OPINION | Atrocities on Hindus, Sikhs in Pakistan: Will CAA help?
2 years, 4 months ago

OPINION | Atrocities on Hindus, Sikhs in Pakistan: Will CAA help?

India TV News  

The atrocities on Hindu, Sikh and Christian minorities in Pakistan have now reached alarming proportions. Supporters of the extremist Islamic group Tehrik-e-Labbaik Pakistan alleged that Ashok Kumar had committed blasphemy by setting fire to the Holy Quran. A delegation of Indian Sikh leaders led by BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday met J. P. Singh, joint secretary on Pakistan affairs in the Ministry of External Affairs, and demanded that India must raise the issue of atrocities on Sikhs in Pakistan. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harmeet Singh Kalka said, Sikhs throughout the world show raise their voice against atrocities on their brethren in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government had enacted Citizenship Amendment Act to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Jains living in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, but there were protests in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh against CAA.

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'India urges Bangladesh to act against rising atrocities targeting hindus': MoS MEA Kirti Vardhan Singh
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India TV News  

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

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The Hindu  

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Op India  

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9 months, 1 week ago

Why India must look beyond CAA

Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 5 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Firstpost  

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2 years, 7 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Opinion | Why ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ is a xenophobic event with lies at its core
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Firstpost  

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3 years, 6 months ago

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India Today  

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Pakistan: Minority Hindus 'pardon' the Islamists who had razed down Krishna Dwara temple in December
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan: Minority Hindus 'pardon' the Islamists who had razed down Krishna Dwara temple in December

Op India  

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As blood of minorities flows from Pakistan to Bangladesh, CAA needs to roll out soon
4 years ago

As blood of minorities flows from Pakistan to Bangladesh, CAA needs to roll out soon

Firstpost  

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Pakistan: Hindu homes set on fire to force them to convert to Islam
4 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan: Hindu homes set on fire to force them to convert to Islam

Op India  

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Attack on Sikhs in Pakistan: Amarinder Singh vehemently opposed CAA but wants GOI to intervene when it suits him
4 years, 4 months ago

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Op India  

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