We’ll wait till the reviews of this movie come out first because we know there are also claims that the fire was accidental just like the creation of Pakistan was. Remember attacks on Hindus around the same area had already happened before. This is why there is a whole industry of whitewashing Islamofacist crimes against [...]
On a visit to UK (2015) we once again witnessed recycled half-truths and vilifications replete with false allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi doing their rounds in the Indian and Western media regarding the 2002 Gujarat Riots.
One of the biggest accusations by the media has been that as chief minister of Gujarat Modi never [...]
May 29, 2014
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Archives, India
India, a secular democracy or a theocracy? In a secular democracy, as is professed by India, the state should not interfere in the personal beliefs of its citizens. The freedom of faith or religion is the right of an individual. So, it follows, in a truly secular state, all its citizens ought to be perceived [...]
March 25, 2014
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Analysis/Insights
The allegation that the chief minister of Gujarat did nothing to prevent a ‘series of orchestrated riots’ in 2001 is indeed serious. This needs some deliberation and analysis since this has been the most frequently made charge against Modi, says Colonel (retd) Anil Athale. Just when one thought that enough ink has been spilled on [...]
March 27, 2013
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Analysis/Insights