Afghan Taliban and ISIS at odds
ahmed sabirIs the Islamic State (IS, also commonly known as ISIS) obsessed with the Taliban? And if so, why? A new issue of the group's self-published magazine, Dabiq, offers some hints…
Senior Afghan leader lauds BRI; backs CPEC’s extension into Afghanistan
Says Afghanistan's joining CPEC would prove to be a real game-changer for entire region Welcomes ceasefire offer by Taliban for Afghan peace dialogue By Mian Abrar Senior Northern Alliance leader…
All hat, No Cattle
India's foreign policy remains cautious and unimaginative Even as the World beyond India is being Transformed Special report Oct. 24th 2019 edition India stayed aloof during the cold war, happy…
Difficult for BJP’s social media army to label Muslims, leftists, liberals as ‘anti-nationals’
The CAA protesters are no longer only Muslims - Their ranks have been joined by people whom the BJP's shouting brigade calls 'libtards' and 'sickularists’ By Tavleen Singh It should…
India’s Narendra Modi has had a free pass from the west for too long
Threats to minority rights and democratic norms are ignored to preserve a comforting illusion GIDEON RACHMAN The world's democracies are desperate to believe in India. From Washington to Tokyo, and…
India is laying the groundwork for a mass faith – cleansing
By Shikha Dalmia Many people expected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's landslide re-election victory this summer to spell trouble for India's pluralistic democracy. But few appreciated just how much trouble. This…
India shall be remade through demographic change, street by street
From Article 370 to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, demographic change is a key objective of Modi-Shah By Shivam Vij Ishtiaq Ahmed's voluminous book The Punjab Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed is an…
This is not just a Muslim fight
Inside the Anti-Citizenship Act protests rocking India Widespread protests and police brutality By Sanya Mansoor & Billy Perrigo As tense protests about India's new citizenship law rocked the nation's capital,…
India protests rage on as death toll rises to 24
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancelled a visit to India, the Indian foreign ministry said, amid tensions in the northeast region, where he was due to hold summit talks with…
Kashmir – Right to self – determination is the way forward
Partition of British India and Kashmir's accession By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai In 1947, Great Britain partitioned its South Asian colony India, into two new independent countries: 'Hindu' India and…