The colonial usage of ‘riots’ denoted two religious groups indulging in bloody violence. The British, who thought themselves as morally superior to every other group in India, sought to distance themselves from these warring factions in trying to impose order. The British have long gone, but the usage of this colonial word continues and is...
Turkish President Erdoğan and his counterpart Putin have repeatedly met each other in recent years to coordinate their moves in Syria. In September 2018, they reached a de-escalation deal on Idlib in Sochi, Russia, aimed at turning Idlib into a de-escalation zone in which acts of aggression and offensive are expressly prohibited. With nowhere to...
After almost 20 years of war and 18 months of talks, a peace deal has been signed between US and Taliban in Doha on February 29th 2020 /Rajab 5, 1441 Hijri in Pashto, Dari, and English languages. American side was represented by Zalmay Khalilzad and Mullah Barader from Taliban in the presence of Foreign Minister...
Power Politics, egoism, Gun Boat diplomacy, coercion, Imperialist desires finally went to the drain in unkind terrain of Afghanistan. US Taliban Peace Deal agreement inked in Doha after two decades long war. What lesson must be draw both parties from this decades long war? US with highly intellectual foreign policy Makers always embrace humiliating end...
Twitter in India is supposed to be became the hub of anti-Muslim sentiments, once again demonstrating a scornful attitude towards Muslims, disparaging the community, religious beliefs and its followers. Right now, #DelhiAgainstJehadiViolence hashtag has been trending on Twitter in India for almost 5 hours. Twitter continues amplifying posts from users that are blatantly bigoted and...
U.S. President Donald Trump was in India on February 24-25 on a state visit, for the first time since coming to office, becoming the seventh American president to visit India. The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi welcomed him with a high degree of pomp and circumstance, given the fact that Mr. Trump was making...
The death toll has risen to 27, might still grow, an earshot away from the nerve centre of the government of India in the Indian capital New Delhi, hit by the worst religious violence in decades with police accused of partisanship. More than 200 others have been grievously injured in three days of violence over...
Divergent opinions and arguments regarding this issue have been expressed on recent judgement of supreme court on issue of Reservation. Through this article, I intend to highlight the fundamental points about the rationale of the policy of reservation as Affirmative Action. 1. Reservation is for social justice and equal representation of socially marginalized communities: Any...
All census questions must be answered. However NPR questions by all citizens who are willing to be satyagrahis must not be answered in an act of civil disobedience. If millions across the country refuse to answer the NPR questions and do not pay the fine and are willing to go to prison, the government will...
Superpower 2020 Indians entered the current decade with bated breath, having been indoctrinated since shortly before the turn of the century with the completely false expectation that their country would finally become a “superpower” by 2020. They didn’t know exactly what this would mean in practice, but it sounded prestigious enough and was a welcome...