5 Reasons India’s new BJP (“Tea Party”) Government may not be so Great for...
(By Juan Cole) The victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India’s elections is being hailed in some Western media as a hopeful sign for US-Indian trade and for Indian business. But like the US...
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When Bibi Meets Modi: Israel and the Indian Elections
(By Shalom Goldman via IslamiCommentary) Shalom Goldman After weeks-long elections in India, the Hindu nationalist BJP party, with Narendra Modi as prime-minister elect, has emerged as the overwhelming...
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Ruling Hindu Tea Party wants to “Develop” India for its 1%
By Gyanendra Pandey New Delhi Through the President’s address to Parliament on June 9, 2014, the newly elected Indian Government has officially outlined its short and longer-term agenda. The emphasis,...
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Terrorism and the Other Religions
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Reprint edn. slightly revised. Contrary to what is alleged by bigots like Bill Maher, Muslims are not more violent than people of other religions. Murder rates...
View ArticleAre the Hindu Supremacists trying to Israelify India?
By Nasim Ahmed | @Nasimbythedocks | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – In their quest to refashion India as a Hindu state, Hindutva extremists have placed themselves on a collision course with the country’s...
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Targeting Muslims, India is Abolishing Birthright Citizenship
By Rahul Sambaraju and Suryapratim Roy | – The fallout from two controversial changes to citizenship laws continues to rock India. At least 35 people have died in sectarian violence in New Delhi which...
View ArticleIn Demolishing Muslim protestors’ homes, India is taking a Leaf from of...
( Middle East Monitor ) – Over the weekend Indian authorities bulldozed several homes belonging to Muslims in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). The homeowners were alleged to have taken part in...
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