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BAPS, the Eiffel Tower and the curious silence on secularism

I was a little surprised to see how some of those whom I respect for taking a firm stand on patriarchal issues reacted to the manner in which they...

UN human rights experts express alarm at Manipur violence, India disagrees

The eighteen experts, almost all of whom are special rapporteurs working with the UN Human Rights Council, have made note of the fact-finding missions to Manipur are being harassed for their work documenting rights violations

Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan under the Taliban

Under Taliban rule, women's rights have been systematically suppressed, suffocating every aspect of their lives.

France Bans the Abaya in Its Schools

The Muslim response sadly is again about demanding exceptionalism

Anti-caste discrimination bill, with some changes, passed by California Assembly

The anti-caste discrimination bill, #SB403 was finally passed in the California Assembly

Pakistan: an ailing democracy

Will the people of Pakistan succeed in reclaiming democracy and saving their country from what many believe is a journey from a 'rogue state' to a 'failed state'?

Manipur violence: EU Parliament “denounces the nationalistic rhetoric deployed by leading members of the BJP party”

European Parliament adopts a motion on the Manipur violence, condemning the violence and property destruction, meanwhile Indian government claims it to be an “internal matter.”

White House condemns trolling of journalist who questioned PM Narendra Modi on minority rights

'It’s unacceptable,' said John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications in the White House

Poster-boy of ‘Hindutva’, Assam CM targets, Himanto Biswas Sarma threatens ex-US President with Islamophobic Slur: ‘Hussain Obama’

Barrack Obama had earlier said that if US President Joe Biden meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then the protection of the Muslim minority in a majority Hindu India is 'something worth mentioning.'

PM Modi met with criticism, pushback during US visit

Apart from the rosy, festive picture painted by the India’s electronic media, Modi met with a slew of street protests and some pushback from US lawmakers as well

Former US President Obama says protection of Muslim minorities in India ‘worth mentioning’: Biden-Modi meet

These remarks comes at a time when PM Modi is holding bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden at White House.

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