Fabricating homeland security: Police entanglements across India and Palestine/Israel
After the 26/11 Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) assault on Mumbai in November 2008, there was a widespread call for institutionalising a much stronger security framework. The attacks had exposed a grave lack. Around 300 people, overwhelmingly civilians, were injured and over 170 killed including Israelis, Americans and nationals from 24 other countries. Many books and writings emerged, as well. […]
India at the Crossroads: Democracy, Hindutva, Fascism
For the past decade, India has been governed by the fascist Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian People’s Party ; BJP). BJP government has been steadily working to subvert cultural diversity and religious pluralism of India, under directions of its paramilitary parent, viz. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (National Volunteer Corps ; RSS).
Riyas Moulavi Murder: Justice Deliberately Denied
That the accused were acquitted despite abundance of evidence is yet another instance debunking impartiality boasted by Indian judiciary. Eventhough the court, in this case, was presented with photographs of the accused in RSS uniform and BJP campaign caps, the judge expressed that he was not convinced about association of the accused with RSS!
India’s ‘Jai Sri Ram’ Mob Attacks International Students During Ramadan Prayer in Hostel
A student from Afghanistan recounted that the mob raised slogans and questioned their right to offer namaz in the hostel. The injured students, including individuals from Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan, and African countries, have been hospitalized and have notified their respective embassies.
Hate Crime Trackers Hindutva Watch and India Hate Lab Face Blocks Ahead of Indian Elections
Ahead of India’s election season, the Indian government has blocked access to Hindutva Watch and India Hate Lab throughout the country. Critics say the platforms were targetted for their coverage criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and its brand of nationalism known as Hindutva.
Elderly Muslim couple lynched by Hindutva mob in UP over son’s relationship with a Hindu girl
An elderly Muslim couple in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh were beaten to death because of their son’s relationship with a Hindu woman, national media reported. After the woman’s family members and others beat her with iron rods and sticks in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday night, Abbas Ali (55), and his wife Kamrul […]
Imam Burned to Death by Hindutva Mob in Haryana; Mosque Set Ablaze
The current events started with the VHP’s march in the Nuh district. Monu Manesar, alias Mohit Yadav, a listed criminal with the Haryana Police, was present in the procession. Who went on the run after setting fire to two Muslim youths in the name of cow vigilance.
