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The deepening fault lines in India, a process ably accelerated by the present regime which gives the colour of communalism to the most mundane and also important issues of governance
July 24, 2021
Indian commentators are acknowledging that keeping a distance from the Afghan Taliban was a mistake. Now that India has closed down its consulates in Kandahar, Jalalabad and Herat, they are realizing that there are no permanent friends or enemies – only national interests matter.
The second lesson for India and everyone else is to avoid undermining one s adversaries if a temporary gain at the diplomatic level has been achieved, such as the one gained by India in Afghanistan after 9/11.
Significantly, three thousand Indians have been withdrawn from Afghanistan, which is the highest number India has had anywhere associated with its diplomatic missions abroad. However, some personnel were involved in developmental projects in the country.
How Assam’s new chief minister is leveraging Assamese nationalism to push Hindutva
How Assam’s new chief minister is leveraging Assamese nationalism to push Hindutva
Himanta Biswa Sarma left the Congress for BJP barely six years ago. Yet the first 45 days of his government have already evoked comparisons with Adityanath. 6 hours ago Assam chief minister pays tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the precursor to the Bharatiya Janata Party, in Guwahati on June 23. | Twitter/ HimantaBiswa
On June 2, Assam’s newly appointed chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter to list out the names of 22 people accused of assaulting a doctor at a Covid-19 care centre in Hojai district the previous day.
The crisis has seen Indians from all faiths and ethnicities coming together to save lives.
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May 25, 2021
People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus line up to receive the vaccine for COVID-19 in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
Credit: AP Photo/ Rafiq Maqbool
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Amid the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, there’s a glimmer of hope. Strangers are responding to SOS calls on social media for oxygen, medicines, hospital beds, and even cremation spots. While some politicians are seeking to further divide the country on religious lines, many faith communities have opened up their places of worship and other institutions as “COVID care centers” and are providing critical food and oxygen supplies indiscriminately. A sense of fraternity that transcends plurality is emerging among the citizens, just as the framers of India’s Constitution had desired.