We are deeply shocked by the statement of Ms. Pragya Thakur, the BJP candidate for the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, lauding Nathuram Godse the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi as a “deshbhakt”.
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SAHMAT Condemns Ms. Pragya Thakur’s Statement Calling Gandhi’s Assassin a Patriot
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India: They Peddle Myths and Call It History
by , 17 May 2019The election of Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party, or the B.J.P., in 2014 led to renewed efforts to rewrite Indian history so as to legitimize Hindu nationalist ideology. These efforts had begun when the B.J.P. first governed India between 1999 and 2004.
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Photo of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Gaza (Palestine) in 1960
15 May 2019PM Jawaharlal Nehru in Gaza (Palestine) in 1960. India under Nehru, was one of the first nations which recognized Palestine as a nation and stood with their cause.
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Sri Lanka: Fight Against Extremism Should Not Be Confused With Islamophobia | Lakmal Harischandra
14 May 2019What happened on Easter Sunday is unforgivable and our rage and condemnation is beyond imagination. The nation should be complimented for their patience and maturity and the civilized way, they conducted themselves without allowing their baser instincts to take control over their rational thinking. [ . . . ] It is sad to witness that in the aftermath of this tragedy, another tragedy is in the process of becoming a reality. The monster of anti-Muslim hate appears to be rising [ , , , ].
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Guy Standing’s Basic Income Policy Proposals to the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in Britain [May 2019]
13 May 2019May 2019 Proposals for basic income economic security to Labour Party led Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK. This report should be of interest scholars in South Asia
