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‘It was slowly revealed to us that in the name of a conflict between the tribes, there were planned efforts to destroy Christians. This huge genocide is happening in Manipur,’ said Joseph Pamplany, Archbishop of Thalassery diocese. New Delhi: Catholic Church leaders in Kerala have criticised the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the …

Catholic Church Leaders in Kerala Condemn Modi Govt for Alleged ‘Genocide’ in Manipur Read More »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s complicity in the violence against India’s Muslims is the easy part of this story. The hard part is what has happened to our community.  Every Indian Muslim knows about the pause: the moment when another Indian, usually a Hindu, hears your name, waits a few seconds, and then, with a furrowed …

India Is Not Modi, We Once Said. I Wish I Still Believed It. Read More »

Support for Hindu nationalism is widespread in the western diaspora, which both ends of the American political spectrum enable, in their own ways. Last week, American journalists reported on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s extravagant Washington welcome by the Biden administration with fascination, bemusement, and concern. The New York Times reported on the guest list for the state dinner, …

Modi, Biden, and the Surprising Links Between Multiculturalism and Islamophobia Read More »

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official state visit turned the nation’s capital into a microcosm of Indian politics on Thursday. Thousands of South Asians of every creed and community flooded the city’s landmarks — some to support the controversial leader, others to protest his visit, while many attended to simply take in the historic …

What’s fueling the rise in Hindu nationalism in the U.S. Read More »

The answer perhaps lies in the growing U.S.-India defense partnership that Rep. Ro Khanna has been championing. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wrapped up his first official state visit to the United States after spending several days being feted by Washington’s political and business elite. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California), along with Rep. Michael Waltz …

Why Khanna Denounced Trump’s White Supremacy, But Not Modi’s Hindu Supremacy Read More »

New Delhi: A study looking at patterns of how Muslims and people belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) communities live across cities and villages found that cities were as segregated as rural areas for those in SC communities and more segregated for Muslims, the Times of India reported. According to the study, other findings of which The Wire …

Districts With Segregated Villages Have Similar Cities: Study Read More »

President Biden’s red-carpet treatment of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is another nail in the coffin of U.S. human rights policy. Such willful blindness to India’s poor human rights record extends to the Middle East. Indeed, human rights advocates have long criticized the U.S. government for its selective, politicized enforcement of human rights laws and …

Sure, the US cares about human rights — when it benefits us Read More »

We’re not surprised when religious zealots in the American heartland ban teaching evolution in schools, but what could have possessed the national government of a grown-up country like India to do the same? The National Council of Educational Research and Training, which develops Indian school curriculum and textbooks, didn’t stop there. It also ended mention …

Dyer: Modi’s Hindu nationalism puts Indian democracy at risk Read More »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit is indeed historic. But not for the reasons he and his friends would like us to believe. For eight long years, the prime minister did not conduct a single press conference or field unvetted questions in an interview by a journalist critical of his government. The closest he ever …

Modi’s White Lie in the White House Read More »

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received VIP treatment at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue this week, including a state dinner with President Biden and an address to Congress. Modi’s red-carpet treatment was a significant endorsement of his governance, and one few world leaders have received. However, under Modi’s premiership, India has moved away from shared …

The Biden-Modi Meeting Was a Failure for Democracy Read More »