too?

Al Jazeera  

Scared of the BJP describing them as pro-Muslim, these parties distanced themselves from the community, analysts say. “They know that a large part of India’s middle class is radicalised to the extent that taking the name of Muslims might harm the fortunes of political parties,” Mohammed Ali, an award-winning journalist based in New Delhi, said, speaking of Gandhi’s Indian National …

Polarisation of Muslim votes likely to block BJP’s Bengal LS target
7 months, 1 week ago

Polarisation of Muslim votes likely to block BJP’s Bengal LS target

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Seventeen months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a Bharatiya Janata Party national executive meet in Delhi that his party should reach out to Muslims, especially those from the economically backward strata, the minority community may have emerged as a major hindrance to the saffron camp’s target of winning 30 of Bengal’s 42 Lok Sabha seats in the …

Dispelling population myths triggered by a working paper
7 months, 1 week ago

Dispelling population myths triggered by a working paper

The Hindu  

Many media reports and politicians have tended to misinterpret and sensationalise findings from a working paper put out by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, titled “Share of Religious Minorities: A Cross-Country Analysis ”. The working paper states: “the actual reasons for the change in the religious demography of a country is a multivariate phenomenon in a complex …

Why are there fewer Muslim candidates?
7 months, 1 week ago

Why are there fewer Muslim candidates?

Hindustan Times  

First, political parties, it seems, have become truly professional and the idea of winnability has been accepted as an unwritten norm of electoral engagement. Second, the emergence of Hindutva-driven nationalism as the dominant narrative of politics has forced the non-Bharatiya Janata Party parties to avoid any direct reference to Muslim identity, especially in political terms. Political parties were guided by …

The changing face of religious demography
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The changing face of religious demography

New Indian Express  

An important study undertaken by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister —an analysis of the evolving status of religious minorities around the world—provides significant and renewed evidence of the demographic decline of the majority and the growing population of minorities in most nations including India. The working paper, which examined demographic change between 1950 and 2015 across 167 …

Fact Check: Modi Claims He ‘Never Made Hindu-Muslim’ Remark. But He Has, In Multiple Speeches
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Fact Check: Modi Claims He ‘Never Made Hindu-Muslim’ Remark. But He Has, In Multiple Speeches

ABP News  

In a recent interview with Indian news channel News18 India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed surprise at the interpretation of his controversial remarks regarding “infiltrators” and “those with more children”, claiming that they were not intended to target the Muslim community. The prime minister was referring to a comment he made during an election rally held in the north …

Has India’s Muslim population really exploded?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Has India’s Muslim population really exploded?

Al Jazeera  

A new government report claims that the country’s Muslim population share has increased 43 percent since 1950, fuelling an unfounded conspiracy theory. The data shows, according to the paper, that in India, “minorities are not just protected but thriving” – even though multiple international reports and rankings warn of the country’s decline in religious freedom. “It is an exercise in …

India’s parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi’s party grows
7 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi’s party grows

Associated Press  

MALAPPURAM, India — Preventing Muslim migrants from gaining citizenship. India has gone from being a country where Muslims were largely marginalized to one where they are “actively excluded,” said Ali Khan Mahmudabad, a political scientist and historian at New Delhi’s Ashoka University. so they remain enemies,” said Mehmood Bhai Khatri, a 64-year-old Muslim voter from Modi’s home state of Gujarat, …

Government Report on Population Sparks Political Controversy
8 months ago

Government Report on Population Sparks Political Controversy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A recent government panel's findings on population dynamics ignited a fierce political debate as the ruling BJP and opposition parties clashed over its implications. The report titled Share of Religious Minorities A Cross Country Analysis sheds light on significant shifts in India's demographic landscape. While the BJP expressed concerns about the rapid growth of the Muslim population and …

BJP attacks Congress citing PM advisory council study that shows dip in share of Hindus in population
8 months ago

BJP attacks Congress citing PM advisory council study that shows dip in share of Hindus in population

Hindustan Times  

The BJP on Thursday claimed that India would be “no country for Hindus” under the Congress, after a study conducted by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister showed a dip of nearly 8% in the share of Hindus in the overall population from 1950 to 2015, and an increase of 43% in the proportion of Muslims during the …

BJP Attributes Decline in Hindu Population to Congress Governance
8 months ago

BJP Attributes Decline in Hindu Population to Congress Governance

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP has attributed the 7.82% decrease in the Hindu population from 1950 to 2015 to Congress's governance. Amit Malviya, head of BJP's IT cell shared an article by Business Standard highlighting the decline in Hindu population and the growth in Muslim population on X. Malviya emphasized, "Share of Hindus shrunk 7.8% between 1950 and 2015. pic.twitter.com/xNUramJyNE — …

Modi says he does not oppose Islam or Muslims amid mounting criticism over campaign speeches
8 months ago

Modi says he does not oppose Islam or Muslims amid mounting criticism over campaign speeches

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Narendra Modi has said in …

Modi escalates rhetoric against Muslims as India enters third phase of national elections
8 months ago

Modi escalates rhetoric against Muslims as India enters third phase of national elections

LA Times  

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows the indelible ink mark on his index finger after casting his vote during the third phase of general elections, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on Tuesday. In recent campaign rallies, Modi has called Muslims “infiltrators” and said they “have too many children,” referring to a Hindu nationalist trope that Muslims produce more children with the …

‘Vote jihad’: As Modi raises anti-Muslim India election pitch, what’s next?
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Vote jihad’: As Modi raises anti-Muslim India election pitch, what’s next?

Al Jazeera  

As the campaign targeting of Muslims becomes more direct and shrill, experts fear Modi’s words could encourage violence against the community. After Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party attacked her for the use of “jihad” in her speech, she clarified to the press that by “jihad”, Arabic for struggle, she was encouraging Muslim voter participation. ‘Infiltrators’, ‘invaders’, ‘looters’ In a campaign speech …

Islamophobia and India’s election: Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city
8 months, 1 week ago

Islamophobia and India’s election: Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city

CNN  

Varanasi, India CNN — The sun glistens on the Ganges as Hindu devotees bathe in the holy river’s waters, and the Muslim call to prayer reverberates through the dusty air. But we are hopeless.” Varanasi lies on the Ganges, the most sacred river in Hinduism John Mees/CNN ‘We hide our names’ Modi’s BJP has its roots in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak …

‘Muslim men use condoms the most’: Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi responds to PM Modi’s ‘more children’ remark
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Muslim men use condoms the most’: Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi responds to PM Modi’s ‘more children’ remark

Live Mint  

Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday, "Muslim men use condoms the most in India," as a counter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reference to the Muslim community as "those who have more children." The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief said the Modi government's data itself says the fertility rate of Muslims has dropped, while also accusing the Prime Minister …

The tactically silent Indian Muslim voter
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The tactically silent Indian Muslim voter

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh has just finished its first phase of Lok Sabha elections and several recent reports have shown that Muslims have observed a “tactical silence” in this election. First, we must reject historical essentialisation — a view of the community that assumes a special historical continuity between the Muslim monarchs of India and Muslims in India today. This view of …

Modi is accused of using hate speech for calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’ at an Indian election rally
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi is accused of using hate speech for calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’ at an Indian election rally

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators” — some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority faith, days after the country began its weekslong general election. At a rally in the state of Rajasthan, Modi said that when the Congress party was in government, “they …

India’s prime minister accused of using hate speech after calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s prime minister accused of using hate speech after calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’

LA Times  

India’s main opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators” — some of his most incendiary rhetoric about the minority faith — days after the country began its weeks-long general election. “They will distribute it among infiltrators,” he continued, saying, “Do you think your hard-earned money should be given to infiltrators?” Mallikarjun …

This election crucial for protecting community's rights, pluralism, say Muslim voters in Aligarh
8 months, 3 weeks ago

This election crucial for protecting community's rights, pluralism, say Muslim voters in Aligarh

The Hindu  

Campaigning in Aligarh is subdued with major parties focusing on their core support bases. In the Muslim community, views on this Lok Sabha election seem to vary, with some seeing it as crucial for India's pluralism while others feel neglected by political parties. "For me, this election is about safeguarding the Constitution, which grants me and everyone else in this …

Book Review | ‘Muslim question’ sheer propaganda, there is no promised land
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Book Review | ‘Muslim question’ sheer propaganda, there is no promised land

Deccan Chronicle  

This provocatively titled book by a well-known journalist commentator — it may be unfair to call the author a “Muslim” journalist — may have done well to clarify the meaning and import of “Hindu India” although the context is clear from the writing — that the severe anxieties analysed here are based on the lived experience of an entire religious …

The CAA, Muslim exclusion and the lens of the right
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The CAA, Muslim exclusion and the lens of the right

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while speaking at a conclave recently, gave two reasons, during the discussion, for the exclusion of Muslims from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh in the recently implemented Citizenship Act, 2019. If the Hindu right seeks to justify Muslim exclusion owing to Partition, it needs to be blamed for deliberately failing to appreciate the resistance that Muslims …

‘Religiophobia against Hinduism…’: India on UNGA resolution against Islamophobia
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Religiophobia against Hinduism…’: India on UNGA resolution against Islamophobia

Hindustan Times  

India has abstained in the United Nations General Assembly on a draft resolution introduced by Pakistan and co- A total of 115 nations voted in favour of Pakistan's resolution titled ‘Measures to combat Islamophobia'. This has led to the emergence of contemporary forms of religiophobia, particularly anti-Hindu, anti-Buddhist and anti-Sikh sentiments,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, …

Indian state passes uniform marriage legislation opposed by Muslims as a Hindu code applied to all
11 months ago

Indian state passes uniform marriage legislation opposed by Muslims as a Hindu code applied to all

Associated Press  

LUCKNOW, India — An Indian state has approved an unprecedented uniform code for marriage, divorce, adoption and inheritance for Hindus, Muslims and other religious communities under new legislation that also requires couples that live together to register with the government or face punishment. Muslim leaders and others oppose the Uniform Civil Code initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu Nationalist …

Review of Another India — The Making of the World’s Largest Muslim Minority, 1947-77: The original betrayers
11 months, 1 week ago

Review of Another India — The Making of the World’s Largest Muslim Minority, 1947-77: The original betrayers

The Hindu  

Unobjective commentators have, in the last decade, perfected the art of highlighting the tribulations of being a Muslim in “Hindu India” without contrasting them with the difficulties the same Muslim faced in “secular India” that supposedly existed before 2014. His new book Another India: The Making of the World’s Largest Muslim Minority, 1947–77 is an in-depth analysis of anti-Muslim violence …

What is it like to be a Muslim in India?
1 year ago

What is it like to be a Muslim in India?

Hindustan Times  

It’s, arguably, one of the saddest indictments of our country that today we increasingly ask the question “What is it like to be a Muslim in India?” The answer ought to be no different to being a Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or atheist. Ziya Us Salam’s new book, Being Muslim in Hindu India: A Critical View, explains in …

Muslims overwhelmingly want to see Rahul Gandhi as India's PM: Read why
1 year, 3 months ago

Muslims overwhelmingly want to see Rahul Gandhi as India's PM: Read why

Op India  

The Indian General Election is likely to be held in India between April and May 2024 to elect the members of the 18th Lok Sabha. The poll results revealed that while 61% of general voters and 70% of Forward Caste voters want PM Modi to continue as the Prime Minister of the country, 52% of the Muslims in India want …

Why New York Times cries ‘majoritarianism’ as Hindus remain ‘second-class citizens’ in India
1 year, 4 months ago

Why New York Times cries ‘majoritarianism’ as Hindus remain ‘second-class citizens’ in India

Firstpost  

The New York Times is at it again. It says that the “fuse for the current unrest in Manipur was lit by the politics of Hindu supremacy, xenophobia and religious polarisation championed by his Bharatiya Janata Party.” It’s ironical to see a Hong Kong-based author criticising democracy in India! Last year, when there was no crisis in Manipur, he still …

'Islam Holds Unique Position': What NSA Doval Said on Indian Muslims, Terrorism
1 year, 5 months ago

'Islam Holds Unique Position': What NSA Doval Said on Indian Muslims, Terrorism

The Quint  

“Terrorism is not linked to any religion, it is the individuals that get misguided and it is probably the duty of spiritual and religious leaders to see that they can belong to any religion, faith, belief system or political ideology, but anyone who takes the path of violence will have to be countered as effectively." "Amongst its numerous religious groups, …

Data | Zero Muslim MPs in many States with over 10% Muslim population
1 year, 6 months ago

Data | Zero Muslim MPs in many States with over 10% Muslim population

The Hindu  

While the share of the Muslim population in India increased from around 10% in 1951 to 14% in 2011, and further rose to 15% in 2020, according to a projection by the Pew Research Centre, the share of the Muslim Members of Parliament never crossed the 10% mark, and has sharply reduced in the last 15 years. After peaking at …

Are Muslims a more unequal society in India?
1 year, 6 months ago

Are Muslims a more unequal society in India?

Hindustan Times  

Speaking to BJP workers in Bhopal on June 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his Pasmanda Muslim outreach. PREMIUM People shop at a market ahead of Eid To be sure, this is not the first time someone is raising the question of socially driven economic inequality within the Muslims. The question of social stratification among Muslims, like caste among Hindus, …

‘Am I in Bengal or Bangladesh?’: NCBC Head Says Muslims Castes in State OBC List ‘Lop-Sided’
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Am I in Bengal or Bangladesh?’: NCBC Head Says Muslims Castes in State OBC List ‘Lop-Sided’

News 18  

The issue is not with Muslims, but how their castes have increased over time, National Commission for Backward Classes chairman Hansraj Gangaram Ahir told News18 as the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has accused the BJP of communalising the situation ahead of Panchayat polls. From 2011 till now, more Muslim castes have been added, making it a total of …

India journeying towards majoritarianism since beginning: Asad
1 year, 6 months ago

India journeying towards majoritarianism since beginning: Asad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, speaking at Addison in Illinois of USA, said that India’s journey as a country has been towards a majoritarian one since Day one. UP’s first CM Govind Vallabh Pant had said we should either remain together or leave.” He said that the BJP currently has 306 MPs without a single Muslim MP or minister in …

There are things bigger than politics when you go abroad: Jaishankar's swipe at Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 7 months ago

There are things bigger than politics when you go abroad: Jaishankar's swipe at Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Days after the former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP government on his ongoing US visit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took a veiled swipe at him. Rahul Gandhi, an ex-MP from Wayanad, described PM Modi a 'specimen' and said, "There are people in India who think they know more than God and …

Rahul Gandhi says Muslim League a 'secular party', BJP retorts 'it's his compulsion to remain acceptable in Wayanad'
1 year, 7 months ago

Rahul Gandhi says Muslim League a 'secular party', BJP retorts 'it's his compulsion to remain acceptable in Wayanad'

Firstpost  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that Muslim League is a completely secular party and there is nothing non-secular about the outfit, drawing a sharp condemnation from the BJP Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that Muslim League is a completely secular party and there is nothing non-secular about the outfit, drawing a sharp condemnation from the BJP. …

‘Muslim League secular’: Rahul Gandhi; 'Compulsion to stay acceptable in Wayanad': BJP
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Muslim League secular’: Rahul Gandhi; 'Compulsion to stay acceptable in Wayanad': BJP

Hindustan Times  

On a question on the Congress' alliance with the Muslim League in Kerala, Rahul Gandhi during his interaction at the National Press Club in Washington DC said there was nothing non-secular about Muslim League. While Rahul Gandhi's statements in the US already stirred a storm, the Muslim League one drew condemnation from the BJP. BJP's Amit Malviya said it is …

2 malicious letters: Analysis of 16 orgs & 24 lawmakers, with links to Jihadis, Khalistanis and more, campaigning against State Dinner for PM Modi in USA
1 year, 7 months ago

2 malicious letters: Analysis of 16 orgs & 24 lawmakers, with links to Jihadis, Khalistanis and more, campaigning against State Dinner for PM Modi in USA

Op India  

On June 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his five-day visit to the United States and Egypt. We call on the @USCIRF and the US government to declare Gujarat 2002 as genocide: Dr. Rehan Khan, President, International Society for Peace and Justice — Indian American Muslim Council February 28, 2023 The organisation’s website actively talks about CAA/NRC and claims “Minorities …

‘Political secularism destroyed Muslims in India’: Owaisi’s jibe at Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Political secularism destroyed Muslims in India’: Owaisi’s jibe at Rahul Gandhi

Live Mint  

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday reacted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the US which stated that Muslims are the most attacked community in the BJP government in India. The Hyderabad MP, while speaking to media persons here, said, “I have been telling right from the beginning that through political secularism, Indian Muslims were destroyed. But you said …

Book Review: Pratinav Anil’s ‘Another India The Making of the World’s Largest Muslim Minority, 1947–77’ is about the Muslims who stayed back
1 year, 7 months ago

Book Review: Pratinav Anil’s ‘Another India The Making of the World’s Largest Muslim Minority, 1947–77’ is about the Muslims who stayed back

The Hindu  

Published : May 22, 2023 18:03 IST - 10 MINS READ In 1951, Muslims constituted 9.8 per cent of India’s population of 361 million. Another India: The Making of the World’s Largest Muslim Minority, 1947–77 By Pratinav Anil Hurst Publishers UK Pages: 432 Price: £25 His latest book, Another India: The Making of the World’s Largest Muslim Minority, 1947–77, is …

1 city, 2 people — and India’s widening religious divide
1 year, 8 months ago

1 city, 2 people — and India’s widening religious divide

Associated Press  

AYODHYA, India — Syed Mohammad Munir Abidi says India is a changed country, one he doesn’t recognize anymore. ___ India is home to some 200 million Muslims who make up the predominantly Hindu country’s largest minority group. Though India’s communal fractures date back to its bloody partition in 1947, most Indians trace the roots of the latest religious fault lines …

1 city, 2 people — and India’s widening religious divide
1 year, 8 months ago

1 city, 2 people — and India’s widening religious divide

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ___ India is home to some 200 million Muslims …

Unlike Pakistan’s minorities, every strand of the Muslim community is doing its business in India: Nirmala Sitharaman
1 year, 9 months ago

Unlike Pakistan’s minorities, every strand of the Muslim community is doing its business in India: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

India is home to the second largest Muslim population in the world and those blaming the country on minority issues have no clue about the ground realities, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. Addressing a Washington DC audience during a fireside chat at the Peterson Institute for International Economics on Monday, April 10, 2023, Ms. Sitharaman said the Muslim …

Political Line | Big Picture: Five vantage points of opposition to Narendra Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

Political Line | Big Picture: Five vantage points of opposition to Narendra Modi

The Hindu  

Parties that are opposed to the BJP, and particularly Prime Minister Narendra Modi are also opposed to one another, and are quite often more interested in defeating a non-BJP party than the BJP itself. Regional elites have a vantage point from which the BJP and the Congress are not radically different: the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, the Shiv …

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