Insights, analysis and commentary mostly on current happenings in India and occasionally geopolitics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been described as a political rock star for his popularity in India and with India’s global diaspora. His bear hugs and smiling pictures with a great variety of world leaders has become iconic. Yet there remain those who are against him at whatever he
Concluding part of the series on Prof Angana Chatterji's dangerous links and activities in furthering the cause of Kashmiri separatists
A commentary on how Prof Angana Chatterji acted as a front and a quasi-spokesperson for Kashmiri separatists on behalf of Ghulam Nabi Fai
While the year 1947 is notable in India for achieving independence from a protracted era of colonial rule, it also marks the beginning of another era. Just a month after India attained freedom, an Informatory Conference was held in Poland under the leadership of the Soviet Politburo official, Andrei Zhdanov.
Preface Two key themes emerged from my scores of conversations with the people of Ayodhya on a fairly recent trip to the Punyabhumi, the birthplace of Parabrahma Swaroopa Sri Ramachandra. 1. The moment I mentioned the word “Babri Masjid,” the reply was the same from every person: “Kaun sa Masjid?
Let’s examine two quotes by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: 1. Hindi is that language which both Hindus and Muslims speak and is written in Nagri and Persian script. This Hindi is not completely Sanskritised, nor is it loaded with Persian vocabulary… [Address to the eighth Hindi Sahitya Sammelan in Indore
An essay delineating the havoc inflicted by rampant Christian missionary conversions in India and the civilisational danger it poses for Hindus
Read Part One: Abrogating Article 370: Will Pakistan Cease to Exist? The Vale of Kashmir has an enduring and enchanting quality as geography. It stands in splendid isolation from everything around it. It is an exquisite, well-watered and well-wooded valley in the midst of desolate snowy peaks that
Jawaharlal Nehru University has acted according to its founding charter
Abstract: There are numerous Islamic and Christian majority states in the world, many not espousing tolerance. Why should one country that is primarily Hindu in population and culture be considered to be a threat to global diversity? A certain section of the generally leftist media has proclaimed that PM Narendra