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Posted inCinema

‘The Kerala Story’ and religious-sexual politics

by Wajiha Mehdi August 1, 2023August 1, 2023

A controversial low-budget Indian feature film “The Kerala Story”, about a discredited anti-Muslim conspiracy theory, has been causing a political storm, going all the way to India’s Supreme Court. The movie has helped circulate the idea of “love jihad,” a right-wing conspiracy theory that Muslim men are predators and out to marry and steal Hindu […]

Posted inIndia

An atheist laid the foundation of Hindu nationalism

by Saba Sattar November 10, 2021November 10, 2021
Posted inIndia, South Asia, United States, World

Hindutva’s stark parallels with White Supremacy

by Aparna Priyadarshi December 21, 2019February 18, 2020
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace during a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in June. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm
Posted inIndia, South Asia, United States, World

Bigotry unifies Hindutva and white supremacy

by Aparna Priyadarshi December 20, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India’s cult of Modi 

by Shashi Tharoor May 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Detained Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem. Photo: Facebook/Wangkhemcha Wangthoi
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Media body ignores a detained Manipur journalist

by Armstrong Chanambam December 24, 2018February 18, 2020
Volunteers of the Hindu nationalist organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) shout religious slogans at a conclave near Pune.  Photo: Danish Siddiqui, Reuters
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

The economics of India’s population growth

by Mohan Guruswamy December 20, 2018
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje (left) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a function in March 2018. Photo: AFP/ NurPhoto
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Without Brahmin and Rajput votes, BJP may lose in Rajasthan

by Rangoli Agrawal November 21, 2018February 18, 2020
Supporters of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje listen during a by-election campaign in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto)
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Rajasthan elections: Rebel leaders pose a threat to BJP

by Sangeeta Sharma November 19, 2018February 18, 2020
A man garlands a model of a Ram temple during a procession marking the 24th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid Mosque in Ayodhya, in Amritsar on December 6, 2016. Photo: AFP / NARINDER NANU
Posted inIndia, South Asia

The Ram temple issue has diminishing returns for the BJP

by Kanchan Srivastava October 31, 2018February 18, 2020
نشطاء هندوس يحملون الشعلات بجانب نموذج لمعبد رام في مسيرة بمناسبة الحكم بهدم جامع بابري.
الصورة: ا ف ب
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Religious tensions rise after court ruling on mosque land

by Saurav Datta October 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif (left) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Atal Bihari Vajpayee after signing an agreement named as the Lahore Declaration at Governor House in Lahore on February 21, 1999.          Photo: AFP / Saeed Khan
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a moderate Hindutva ideologue committed to peace

by Saikat Datta August 20, 2018February 18, 2020
JNU
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Why the BJP wants to weaken an Indian university

by Muntaha Amin July 9, 2018
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (L) and yoga Guru Baba Ramdev. Photos: AFP
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

Will competing monks help the BJP regain lost ground?

by Kanchan Srivastava June 22, 2018February 18, 2020
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
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, center, with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others at the new Indira Canteen in Bangalore on Wednesday. Photo: Hindustan Times
Posted inIndia, South Asia

BJP cadres hit the road in Karnataka with eye on 2019 polls

by Sameer Chougaonkar April 19, 2018
Map of Pakistan. Image: iStock
Posted inAfghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

The propaganda war against Pakistan’s military

by Atta Rasool Malik April 4, 2018
Hindutva party leaders in India's Punjab are applying for weapon licenses after a spate of killings. Photo: Courtesy YouTube
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Shameful display of Hindutva terror in festive processions

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan April 3, 2018
Modi has a peculiar habit of mispronouncing the name of the most famous Indian who ever lived. File photo: Reuters / Amit Dave
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

PM Modi’s secret committee set to revise India’s history

by Asia Times and Reuters March 7, 2018February 18, 2020
Lieutenant-General Bipin Rawat was named as the new chief of the Indian Army to succeed General Dalbir Singh Suhaag. Photo / Reuters / Files
Posted inBhutan, China, India, South Asia, World

A chink in the armor of trust in Indian Army

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan February 23, 2018
The headquarters of the Tamil Nadu state government in Chennai, which has been criticized over its growing pollution problem. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Hindutva takes on Tamil nationalism

by Ana Pararajasingham February 16, 2018
Hindu activists mark the 24th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, on December 6, 2016. Photo: AFP / Narinder Nanu
Posted inBangladesh, Germany, India, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

BJP lawmakers continue targeting India’s religious minorities

by Aritry Das February 8, 2018February 18, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the Opening Plenary at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Denis Balibouse
Posted inIndia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Modi at Davos: his rhetoric differs from his actions

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan January 25, 2018
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
Journalists and social activists protest against the killing of Gauri Lankesh, a senior Indian journalist who according to police was shot dead outside her home on September 5, 2017, by unidentified assailants in the southern Indian city of Bangalore. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

India becoming dangerous for intellectuals, social activists

by Pushkar Raj October 6, 2017October 6, 2017
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the center of downtown Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, where he was thrown off a train on the night of June 7, 1893 for refusing to move from a whites-only rail car. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inChina, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

It’s time for India to revive Gandhi’s inclusive nationalism

by E Jaya Kumar August 8, 2017February 18, 2020
Women rally in New Delhi against the persecution of Muslims in India. Photo: AFP/Raveendran
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Vigilante politics and failure of rule of law in India

by Pushkar Raj July 3, 2017July 3, 2017
Traffic moves slowly in the crowded streets of Old Delhi in this photo taken on September 7, 2014. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia

AAP’s ideological confusion weakens it against Modi’s BJP

by Kadayam Subramanian May 11, 2017

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