Pakistan: The Land of the Pure
The Soviet Union, for example, viewed an invasion of Afghanistan as a strategic necessity in 1979; now it doesnt have any interests because���thanks in part to that invasion���it no longer exists. Most countries make decisions by mixing acuity and myopia.
Narendra Modi and the rise of Indias neo-fascist Far-Right.
Role of US-based and UK-based political activists in promoting Narendra Modi in the West and financing Hindu extremist organisations in India. 22. Bipartisan.. All lines of information get blocked so the choice is either to stop any critical reporting or just skim the surface making a few discomforting points here and there but never writing anything that does substantial damage.��� (c) There are... There is, at least, should be, no other course for them to adopt. We are an��.
Forced conversions and call for anti-conversion bill are.
The individuals later denied having changed their faith, and referred to false promises as well as intimidation at the hands of the Hindutva militant organizations as the reason for their participation in the ceremony. The fact that an RSS. While genuine religious conversion is a personal choice that should be respected, the Hindu nationalist organizations have championed anti-conversion laws, ostensibly to combat the very tactics they are now adopting. In practice the��.
Mass conversion in India PMs home state sparks anger
The radical Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP or World Hindu Council) said it converted Christian tribal people to their original Hindu faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modis western home state of Gujarat late Saturday. The mass event. A Gujarat-based.
Shazia Ilmi joins BJP, not to enter poll fray
Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Shazia Ilmi on Friday joined the BJP, but said she was not keen on contesting the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. ���After being defeated in the last Assembly elections and subsequently in the general elections, .
A Letter to My Modi Supporting Indian Friend on BJPs.
As for minorities in Pakistan, no doubt that the treatment of minorities is atrocious, but for a country teetering on the edge of failure, you must agree that this is hardly the highest priority. Most importantly. At the least, most observers note that Modi could have done more, and at least not inflamed emotions further by not bringing back charred bodies of Hindu passengers from Godhra.. Ancestors converted, for the most part, by choice whether to Islam or Christianity.
AR. Rahman. - Photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
There were several reasons for why AS Dileep Kumar decided to shed the faith he was born into and adopt a new one.. Yes, absolutely. My mother was a practising Hindu. She had always been spiritually inclined. We had Hindu religious images on the.
Modi is like a brother, says Abbott
���Narendra and I.��� Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said this at a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi after summit talks, while stressing how the two countries were expanding their cooperation in various areas. The.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ��� AP/File
Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist and longtime member of the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Dal or the National Volunteers Association, one of the main groups behind the conversions, has remained largely silent on the issue. Parliament has been repeatedly .
Narendra Modi: from international pariah to the G20s political rock star
Instead he almost always chooses Hindi, the north Indian vernacular. Language is intensely political in India and Modis choice of the peoples tongue is another subtle but carefully engineered signal to his base that he is one of them and not above them.
Judging Modi: The Historical Context
They enthusiastically recount that Modi was never charged with a crime and remind his critics that a team of special investigators, which were appointed by Indias Supreme Court, found no evidence to support the claim that he was criminally liable for.
Religion in India bubbles over into politics | Crux
Powerful Hindu nationalist leaders ��� some with close ties to Modis government ��� say they intend to ensure India becomes a completely Hindu nation. But Modi himself? He has remained silent as nationalist demands have��.
Modi, Jaitley warn Pakistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Indian soldiers had responded with courage to ceasefire violations by Pakistan while Defence Minister Arun Jaitley called Pakistan the ���aggressor��� which would have to bear an ���unaffordable��� cost for its .
Indias BJP names Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi as.
The BJP, which led coalitions in power from 1998 to 2004, remains deeply fragmented and the complex nature of Indian politics mean that Modis elevation to prime minister would be by no means assured even in the event of��.
What You Need To Know About Chronic Sexual Violence In India
An Uber taxi driver accused of assaulting a female passenger during a ride in the Indian capital Delhi last December will be tried in a fast-track court this week on charges of rape, kidnapping and criminal intimidation. A 25-year-old woman accused.
Parrikar gets Defence, Suresh Prabhu new Railway Minister
Manohar Parrikar is the new Defence Minister and Suresh Prabhu will head the Railway Ministry in the expansion���cum���reshuffle of the Narendra Modi ministry after 21 new Ministers were sworn���in today. Parrikar, who quit as Goa Chief Minister yesterday .
Militants strike on eve of Modi visit to Jammu
In a terror strike on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to the Jammu division, militants wearing combat uniform attacked two Army bunkers close to the Pakistan border on Thursday. In the ensuing gun battle, 10 persons, including three.
IAMC Weekly News Roundup ��� December 15th, 2014.
While genuine religious conversion is a personal choice that should be respected, the Hindu nationalist organizations have championed anti-conversion laws, ostensibly to combat the very tactics they are now adopting... Administration have also placed a Local intelligence Unit (LIU) officer in the slum to keep a tab on the developments,��� said CO Sadar, Asim Chaudhary adding that no arrest has been made in the matter and investigations are still going-on.
To retain or to adopt any faith is a personal choice: Modi
Mr. Modi was as unambiguous as he could get, on Tuesday. His government believes ``that there is truth in all religion, the PM said. ``We consider the freedom to have, to retain, and to adopt, a religion or belief is a personal choice of a citizen.���.
India-Pakistan Relations: A Destructive Equilibrium | The.
This year, though, encouraging overtures by newly elected prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi led some observers to cautiously hope that the two countries would step up cooperation on trade, energy, humanitarian, and environmental issues.. Second, retaining control over Kashmir is essential to Indias identity as a secular democracy, which can accommodate different ethnic and religious groups across a wide geographic area. And third, if India lost��.
Govt will not allow any religious group to incite hatred: PM
The previous Winter session had seen frequent disruptions with the Opposition demanding a statement from Modi on the hate speeches made by some Hindu fringe elements against religious minorities, including by some Ministers in his Cabinet. Some of.
Can Narendra Modi Keep Winning? - NYTimes.com
NEW DELHI ��� Narendra Modi became Indias prime minister after his Bharatiya Janata Party won a parliamentary election in May, crushing the Indian National Congress that had controlled Indian politics for most of the past 60 years.. A Hindu nationalist and former tea seller from Gujarat, Mr. Modi is set apart from the traditional Delhi establishment.. Its always important to be realistic about how much and how fast any politician can deliver on his promises. But eight��.
Gandhi, Nehru, Jinnah and Partition | Pak Tea House
Just as Pakistan fell victim to Muslim majoritarianism slowly and steadily during the 67 years of its existence, India too has always been a Hindu majoritarian state and Modi Sarkar has merely taken the mask off. 2. Given the... There is no other choice for Bharat but to rectify the big mistakes of recent past as a start. someone United States.. Religious zealotry in any faith does not deserve any sympathy or respect just because Gods name is invoked. Evil is evil in any��.
Restraint is PMs advice to BJP MPs
Without any reference to the clamour in the Rajya Sabha for him to be present during a discussion on conversions, Mr. Modi said the government would not get diverted from its development agenda, and emphasised that the work should be visible on the .
Muslim Mirror �� Kejriwal: A Hindu by faith A Muslim by practice
Kejriwal is one of the few Hindu politicians in my knowledge who dont follow the unethical policy of Chanakya who advocated to ignore all kinds of ethics to grab the power at any cost. The way Kejriwal and his.. That how they should behave socially and too they are not commonly devoted to learn islamic faith and act of Allahs messenger. they just keep on shouting ��� KAAFIR, themselves they dont realise the meaning and practice of islam. I am an educated��.
Are Hindus dangerous? | MARIA WIRTH
However, though it is factually not wrong, it is at the same time very unfair by the media to call Modi a Hindu fundamentalist, because the term fundamentalist generally has a negative connotation when it comes to other... (I have no personal grudge but am amused) The exact same thing that she says, namely when a westerner/European is saying things about our age-old Dharma all of a sudden we are sitting up, taking notice and marveling at the wisdom���All that��.
Should India be Secular or Hindu? | Hindu Human Rights.
There have been many attempts at this, such as farming organic vegetables in order to be self-sufficient and ecologically sound, adopting a vegetarian lifestyle in order to respect the life of animals, manufacturing natural products without synthetic ingredients, and above... The Reformation emphasised the written text as the basis of any religion, a concept which was continued by the Enlightenment despite the latters revolt against organised faith and a state church.
The miseducation of Narendra Modi on climate change
In multilingual India, even though the student had asked her question in English and the Hindu nationalist Modi had replied in his preferred Hindi, nothing was lost in translation.. Why then leave science out ��� the starting point surely for any response on climate change?. If he has not done so already, Narendra Modi might wish to pick up the phone and ask his fellow Delhi resident, Dr Rajendra Pachauri for a personal briefing on climate change and India.
Delhi Polls: BJP Needs to Decide | Swarajya
There is a part of the BJP which is led by Narendra Modi, which is a 21st / 22nd century BJP���of bullet trains and smart cities and using social media to push through public awareness and development programmes, to touch the average.. He doesnt need to give explanation for his personal choices made for trivial things like what he wears... Modi shall react to reality of conversions, Media propaganda, anti Hindu rhetoric with continuing his Development agenda.
Whos Afraid of Conversions? | Swarajya
While on this point, let me state unequivocally that if there are cases of force by any religious groups, Hindu or non-Hindu, they need to be dealt with under the existing laws. Next let us look at allegations of the. The archbishop of Bengaluru said that the bill would ���create communal tension in the county, whose citizens have the right to follow the faith of their choice voluntarily.��� Brinda Karat of the.. of those section. Otherwise these activities will keep on penetrating.
Judging Modi: The Historical Context - War on the Rocks
They enthusiastically recount that Modi was never charged with a crime and remind his critics that a team of special investigators, which were appointed by Indias Supreme Court, found no evidence to support the claim that he was. Not only is he the leader of Indias Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is a Hindu nationalist party, he was also a long-time member of the controversial Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS, translated as the National Volunteer Service��.
Ministries make plans for Good Governance Day on Dec. 25
On December 18, National Council for Churches in India (NCCI), an organization of Protestant and Orthodox Churches, had written a public letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising concerns that the governments plan to observe Good Governance Day .