Living in the Shadow of Jail, Torture: The Account of Two Muslims Acquitted of Terror
Over the past decade, a series of ‘terrorism’ cases have crumbled. The ‘terror innocents’ who walk free only face a life of unfreedom.
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Saint Gorakhnath’s Inclusive Legacy: Lalu Prasad’s Challenge to Hindutva
‘Gorakhnath’s “Stolen” Legacy: Lalu’s Cultural Counter to Hindutva Ahead of Bihar Election’: Lalu’s revelation that Gorakhnath stood for inclusivity, coexistence, love and a harmonious synthesis of Hindu and Muslim faiths has the potential to challenge the Hindutva narrative. Also: ‘An Introduction to Saint Gorakhnath and His Inclusive Legacy’.
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Aurangzeb a Severely Misunderstood Figure – 2 Interviews with Historian Audrey Truschke
‘Aurangzeb is a Severely Misunderstood Figure’; ‘A Caricature of “Aurangzeb the Bigot” Serves Many Modern Political Interests in India: An Interview with the Historian Audrey Truschke’: Truschke says that this depiction of Aurangzeb is both misleading and ahistorical.
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Modi Government Surrendering to US Pressure – 3 Articles
‘A Frenemy Named Donald Trump’: Trump estimates that the Indian elites lack self-respect and grit to stand up to his bullying. Also: ‘Globalisation Sans Justice: India’s Abdication of Voice’: On Trump’s call to stop hiring in India; and: ‘Modi Govt “Surrendering” to US on FTAs, Will Open Agri, Dairy Sector, Fears SKM’.
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Trump’s Tariffs: What Can Modi Do – 3 Articles
‘From “Howdy Modi” to “Cannot Name Trump”: How Modi Has Taken a Hit from Trump’s Tariffs and Taunts’; ‘Indian Exports Under Siege: US Tariff Gamble’; and: ‘What Else Can They Do?’.
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Hum, Tum aur Woh: Why India’s Pakistan Problem is Really About Pakistan and China Together
Our strategic choice is between a one-front war with Pakistan and China or two-front diplomacy to resolve issues with both.
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Former Civil Servants Sound Alarm Over Bihar’s Electoral Special Roll Revision
The CCG, a group of 93 retired civil servants, warned the revision could disenfranchise millions lacking proper documents.
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Assam’s Agenda for Muslims Goes National
Demolition, detention, disenfranchisement and deportation: Assam’s blueprint to marginalise Muslims is rolling out across India.
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RSS Versus the Constitution
Hosabale wants “secular” and “socialist” out of the Preamble. But the Assembly debates show they were rooted in principle, not forced in by fiat.
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A Brief History of India’s Education System, Part 2: Education Policies During Nehruvian Period
The second part of a series of articles on India’s Education Journey from Macaulay to NEP: A review of education during the Nehruvian period, including a discussion of the Nehruvian model and its limitations, Nehruvian model and school education, and Nehruvian model and higher education.
