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9 December 2023, by Ram Puniyani
Education for Hindu Rashtra: UGC-NCERT’s on Rightwing Drive
Ram Puniyani
As the ruling party BJP is close to completing two terms in office, its impact on most of the institutions is more than obvious. While ED-IT-CBI have played their role in cornering the opposition parties, Election Commission at times has played a partisan role, the UGC and NCERT are not far behind in changing the
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9 December 2023, by Unknown
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9 December 2023, by Unknown
From Savarkar to Golwalkar, why Hindutva admires Zionism
The foundation of this emerging alliance rests on hostility to Islam, but there are other affinities between Zionism and Hindutva. Both are characterised by ethno-nationalist ideologies that prioritise factors like race, territory and nativism
Written by Christophe Jaffrelot, Kalrav Joshi
Updated: December 7, 2023 12:00 IST
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29 November 2023, by Ram Puniyani
Roots of Terrorism: In Religion or in Politics
Ram Puniyani
Fifteen years ago, on 26 November 2008, Mumbai witnessed a horrific terror attack. Ten terrorists, armed to the teeth, landed in the city via sea route and indiscriminately killed 166 innocent citizens. The chief of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), Hemant Karkare, and two other police officers were also killed in
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23 November 2023, by Ram Puniyani
Uttar Pradesh: Divisive Agenda to the Fore
Ram Puniyani
A new divisive agenda has taken hold over India’s most populous state—on 18 November, the Uttar Pradesh government banned halal-certified edible items. In the province which has contributed the most prime ministers of India and where the holy sites of Ayodhya and Kashi, revered by the Hindus, are located, the ruling regime seems to have