South Asia

Asia’s ultra-right consensus: ‘Liberal politics, sold by western funded NGOs, isn’t the answer’

The march of the Ultra-Right in the Global South continues on, but unlike their Global North counterparts like Trump, Le Penn & Farage, as bleak as the future may...

We must become the Khudai Khidmatgars of today: Anand Patwardhan

Image: The HinduI won’t occupy this space for...

नफ़रत फैलाने वालों की पोल खुलने से फ़ेसबुक क्यों नाराज़ होता है ?

क्या फ़ेसबुक नफ़रत फैलाने वालों के दबाव और इशारे...

‘Patriotic’ BJP turns the NIT Campus into a Cantonment: Srinagar

The hasty manner in which the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Another victim of state religion, free-thinker hacked to death by machete: Bangladesh

  Nazimuddin Samad, Image Source: FacebookLate on the evening of...

Journalists in Pakistan Unite to Fight Violence Against Media

With increasing attacks and threats to journalists, the media...

Was Father Tom Crucified by ISIS on Good Friday? Catholic sources uncertain

UPDATE: Fate of ISI captive Fr Tom remains uncertainJOHN DAYAL...

Sangeet, Sapna aur Samvidhan: Diverse Tastes that animate India

Dedicated to Charul and Vinay and their music: the recollection...

Aadhaar Bill skirts crucial issue of Privacy as a Fundamental Right

Notwithstanding the court's orders, the government is trying to...

Leak In Kakrapar Nuclear Plant: Can We Rely On Official Assurances?

  Image: DNAOn the morning of Friday the March11, 2016,...

Ray of Hope for Pakistan: The return of Shahbaz, Salman Taseer’s Son

Image:AFPVery happy to be able to write about some good...

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