Denying Hindus space

by Tarun Vijay
The Amarnath land row in Kashmir has proved that if Muslim politicians of the valley feel strongly about something they can make the government bend and accept their demands. So it is hypocrisy when they complain in some summits in London that Delhi doesn’t heed them or they have less power to rule [...]

Caught in the great game Behind blast lies strategic highway

The following is the account of an Indian media person stationed in Kabul between 2003 and 2005 who did not want to be named.
I am a little surprised about this terrible attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul. Indians are hugely respected in Afghanistan, especially in Kabul, because of our age-old and cordial relations.
In my [...]

Islamism shakes Kashmir

by Sreeram Chaulia
After two decades of calm in large-scale popular movements, Indian-administered Kashmir recently witnessed mass demonstrations and protests against the state government’s decision to transfer forest land to facilitate a Hindu pilgrimage.
The decision of the Jammu and Kashmir authorities to grant 40 hectares of uninhabited jungle tract to the Amarnath Shrine Board triggered a [...]

Was attack part of a Pakistan deal with Taliban?

By B. Raman
Forty-one people are reported to have been killed by a suicide bomber outside the gates of the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Monday. Four Indians killed included a Defence Attache and a Counsellor-level diplomat.
From the indications available so far, it is evident that it was an attack targeted at the Indian mission. Was [...]

Four Indian nationals killed in Afghan blast: ambassador

India’s military attache, a diplomat and two paramilitary guards were killed in Monday’s car bomb attack at the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials said. The suicide attack in the Afghan capital killed more than 40 people.
“Indian defence attache, Brigadier R Mehta, has been killed in the blast. The defence ministry will be [...]

Ulema Politics in India – Detrimental to Democracy and Secularism

By R. Upadhyay

The term Ulema (Plural of Ulama) denotes scholars of Islamic theology. Also known as Maulana, Mullah, Maulawi etc. they claim to be as custodians of Islam and guide the Muslim masses in all matters for latter’s worldly life. They plead that “Islam is the complete way of life”. For them politics is an [...]