Human Rights in South Asia
Kashmir: Shining Example of Pluralism & Diversity
0 comments | by Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai
“…It is really difficult for me to distinguish between a Hindu Kashmiri and a Muslim Kashmiri. You people speak one language and have one culture. While the rest of the country burns in communal fire, I see a ray of hope in Kashmir only…” Mahatma Gandhi, August 1947. “The alternative to chaos in
Read Full ArticleAll criticism of Israel is ‘antisemitic’
0 comments | by Jonathan Cook
Harsh penalties are needed to stop Israel annexing Palestinian territory. But western states are outlawing even peaceful boycotts It is tempting to dismiss last week’s statements by Mik
Read Full Article0 comments | by F.S. Aijazuddin
I HOPE I still have the courage to acknowledge the Judaic DNA strain in my faith, for my spiritual genes are the umbilical thread that links me today through Christianity, through Judaism, to that figure in indiscernible antiquity — the prophet Abraham. I can never become a Jew. As a human being, though, I ought to have the
Read Full Article0 comments | by Dr. Prem Singh
“Members of the police shall exercise their functions, powers and duties as impartial servants of the general public and the Government of the day. … No member of the police may be ordered or forced to exercise his other functions or powers or deploy police resources to promote or undermine any political party or interest group, or any member o
Read Full ArticleSuch A Temple Would Not Have Been Acceptable To Ram and..
10 comments | by Sandeep Pandey
Such A Temple Would Not Have Been Acceptable To Ram and Should Not Be Acceptable To A Common Hindu Co-Written by Arundhati Dhuru and Sandeep Pandey Ram has been described as Maryada Purushottam, the most virtuous among men. He left his kingdom merely because he didn
Read Full ArticleModi is a threat to India’s unity
0 comments | by Hammad Sarfraz
Sweden-based expert on peace and conflict criticizes the BJP leader over his policies in Kashmir and towards Muslims Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist agenda, the vilification of religious minorities, and his foreign misadventures will light a fuse of interna
Read Full ArticleIn India, the pandemic is a prize for some and punishment..
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In India, the pandemic is a prize for some and punishment for others BBC news recently ran a piece on the Covid-19 pandemic in India. It was a seemingly equivocal survey of the obvious problems that would manifest themselves in a country with minimal welfare provisions and the sort of sanguinity regarding mortality r
Read Full ArticleHow safe are Dalit women in Uttar Pradesh?
0 comments | by SR Darapuri
Recently Crime in India – 2019 report has been released by National Crime Records Bureau. In this report, in the year 2019, the statistics of crime of Dalit atrocities have been published for the whole country. It has emerged that Uttar Pradesh is far ahead in this. The Dalit population of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is the largest population in the country, which is 2
Read Full ArticleIndia wary as Afghans discuss interim govt – Part 1
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India’s NSA Ajit Doval (L) met chairman of Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah (R), New Delhi, October 5, 2020 The visit to New Delhi by Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation in Afghanistan, becomes an event of major importance for a variety of reasons, the most significant being its real potenti
Read Full ArticleImportant that world recognises Pakistan's new narrative of economic security, says Yusuf
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Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Security Dr Moeed Yusuf on Saturday said it was important to change how Pakistan's narrative was perceived in the world and to propagate the message that the country stood for economic security and regional peace. "It is important to change Pakistan's narrative in the world. Pakistan's narrative
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