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Too many on the left, though, are stuck with equating Europe with colonialism and neo-imperialism, identifying Muslims as victims, and dismissing as Islamophobia any critique of Muslim beliefs and customs. It is a short-sighted and simplistic posture from a group whose core beliefs are close to those represented by the statue in the centre of the Place de la République.

It is important to remember the places that the terrorists attack—outside a book fair, the office of a publisher, a cafe, a soccer stadium, an open space for conversations. For that’s what the terrorists hate—openness. And that’s what we must preserve and governments must protect, so that life can go on. There will be attacks, but we must resist. For silence is no longer an option.

One after another, our citizens are being killed, but we are yet to see a proactive approach from the government.

Guests: V S Seshadri, Former Ambassador to Myanmar ; Vivek Katju, Former Ambassador to Myanmar ; Preet Malik, Former Ambassador to Myanmar.
Anchor: Bharat Bhushan

We are launching today Fasivad Virodhi Manch to build resistance against attacks on the rich and diverse nature of the Indian nation. It is conceived as a platform to resist the attacks on our constitutional values, rationality, democracy, communal harmony, freedom of expression and secularism.