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‘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 […]

India

An atheist laid the foundation of Hindu nationalism

by Saba Sattar November 10, 2021November 10, 2021

India, 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

India, South Asia, United States, World

Bigotry unifies Hindutva and white supremacy

by Aparna Priyadarshi December 20, 2019February 18, 2020

India, South Asia

India’s cult of Modi

by Shashi Tharoor May 29, 2019February 18, 2020

Detained Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem. Photo: Facebook/Wangkhemcha Wangthoi

India, 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

AT 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

India, 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)

India, 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

India, 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.
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India, 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

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a moderate Hindutva ideologue committed to peace

by Saikat Datta August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

JNU

India, 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

India, 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

India, 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

India, 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

Afghanistan, 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

India, 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

India, 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

Bhutan, China, India, South Asia, World

A chink in the armor of trust in Indian Army

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan February 23, 2018

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