Exploring the BJP’s Role in the Manipur Conflict
September 3 will mark three months since the mayhem in India’s northeastern state of Manipur began. The bloody rivalry between the Kuki and Meitei communities, which was triggered after the High Court passed a resolution to grant the majority Meitei…
Modi’s Outreach Toward Muslims Overseas & in India — A Case of Cooperation and Coercion
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Egypt recently, marking the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in 26 years. During the visit, Modi not only met with Egyptian officials but interacted with the Bohra Muslim diaspora…
India’s Religious Pluralism in Peril: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report 2023 Findings
As the world continues to grapple with the issues of religious freedom and human rights violations, the release of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report, 2023 casts a revealing spotlight on India’s violations of religious freedom and human…
Improving India-Turkey Relations
On the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his UNGA speech criticized India for failing to resolve ties with Pakistan and establish a “fair, permanent peace and prosperity in Kashmir.” Indian…
The Impact of Russia’s War in Ukraine on India’s Food Insecurity
As a country where the farmers had grown “enough food” to fill in the gap left in the food market due to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war and emerge as a “reliable alternate source for steady food supply”, the sudden U-turn…
“Denazification,” Disinformation, and how (Pseudo)Authoritarian States Justify War
When Vladimir Putin announced a full-scale assault on Ukraine, he justified the invasion as an effort to “denazify” Ukraine. While the global rise of far-right nationalism has not left Ukraine unscathed—the country’s far-right party received two percent of the vote…