CNN wants India to be a Sharia state, its latest oped shows the Western media's antipathy for Hindus
8 months, 1 week ago

CNN wants India to be a Sharia state, its latest oped shows the Western media's antipathy for Hindus

Op India  

As India is in the midst of general elections, the Western media has gone all out to influence the Indian voters against the incumbent Modi government. On the 1st of May, US-based media house CNN published an article titled: “Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city”. PM Modi called Indian Muslims ‘infiltrators’: CNN parrots the lies peddled by opposition parties and their sympathisers In the desperation to somehow paint PM Modi as ‘anti-Muslim’ CNN resorted to passing off lies peddled by the Congress, Islamists, Leftists and their media allies about PM Modi’s 21st April speech criticising Congress party’s sinister wealth redistribution promise. CNN wants Hindus not to reclaim Gyanvapi, as it is ‘destroying’ India’s ‘secular fabric’ Hindus trying to legally reclaim Kashi Vishwanath Temple, the rightful abode of Lord Vishweshwara which was destroyed by Mughal tyrant Aurangzeb in the 17th century, is causing fear among Muslims of Varanasi, the CNN report claims. Throwing its weight behind the ‘critics’, CNN also lamented the consecration of Lord Rama in his rightful abode, and asserted that it has “pulled India away from its constitutionally secular foundations”.

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Police downplay Islamist attack against Lord Ayyappa devotees in Rayachoti: How hate crime against Hindus is brushed aside in the name of 'protecting secularism'
1 month ago

Police downplay Islamist attack against Lord Ayyappa devotees in Rayachoti: How hate crime against Hindus is brushed aside in the name of 'protecting secularism'

Op India  

A bus carrying devotees of Lord Ayyappa was allegedly attacked by extremists in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayachoti town. It is not good for this country.” However, the police were quick to respond to the statement and termed the condemning of the attack on Hindus as “material that may aggravate communal tensions between different religious groups.” Instead of keeping an eye on …

India rejects "deeply biased" US report on international religious freedom
6 months, 1 week ago

India rejects "deeply biased" US report on international religious freedom

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India has categorically rejected the US State Department's 2023 report on international religious freedom as "deeply biased" and lacking understanding of India's social dynamics. "In 2023, India has officially taken up numerous cases in the US of hate crimes, racial attacks on Indian nationals and other minorities, vandalisation and targeting of places of worship, violence and mistreatment by …

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 …

'Hindus for Human Rights' opposes resolution condemning Hinduphobia, had earlier hosted Rahul Gandhi
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Hindus for Human Rights' opposes resolution condemning Hinduphobia, had earlier hosted Rahul Gandhi

Op India  

Two days after a Hindu politician Shri Thanedar submitted a resolution in the US House of Representatives condemning anti-Hindu bigotry, a controversial outfit named ‘Hindus for Human Rights ’, with ties to George Soros, on Friday dubbed it as an exercise in ‘Hindu supremacy’. 1131 – “Celebrating Hindu Americans, and condemning attacks on Hindu places of worship, Hinduphobia, and anti-Hindu …

CAA rules: Foreign media is again peddling a false narrative to incite Indian Muslims against a law that doesn't concern them at all
9 months, 4 weeks ago

CAA rules: Foreign media is again peddling a false narrative to incite Indian Muslims against a law that doesn't concern them at all

Op India  

“India implements citizenship amendment law excluding Muslims”, this, with some changes here and there, has been the headline of several international media houses. Ever since the Modi government notified CAA on 11th of March 2024, a section of local and international media has resorted to labeling the much-needed law as “discriminatory” since it ‘excludes Muslims’. “India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ 2019 citizenship …

Analysis: Why is so much anti-Palestinian disinformation coming from India?
1 year, 2 months ago

Analysis: Why is so much anti-Palestinian disinformation coming from India?

Al Jazeera  

The cliche goes that the first casualty of war is truth. With Israel’s occupation of Palestine, disinformation often comes with a side of anti-Palestinianism and Islamophobia, turbocharged by social media amplification, especially under Elon Musk’s leadership of X, formerly known as Twitter. One Indian account, purporting to belong to a retired Indian soldier, stated, “Israel must finish off Palestine from …

Modi’s lesson from Israel: Demolish Muslim homes, erase their history
1 year, 4 months ago

Modi’s lesson from Israel: Demolish Muslim homes, erase their history

Al Jazeera  

The Hindu far-right’s actions in Nuh, in India’s Haryana, echo Israel’s policies of trying to delete histories and legacies of the Palestinian people. Much like Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport stands adamantly on the remains of Palestinian communities forced from their homes, a new temple to the Hindu god Ram has been built over the debris of the historic Babri Masjid …

Journalist Amana Ansari slams Western media perception on Indian Muslims, Manipur violence in BBC interview
1 year, 5 months ago

Journalist Amana Ansari slams Western media perception on Indian Muslims, Manipur violence in BBC interview

Op India  

The media in the West have a peculiar sense of entitlement that leads them to think they have the right to pontificate on and meddle in India’s internal matters. By using a few isolated acts of violence, the BBC journalist also attempted to subtly advance the narrative that India, under Modi, is a majoritarian country that routinely persecutes its minorities, …

'Hindus for Human Rights' proudly flaunts its anti-Modi toolkit as it tries to organise protests against PM Modi during his US visit
1 year, 6 months ago

'Hindus for Human Rights' proudly flaunts its anti-Modi toolkit as it tries to organise protests against PM Modi during his US visit

Op India  

The dubious organisation ‘Hindus for Human Rights’ has come up with a “special toolkit” to propagate against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a State Visit to the US. Source: HfHR Titled “Modi Protest Toolkit”, the 24-page document is freely and openly available on HfHR’s website. Source: HfHR Source: HfHR About Hindus for Human Rights Rahul Gandhi was …

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 …

India witnessed ‘targeted attack’ on religious minorities in 2022, US State Department report says
1 year, 7 months ago

India witnessed ‘targeted attack’ on religious minorities in 2022, US State Department report says

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 Attacks on members of religious …

US report lists ’significant human rights’ abuses in India
1 year, 9 months ago

US report lists ’significant human rights’ abuses in India

Live Mint  

The annual US report on human rights practices released on Monday listed "significant human rights issues" and abuses in India, including reported targeting of religious minorities, dissidents and journalists, the U.S. State Department said. Significant human rights issues in India have included credible reports of the government or its agents conducting extrajudicial killings; torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment …

India intensified crackdown on activists, media in 2022: Human Rights Watch report
1 year, 11 months ago

India intensified crackdown on activists, media in 2022: Human Rights Watch report

The Hindu  

The Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2023 said that Indian authorities had “intensified and broadened” their crackdown on activist groups and the media through 2022, adding that the “Hindu nationalist” Bharatiya Janata Party-led government used “abusive and discriminatory policies to repress Muslims and other minorities”. “The BJP government’s promotion of Hindu majoritarian ideology provokes authorities and supporters to engage in …

Breaking News, December 16 | HIGHLIGHTS
2 years ago

Breaking News, December 16 | HIGHLIGHTS

India TV News  

India is facing the danger of becoming a Hindu nationalist State, an outgoing Democratic Congressman known for his anti-India tirade said on Thursday. Describing himself as a “lifelong human rights advocate” Congressman Andy Levin in his last speech on the floor of the US House of Representatives said the US has had more success in human rights, although the situation …

West’s Double-Standards on Human Rights and Terrorism: The Boot Could Be On The Other Foot, Too
2 years, 1 month ago

West’s Double-Standards on Human Rights and Terrorism: The Boot Could Be On The Other Foot, Too

News 18  

Two American gibes at India’s human rights record, one of them about Prime Minister Narendra Modi — and New Delhi’s reaction has not been as aggressive for the kind of its muscle-flexing over the past months. Crackdown on dissent In the other instance pertaining to the US and human rights in India, USIRFA’s report for the US congress expressed ‘concern …

India's Religious Polarization Is Seeping Into The US Diaspora
2 years, 2 months ago

India's Religious Polarization Is Seeping Into The US Diaspora

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In Edison, New Jersey, a bulldozer, which has become a symbol of oppression of India’s Muslim minority, rolled down the street during a parade marking that country’s Independence Day. On the other hand, many Hindu Americans feel vilified and targeted for their views, said Samir Kalra, managing director of the Hindu American Foundation in Washington, D.C. “The …

Hindu diaspora under attack: The rising trends of global Hinduphobia, attacks by Islamists and propaganda
2 years, 3 months ago

Hindu diaspora under attack: The rising trends of global Hinduphobia, attacks by Islamists and propaganda

Op India  

Recent instances of targeted hate crimes against the Hindu community and its temples by Khalistani and Islamic radicals in Canada, the USA and the UK point towards the worrying trends of rising Hinduphobia in the West. This article with the help of independent reports and many recent instances of hate crimes and discrimination against the Hindu diaspora community shows the …

Reuters journalist Rina Chandran blames Indian Hindus for Islamist violence in Leicester
2 years, 3 months ago

Reuters journalist Rina Chandran blames Indian Hindus for Islamist violence in Leicester

Op India  

On Tuesday, Reuters journalist Rina Chandran blamed the Indian Hindus for violence perpetrated by radical Islamists in Leicester against the Hindu community. Today’s update, covering the previous 24 hours 👇 pic.twitter.com/CSB5ZtpZvS — East Leicester Police September 14, 2022 “Add in local fury over an India-Pakistan cricket match, and Hindu and Muslim men were soon fighting on the streets of central …

'Determined To End Divisive Politics, Must Fight Hinduphobia': UK Labour Leader On Hate Crimes
2 years, 3 months ago

'Determined To End Divisive Politics, Must Fight Hinduphobia': UK Labour Leader On Hate Crimes

ABP News  

New Delhi: After a spate of hate crimes against the Hindu community were reported in the UK, the Opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer referred to the term "Hinduphobia" for the first time and said he was determined to put an end to “divisive politics” and extremist elements exploiting social media to spread hatred within communities. Starmer, who was addressing …

How to survive a war of lies: Understanding anti-Hindu communication, media and propaganda
2 years, 3 months ago

How to survive a war of lies: Understanding anti-Hindu communication, media and propaganda

Firstpost  

When a whole environment of lies exists across media, academic, NGO and governmental platforms, the task of anyone trying to speak the truth and stand for the truth becomes even harder The war on lives faced by Hindus might be a very old one, and one which earlier generations managed to fight and survive. It becomes almost impossible for people …

UK: Hindus protest outside Guardian office for anti-Hindu reporting
2 years, 3 months ago

UK: Hindus protest outside Guardian office for anti-Hindu reporting

Op India  

On 28th September 2022, Hindus in the United Kingdom gathered in front of the Guardian News office in London to protest against their biased reporting of the Leicester violence that painted the Hindu community in a bad light despite it being the victim of the incident in which a Hindu temple was vandalized. The protesters were seen holding placards saying …

Lights, camera, right turn
2 years, 3 months ago

Lights, camera, right turn

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 22, 2022 10:40 IST It has been a journey 30 years in the making, one that began with the first pan-Indian hit from south India—Roja, around the time the BJP’s Ram mandir movement was reaching a crescendo. The film, with its black-and-white take on patriotism and nationalism, was the precursor to the wave of Hindi films that …

‘Attack on a dream’: Muslims in fear as Indian democracy turns 75
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Attack on a dream’: Muslims in fear as Indian democracy turns 75

Al Jazeera  

India’s democracy is under pressure like never before as dreams of an ethnic Hindu nation leave its minorities sleepless. Critics say Hindu majoritarianism has become a de facto state policy under Modi, with Hindu supremacist groups ratcheting up their demand to turn the country into a “Hindu Rashtra” or an exclusive Hindu state. Across the country, Muslims are facing blatant …

Rutgers University report serves truth about Hinduphobia, its prof Audrey Truschke adds irony
2 years, 5 months ago

Rutgers University report serves truth about Hinduphobia, its prof Audrey Truschke adds irony

Firstpost  

The study, ‘Anti-Hindu Disinformation: A Case Study of Hinduphobia on Social Media’, exposes how Islamist web networks are using white supremacist and Alt Right-inspired 4chan Pepe memes to denigrate Hindus on Telegram and other messaging services Rutgers University, the academic foothold that historian Audrey Truschke uses as its associate professor to target Hinduness and defend genocidal Islamist rulers like Aurangzeb, …

Arrest of Indian Muslim journalist sparks widespread outrage
2 years, 6 months ago

Arrest of Indian Muslim journalist sparks widespread outrage

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 Police in India’s capital New …

‘Ill-informed comments’: India slams US report on religious freedom
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Ill-informed comments’: India slams US report on religious freedom

Live Mint  

The Indian government on Friday expressed its opposition to the recently released US state department’s annual report on international religious freedom, stating that the assessments are made based on biased views. “We have noted the release of US State Department 2021 Report on International Religious Freedom and ill-informed comments by senior US officials,” said the ministry of external affairs. This …

India decries ‘biased’ US report on religious freedom
2 years, 7 months ago

India decries ‘biased’ US report on religious freedom

Al Jazeera  

India defends its record on religious tolerance after US report accused officials of supporting attacks on minority worshippers. Washington’s annual report on religious freedom around the world contained a rare – if indirect – criticism of New Delhi, its emerging ally, on Thursday, documenting incendiary comments by Indian public officials and accounts of discrimination against Muslims and Christians in India. …

India: Is politics fueling attacks on Muslims?
2 years, 8 months ago

India: Is politics fueling attacks on Muslims?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, April 26 at 19:30GMT: A wave of violent attacks on India’s Muslim population has the community on edge. But critics say it is the latest attempt to harass India’s Muslim minority, which makes up roughly 14 percent of the country’s 1.4 billion population. Human Rights observers say recent incendiary rhetoric by politicians from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu …

India's complex position on Islamophobia
2 years, 9 months ago

India's complex position on Islamophobia

The Hindu  

Last week, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a consensus Resolution declaring March 15 annually as the ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia’. Mr. Tirumurti did “condemn” Islamophobia along with all other religiophobia, but at that point he could have specifically added that India cannot but be concerned with Islamophobia because Muslims form a substantial part of the country’s plural society. …

A tale of two Indias: Kishan and Lavanya get forgotten while Sharia loyalists get echoed in SC
2 years, 10 months ago

A tale of two Indias: Kishan and Lavanya get forgotten while Sharia loyalists get echoed in SC

Op India  

In a nation that claims to be indiscriminate at its core, how ironic it is that the true victims of hate crime, Kishan Bharwad, and Lavanya, who don’t even exist to defend themselves, are forgotten, while voices favoring Muslim women wearing burqa are amplified in the highest levels of the judiciary. This is the India we live in, which is …

Reality of Hinduphobia must be established to challenge otherisation and persecution of Hindus in academic, media discourse
2 years, 11 months ago

Reality of Hinduphobia must be established to challenge otherisation and persecution of Hindus in academic, media discourse

Firstpost  

The classic meta trap being laid out here is that not only are Hindus being denied the agency to protest the vilification of their faith, but any effort to call out Hinduphobia becomes conspiratorial and can’t be taken seriously At a recent virtual conference organised by the Delhi-based Global Counter-Terrorism Centre, India’s ambassador to the United Nations TS Tirumurti called …

Recognise ‘Hinduphobia’ and violence against Buddhists, Sikhs too: Indian envoy to U.N.
2 years, 11 months ago

Recognise ‘Hinduphobia’ and violence against Buddhists, Sikhs too: Indian envoy to U.N.

The Hindu  

Calling for the United Nations to recognise ‘Hinduphobia’ along with other acts of religious hatred against Buddhism and Sikhism, India’s U.N. envoy T.S.Tirumurti said that the U.N.’s latest Global Counter-Terrorism strategy passed last year is full of flaws and is selective, and could reverse gains from the global consensus in the “war on terror” post 9/11. Mr. Tirumurti pointed out …

Hindu monk in India charged over call for ‘genocide’ of Muslims
2 years, 11 months ago

Hindu monk in India charged over call for ‘genocide’ of Muslims

Al Jazeera  

Police called Yati Narsinghanand Giri, an outspoken supporter of far-right nationalists who also heads a Hindu monastery, a ‘repeat offender’. Indian authorities have charged a Hindu monk with inciting religious violence after he called for the “genocide” of India’s Muslims at a meeting of right-wing supporters, police said. In December, Giri and other religious leaders called on Hindus to arm …

Hindu monk jailed after calling for ‘genocide’ of Muslims
2 years, 11 months ago

Hindu monk jailed after calling for ‘genocide’ of Muslims

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian authorities have charged a Hindu monk with inciting religious violence after he called for the “genocide” of India’s Muslims at a meeting of right-wing supporters, police said Monday. In December, Giri and other religious leaders called on Hindus to arm themselves for “a genocide” against Muslims during a meeting in Haridwar, a northern holy town in …

Striking fear: The Hindu Editorial on Haridwar hate speech and legal action
3 years ago

Striking fear: The Hindu Editorial on Haridwar hate speech and legal action

The Hindu  

A conclave of Hindu religious leaders and political activists in saffron robes held recently in the holy city of Haridwar has brought great shame to the country and its constitutional and religious values. In a so-called Dharam Sansad, or a religious parliament, key personages with a track record of inflammatory and provocative speeches made unconscionable calls for genocide against Muslims …

India: Hindu event calling for genocide of Muslims sparks outrage
3 years ago

India: Hindu event calling for genocide of Muslims sparks outrage

Al Jazeera  

Police file case after videos go viral on social media of a meeting in which Hindu religious leaders called for mass killings and use of weapons against Muslims. Indian police said on Friday they had launched a hate-speech investigation into last week’s event in Haridwar, in northern Uttarakhand state, in which participants called for the mass killings and use of …

'Dismantling Global Hindutva' event an academic assault on Hinduism
3 years, 4 months ago

'Dismantling Global Hindutva' event an academic assault on Hinduism

Firstpost  

Hinduism has long been under the assault by western academia since the dawn of the colonial era of European supremacism Firstpost is convinced that Dismantling Global Hindutva, a three-day online conference planned by anonymous organisers in the US, is a partisan and politically-motivated event designed to malign an ancient religion and its adherents. However, the spread of India’s dharmic traditions …

Opinion | Why ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ is a xenophobic event with lies at its core
3 years, 4 months ago

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

Firstpost  

The Taliban have again taken over Afghanistan, gloss-coating its old ways with promises and press conferences. Just as the spotlight falls on the unchanging aspects of radical Islam, its principal votaries and known Hinduphobes have come out to deflect attention Firstpost is convinced that Dismantling Global Hindutva, a three-day online conference planned by anonymous organisers in the US, is a …

Dismantling Global Hindutva event: Hate to justify genocide of Hindus
3 years, 4 months ago

Dismantling Global Hindutva event: Hate to justify genocide of Hindus

Op India  

A 3-day conference co While the Hindumisic elements globally have tried to equate Hindus to Nazis, the Nazi-esque propaganda to justify the impending genocide of Hindus, is hard to miss. Nazi-esque propaganda and the dehumanisation of Hindus The poster of the ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ event depicts an inverted hammer ‘uprooting’ brutally on what appears to be an RSS Swayamsevak, clad …

Stand up for Muslims, stand up against racism and hate crimes
3 years, 9 months ago

Stand up for Muslims, stand up against racism and hate crimes

Op India  

Now that we have your attention, let’s talk about Hindus and Hinduphobia. It is an undeniable truth that crimes against Hindus are downplayed by global media and even Indian media time and again. Yati Narsinghanand, the Mahant of the Temple, and other locals allege that there have been repeated instances of sexual harassment of Hindu women and there have been …

Indian media accused of Islamophobia for its coronavirus coverage
4 years, 7 months ago

Indian media accused of Islamophobia for its coronavirus coverage

Al Jazeera  

A large section of media in India accused of running shows that appear to blame Muslims for the spread of the virus. As news website Newslaundry’s Atul Chaurasia noted on his show: “The Mumbai incident once again brought to the fore the diseased, sectarian face of channels, because in the background they had spotted a mosque.” Critics have accused a …

ISIS magazine tries to instigate Indian Muslims on CAA-NRC
4 years, 8 months ago

ISIS magazine tries to instigate Indian Muslims on CAA-NRC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The terror group ISIS has stepped up its India-specific propaganda aimed at stoking a sense of injustice among Indian Muslims in the context of recent issues and instigating them to pick up weapons. In the latest edition of its online magazine 'Voice of Hind’, a magazine specifically aimed at Muslims in India, ISIS has tried to make a …

US lawmakers express concern over Delhi violence as toll rises to 27, say country must speak up against anti-Muslim violence
4 years, 10 months ago

US lawmakers express concern over Delhi violence as toll rises to 27, say country must speak up against anti-Muslim violence

Firstpost  

The deadly violence over the Citizenship Amendment Act in Delhi drew sharp reactions from US lawmakers with the mainstream media prominently reporting it along with the just-concluded visit of President Donald Trump Washington: The deadly violence over the amended citizenship act in the Indian capital drew sharp reactions from US lawmakers with the mainstream media prominently reporting it along with …

OPINION | Why India Is Making Global Headlines
5 years ago

OPINION | Why India Is Making Global Headlines

ABP News  

Here is what the world saying about our nation in 2020. “As India violence gets worse, police are accused of abusing Muslims”. The process for putting them on this list was not transparent and Gauhati High Court and India’s Supreme Court colluded in this, using reckless language such as “external aggression”. Second, on August 3, 2019, PTI reported: “Govt to …

#RoadToEndia2020: Pakistanis trend doom for India in 2020 by using anti-CAA riots
5 years ago

#RoadToEndia2020: Pakistanis trend doom for India in 2020 by using anti-CAA riots

Op India  

Parody nation Pakistan is at it again. While rest of the world prayed and hoped for a better tomorrow, Pakistanis on Twitter were busy trending doom for India, hoping to bring an ‘end’ to India in 2020. pic.twitter.com/N5bIkB95xJ — Khawaja Ata December 31, 2019 For more than two weeks now, protesters, such as the ones in Shaheen Bagh, have taken …

Pakistani activist smashes the 'Hindu extremism on the rise' bogey
5 years, 3 months ago

Pakistani activist smashes the 'Hindu extremism on the rise' bogey

Op India  

It’s often said that the Modi government has a ‘Hindutva’ agenda and scores of ‘secular-liberals’ and opposition politicians, like Shashi Tharoor and many others, keep claiming that India is on the path of becoming Hindu Pakistan. Pakistani human rights activist Arif Aajakia, in a video, has explained how Pakistan’s rhetorics and claims are far removed from the ground realities. Aajakia …

India rejects critical US religious freedom report
5 years, 6 months ago

India rejects critical US religious freedom report

Al Jazeera  

A previous version of this story wrongly linked to a United States Commission on International Religious Freedom report. An annual report on international religious freedom released by Pompeo on Friday said Hindu groups had used “violence, intimidation, and harassment” against Muslims and low-caste Dalits in 2017 to force a religion-based national identity. ‘Inflammatory speeches’ The US religious freedom report said …

US has 'no locus standi' to comment on religious freedom in India: MEA on report alleging attacks by Hindu groups on minorities
5 years, 6 months ago

US has 'no locus standi' to comment on religious freedom in India: MEA on report alleging attacks by Hindu groups on minorities

Firstpost  

India’s reaction was to an annual International Religious Freedom Report by the US, which alleged that mob attacks by violent extremist Hindu groups against minority communities continued in India in 2018. India on Sunday rejected a US religious freedom report, saying it sees no locus standi for a foreign government to pronounce on the state of its citizens’ constitutionally protected …

Festivals and political opportunism of media: ‘The Guardian’ and its anti-Hindu agenda
5 years, 7 months ago

Festivals and political opportunism of media: ‘The Guardian’ and its anti-Hindu agenda

Op India  

India – the eclectic country we live in, encompasses diversified elements of culture, traditions and rituals, weaving an integrating, all-inclusive fabric. In an article titled ‘You are what you Eid: Ramadan for vegan’ says ‘Ali, the prophet’s cousin, is said to have stated: “Do not make your stomach a graveyard of animals”, and the caliph Umar warned against the addictive …

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