The spectre of foreignness
Extending the concept of foreigners tribunals from Assam to rest of India will result in an upheaval that will stir memories of Partition.
A summary of fears and possibilities
Why the Narendra Modi government should be cautious about a majoritarian agenda
The central idea of the Republic, that the country belongs to all equally, is in tatters today
The central idea of the Republic, that the country belongs to all equally, is in tatters today.
Over five years, BJP has consistently sought to marginalise Muslims
The 2014 general elections were crafted by the BJP to render India’s Muslims politically irrelevant by welding disadvantaged Hindu castes with privileged castes— and in India’s Northeast even with Christians — against the constructed common enemy, India’s Muslims.
Solidarity is a potent weapon against pandemic, prejudice weakens us all
Harsh Mander writes on COVID-19: Public health experts differ about whether such a harsh and comprehensive a lockdown was advisable in India. But assuming it was, it was designed and implemented entirely bereft of empathy and compassion.
Why income transfer are not enough
An urban employment guarantee programme is an idea whose time has come.
The silent, irredeemable injustice of the assault on an Indian Muslim family
“When our house was completed, three storeys high, we decided to fly the national flag from the highest point on the terrace,” said Mohammed Sajid…
Reclaiming the Republic: With its manifesto, Congress has put concerns of ordinary Indians in focus
The Congress, after its political revival over the last year, in the crucial weeks since the February 14 terror attack in Pulwama, South Kashmir, was confused and defensive…
New justice of New India: The mob attack on Gurugram Muslim family follows a sickening pattern
“When our house was completed, three storeys high, we decided to fly the national flag from the highest point on the terrace,” said Mohammed Sajid, his arm in a sling, his feet unsteady, head still giddy.