Opinion

No Hijab Day: A Counter To An Islamist Agenda

In Kashmir, the hijab or the veil was enforced in the 1990s as part of the Islamo-fascist insurgency sprouting in every nook and corner of the Valley punctuated with bomb blasts, grenade attacks, shootouts between security forces and strike calls by secessionist leaders, with civilian killings and targeted assassinations. In the lull between violent incidents, […]

Do Regional Parties Cherish Federalism, Or Just Their Power Over Officers?

Various opposition-ruled state governments have every right to protest against the Centre’s move to take over unilateral authority to post officers at the Centre, or wherever the Centre pleases. Only, if those regional parties’ point is that India’s federalism is being undermined, they are being hypocritical. If they really valued federalism, they would have stood […]

Punjab polls 2022: Working the D-factor

The run up to elections in Punjab is turning out to be quite interesting. If all the 30% or so dalit voters of Punjab vote for Charanjit Singh Channi then he is likely to lead the Congress party to another sure shot victory. Channi as CM would mean a symbolic end to the already eroding […]

The Oppression Olympics Of Indian Muslims

The Inquilabi Leftist cabal doesn’t let up. Social media campaigns, Islamist-leaning news portals and media houses publish reams and reams on how the Indian Muslims are oppressed, how the current government is hell-bent on the genocide of Muslims, how Islam is in danger of being wiped out, and so on and so forth. Incidents such […]

A Year In, A Sagging Biden Looks Old And Weak

The hopes of US President Biden’s supporters when he took office have been dashed. The fears of those who thought the then 78-year old was already too advanced in years to provide a dynamic presidency have begun to seem well-founded. His first priority—correctly—was to combat the pandemic. His administration rolled out vaccinations for US citizens […]