A decade under Modi: Violence dips in Kashmir, turf lost to China and a civil war in Manipur

[ad_1] Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections of 2014 and 2019, national security was on top of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s agenda.While making a bid for power in 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party promised an overhaul of national security, arguing...

The CAA: The coming of a Hindu Rashtra

CAA Even before it is implemented, the CAA has been weaponized to strike fear in the hearts of vulnerable Muslims who do not possess valid papers We hear that any day now the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) Rules may be...

A decade under Modi: Terror laws against journalists, creeping digital censorship

[ad_1] The Bharatiya Janata Party manifestos from 2014 and 2019 did not make any promises about freedom of the press.How the media fared under the Narendra Modi government can be gleaned from three metrics: the media’s access to the government;...

What’s in a (Re)name? Ghaziabad Considers Transition to Gajnagar or Harnandi Nagar in Hindutva Mission

[ad_1] Amid growing demands from Hindutva outfits, the city of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh is set to join the list of places undergoing a name change. The proposed options are Gajnagar or Harnandi Nagar, sparking both support and controversy. In...