India: ‘I Long for Freedom’: Gulfisha Fatima on Five Years of Incarceration
“I firmly believe that the general public of India is neither intolerant nor violent innately. I take a sigh of relief to see people striving for unity and stability in…
India: Narendra Modi’s Cover-Up Politics Gets a New Chapter With Waqf Bill. But Can it Survive?
For how long can Narendra Modi successfully continue to sway people away from the immediate issues that affect their lives? The passage of the contentious Waqf Act in the parliament…
India: ‘Draconian Impact’ on Citizens’ Rights: Opposition MPs Demand Repeal of Section 44(3) of DPDP Act
In a joint press conference, MPs of the INDIA alliance said they were writing to IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on the matter. MPs of the opposition INDIA bloc have in…
India: Omar Abdullah Had to Walk Out of High-Level Security Meeting Involving Amit Shah
Abdullah walked out of the meeting room even as the chief secretary, director general of police and other security officers stayed back. Chief minister Omar Abdullah had to leave the…
India: Rs 10-Lakh Bonds, Notices for Silent Protests: UP Is Cracking Down on All Criticism of Waqf Act Amendments
‘We did a silent protest with black ribbons last Friday…There was no noise, no demonstration, sloganeering or any form of uproar.’ Officials in Uttar Pradesh are cracking down on all…
India, Ram Navami: How to Plan a Season of Riots
In today’s India, riots don’t happen because of hotheads, but with cool careful planning, funding, ruthlessness and an impunity that plural India could never dream of, just a few years…