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Never confuse the terrorists with the community whose cause they claim to be championing. The greatest challenge in fighting terrorism lies in winning over the trust of the community and thus isolating the terrorists. It’s evident from the experience of other countries, which also tells us that a bullets-alone approach is never the answer to terrorism.

The way godmen and godwomen are thriving, with an influential section of their followers in the executive, the legislature and the judiciary, and even in premier scientific and technological establishments, the Constitution’s hope of the inculcation of “scientific temper” lies shattered. The assassination of Narendra Dabholkar, a rationalist devoted to the eradication of Continue reading

The Public Hearing to be held on 9th September at Palia Kala, LakhimpurKhiri district aims at bringing attention to the conflict, violence and atrocities inflicted upon the forest people of the Tarai region in Uttar Pradesh.

Film Director Hansal Mehta in an interview has expressed serious concerns over the overt activities and statements of the RSS and allied organizations, after the recent central government’s victory in the general elections of 2014. He has stated that the "Communal and divisive Agenda of the century old rightist organization RSS is now open and public." This interview is the launching video of a series of audio-visual interviews, available for viewing on the internet on the joint You Tube video channel by Communalism Combat and www.hillele.org