India is abandoning its founding principles BY – MIHIR SHARMA ========== For 70 years, India has struggled to remain a secular state. In spite of its people being overwhelmingly Hindu, it chose not to distinguish between its citizens — or putative citizens — on the basis of their religion. That principle was what its […]
ith the impeachment trial, the coronavirus, and the Iowa caucuses in the news, dry economic statistics aren’t getting much attention right now. But two new reports—the latest gross-domestic-product figures from the Commerce Department and a new set of budget projections from the Congressional Budget Office—shouldn’t be allowed to pass without comment. Indeed, the issues they […]
Shamim Ahmad ========== MUSLIM SHOULD NOT QUESTION THE CREDENTIALS OF KEJRIWAL REGARDING HIS COMMITMENT TO MUSLIMS: As every body should now be aware of his commitment to the people of Delhi , whatever he has given to Delhi specially neglected section which includes Muslims as well , no body could do during last 65 years. […]
Arif Ul Islam ========== ERDAGON MUST CARE ABOUT MASS EXTERMINATION IN SYRIA IF HE CAN!! Giving toxic statements is the habit of all Mazhabi leaders. None can help Indian Muslims except themselves , if they strengthen their own party and stop searching for a Hindu Masiha. They should not look beyond the borders. For the […]
by Elizabeth Puranam New Delhi, India – “You have to go to Shaheen Bagh,” I was told at a party on Christmas night in India’s capital, New Delhi. “You can’t cover the protests without going there. The atmosphere is amazing. It’s like a block party.” For more than 50 days, people in Shaheen Bagh – […]
Comment: Whether or not he’s re-elected, the damage is done. Netanyahu has paved the way for the most maniacal racists in Israel’s history, writes David Sheen.Tags:Israel, racism, Netanyahu, Kahane, Likud, Friedman, Alex Odeh As Israel heads towards its third national election in less than a year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is up to his neck […]
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has swept back to power for a third term in a row in India’s capital Delhi. But it would be misleading to read this verdict as a vote against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Here’s why. Rather than being seen as a vote against the BJP, […]
Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent @bbclysedoucet A crisis within the world’s greatest humanitarian emergency could be reaching breaking point over the control of lifesaving aid millions of Yemenis need to survive. Major donors and some of the world’s biggest aid agencies will meet in Brussels on Thursday in an effort to forge a collective response […]
A host of conflicts, stretching across the Asian landmass from the Middle East to Southeast Asia and northwest China, are likely to spark violence, complicate economic development, and dash hopes for sustainable stability. The conflicts and tensions range from ethnic strife in Kurdish areas of Syria and Iran, mortally wounded Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, embattled Baloch […]
The Observer (Kampala) By Baker Batte ============= Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s grip on power may be shaky back home, weakened by legal troubles, but on his road trips abroad Bibi, as he is popularly known, is exuding lots of confidence when negotiating deals with foreign leaders. Mr Nethanyahu was here on a one-day visit […]