Colombo, June 27: Apart from poverty and corruption, violence rooted in religious intolerance has become a hallmark of South Asian countries. And, as in the case of poverty and corruption, the State and the polity are complicit in violent religious intolerance. writes P.K.Balachandran in Daily Mirror. In Hindu-majority North India, cow protection vigilantes called […]
Colombo, June 27 (newsin.asia): Aiming to bag Indian arms contracts and secure New Delhi’s cooperation in Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific region against China and Russia, US President Donald Trump on Monday wooed visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by listing the Pakistan-based Hizb-ul-Mujahidden chief, Syed Salahuddin, as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist”. The State Department […]
Dhaka, June 26 (BDnews24.com): Signifying the existence of religious tolerance in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKON was able to take out a colorful procession depicting a journey by chariot of Sri Jagannath Dev during Ramzan in Dhaka on Sunday. The procession took place festival marks the return of Lord Krishna […]
Udipi, June 26 (newsin.asia): Even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke the tradition of hosting Iftar parties for Muslims in the month of Ramzan, the ancient Krishna temple in Udipi in South India held an Iftar party at the temple on Saturday. And a Sikh Gurdwara in Peshawar, Pakistan, offered food to poor Muslims […]
New Delhi/Srinagar, June 24 (Indian Express): Indicating that lynching has become a practice in the Indian sub-continent with incidents taking place in India and Pakistan, a Muslim boy was lynched by a Hindu mob in a train near New Delhi and a Muslim mob lynched a Muslim police officer in Srinagar, capital of Kashmir on […]
For the first time in the history of Indian Presidential elections, caste has been brought to the fore in the run up to the July 17 Presidential poll, reflecting the nature of politics in the country now, writes P.K.Balachandran in DailyFT. Both the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya […]
By choosing Ram Nath Kovind as its candidate for the Indian Presidency, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), spear headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has hit many birds with one stone, writes P.K.Balachandran in Daily Express The choice of a Dalit – a member of India’s “lowest” caste, previously considered “untouchable” but now considered […]
With the Congress-led Indian opposition putting up the experienced and distinguished Meira Kumar as its candidate for the July 17 Indian Presidential election, the race is open now, though as on date, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Ram Nath Kovind has an edge, writes P.K.Balachandran in Lanka Business Online. Till Thursday evening, the Indian Presidential election, […]
Islamabad, June 22: Convicted Indian spy Kulbushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death on charges of espionage, has made a mercy petition before army chief General Qamar Bajwa, seeking forgiveness for his actions, The Express Tribune reported on Tuesday. “He has requested the Chief of Army Staff to spare his life on compassionate grounds,” […]
New Delhi, June 22 (newsin.asia): It’s going to be one Dalit against another, a male against a female, in the Indian Presidential election slated for July 17, making it one of the most interesting Presidential elections since India adopted its constitution in 1950. With the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) putting […]