India is experimenting after 2014 with the same things that Pakistan tried and failed with in its opening decades.
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BBC Documentary’s New Episode Claims Modi ‘Hugely Divisive’, ‘His New India’ in ‘Religious Turmoil’
The second episode looks at the BJP government’s relationship with the rise in lynchings, reading down of Article 370, CAA and communal violence in Delhi.
Why BJP’s Celebration of SC’s Demonetisation Judgment Is Bizarre
The government giving a political twist to the ruling betrays anxiety about the desirability of the demonetisation exercise in 2016.
MCD Elections: 67% Winners Are Crorepatis; 17% Have Criminal Cases Against Them
A study by the Association for Democratic Reforms found that both the percentage of crorepati winners and the percentage of councillors with criminal cases against them have gone up …
Reducing Dalits to Mere Beneficiaries: The Neo-Brahmanism of the Sangh Parivar in Karnataka
The Sangh parivar's response to the Karnataka BJP accepting the Justice Das Committee's recommendations to increase reservation for SCs and STs betrays the contradictions between the saffron party's ideology …
‘He Was Sleeping During Riots’: Family of Boy Penalised Rs 2.9 Lakh Over Khargone Clashes
Alongside the boy in question, Madhya Pradesh authorities also issued a notice to his father to pay Rs 4.8 lakh for the damages to the properties he had allegedly …
Karnataka: Dalit Workers Assaulted, Locked Up For Days; Pregnant Woman Loses Baby
According to the complainant, 16 people were kept under house arrest for 15 days.
Is India Shifting Towards Majoritarianism?
What we see today is a gross violation of rights and denial of privileges, and a nonsensical leaning toward the promotion and advocacy of majoritarian ethos.
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BJP Leaders Draw Flak for Falsely Claiming SRK ‘Spit’ at Lata Mangeshkar’s Funeral
Two BJP leaders and several other right-wing social media users seemed unaware – whether wilfully or otherwise – of the custom of blowing into the wind after offering dua.