Prime Minister Modi’s recent address highlights a carefully crafted narrative of strength and invincibility. However, these claims fall short when compared to empirical evidence. India’s economic performance has shown signs of stagnation,
In a recent write up appeared in the East Asia Forum, Robin Jeffry said, “From a young age, Modi has been a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu-supremacist organization
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INDIA’S ROLE IN EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS Recently the Guardian reported on allegations that India’s government had orchestrated as many as 20 extrajudicial killings in Pakistan since 2020, targeting suspected terrorists. The allegations may
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Sri Lanka shouldn’t have been overly surprised by Indian Premier Narendra Modi’s declaration that Congress callously gave away the Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka. Obviously, Premier Modi, eyeing a third term at
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Few Lankans would have been surprised that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now campaigning to lead his Bharatiya Janatha Party to ‘threpeat’ its election victories for the third consecutive time, has raked
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Editorial In a recent political rally in Tamil Nadu, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, forerunner of the ruling BJP, made a startling declaration, vowing to “reclaim Kachchativu.” Such rhetoric, though potentially resonating
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In December 1982, a geologist digging in India’s Central Narmada Valley found something he did not expect. Arun Sonakia, who at the time worked for the Geological Survey of India, unearthed a
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Who is the big winner from the inauguration of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya on January 22? The hindutvist PM, of course. Yet, is not the bigger winner Muhammad Ali Jinnah? For
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New Delhi, January 26, 2024 – India celebrated its 75th Republic Day today with a spectacular display of military prowess and cultural richness at the Kartavya Path in the heart of the
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After 550 years of long wait, Lord Ram finally returned to Ayodhya today when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi consecrated the idol or Ram Lalla at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya during
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The Government of India, on Sunday, has agreed to expedite the withdrawal of Indian military personnel based in the Maldives under various military agreements. The first meeting of the High-Level Core Group
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