By Frank F Islam On July 14, the United States (US) House of Representatives passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would strengthen the US-India “defense partnership” and proposed waiving any sanctions against India triggered under...
The extreme temperatures witnessed in Europe during the last fortnight, are the results of our own making, and maybe this is a wake-up call for the humans to stop playing with nature. When we think of Europe, we mostly think of cold and enjoyable weather, as...
SYED ALI MUJTABA Wendy Doniger, the acclaimed US-based scholar on Hinduism, has come up with a new book ‘An American Girl in India-Letters and Recollections, (1963-64)’ that was released May 10, 2022. Talking about her latest book, Wendy Doniger who retired from the...
Dr. Javed Jamil Taking advantage of the World Population Day recently, again some leaders tried to put the blame of “Population Explosion” in India on Muslims; Once again they tried to prove that the current Muslim rate of fertility is “so high” that Muslim population...
Asad Mirza @AsadMirzaND Joe Biden’s west Asian tour should have been utilised to reset the American ties with different regional players and lay foundations for a more robust engagement but the results seem to be rather disappointing. American President...
Syed Ali Mujtaba In India, two back to back two religious controversies are raging on. First, the adverse remarks made by the BJP office-bearer Nupur Sharma, and second the poster of the documentary film “Kaali” released by its director Leena Manimekalai. While Nurpur...
There is a genuine case for Indian madrassas to reorient their studies with skills development of their students; it may silence their critics besides influencing the government to support these initiatives. Asad Mirza Ever since their emergence, the Madrassas in...
By Pervez Bari The Supplementary Edition 2021 of “India 2047: Empowering the People” was released sometime back at Bangalore. It is the flagship document that Empower India Foundation (EIF), has prepared incorporating the visions, ideas, suggestions, practical...
Frank F Islam You may not Roe your own boat nor Wade in the water. That is the disenfranchising message the Supreme Court sent to the women of the United States when it handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Dobbs) on Friday, June 24...
Syed Ali Mujtaba Lack of trust in the news media is the news these days. The reasons are; rampant misinformation, the rise of authoritarian governments, the dominance of social media, etc. are adding to the lack of trust in the news media. To discuss these issues,...