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Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, is a key BJP leader.  Photo: AFP/ Sanjay Kanojia
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Shakespeare was wrong: Names do matter in India’s election season

by Sagarneel Sinha November 1, 2018

Elections for the Lok Sabha, lower house of India’s Parliament, are not far away, and it seems that names have assumed much significance this election season. A recent example is the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj. Uttar Pradesh is the most politically significant state, sending 80 members of Parliament to the […]

Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, is a key BJP leader.  Photo: AFP/ Sanjay Kanojia
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

Adityanath stirs the religious pot with new attack on Akbar

by Asia Times staff June 15, 2018February 18, 2020
A spectacular view of the Taj Mahal, which has been at the center of a political row. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inIndia, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

BJP Govt backtracks on Taj Mahal for summit sales pitch

by Kanchan Srivastava January 20, 2018February 18, 2020
A woman shouts during a protest against the mob lynching of Muslims who were accused of possessing beef in Mumbai on July 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia, World

The ugliness behind long-standing anti-Muslim bias in India

by Saif Ahmad Khan December 27, 2017December 31, 2017
The Taj Mahal in Agra has long been rated as one of the world's beautiful creations. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

The Taj Mahal is a money spinner, despite cutbacks by the BJP

by Kanchan Srivastava October 31, 2017February 18, 2020

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