The discussion on the Secular Civil Code has been reignited following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech, in which he deemed the Secular Civil Code necessary and labeled religious personal laws as communal. This has sparked a strong reaction from the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, which has found the Prime Minister's remarks objectionable. The AIMPLB has stated …
The Taliban are now the de facto leadership entity in Afghanistan. Concerns surrounding the talks of a “Taliban 2.0” Even before the press conference, many experts started identifying snippets of PR-like messages coming from various sources on news items and updates related to the Taliban and their fighters. But at the Taliban press conference, the spokesperson assured that Afghan women …
On April 30, 2013, Pew Research Centre published findings of a survey, conducted during the days when there was US military presence in Afghanistan, stated 99 per cent of Afghanis wanted Sharia to be the official law of the land in the state. Muslims favour making Sharia the law of the land 99% of Afghanis who were interviewed also favoured …
