Ishwar Sharan's Blog, page 20

Protecting Hindus in Bangladesh – Makarand R. Paranjape

A worse fact that no one denies, regardless of their political or ideological leanings within Bangladesh, is the ferocious and murderous attacks on Hindus. It has been called a targeted and planned exercise in ethnic cleansing, the worst in the country’s history since 2001. – Prof. Makarand R. Paranjape August 5 marks the sudden overthrow […]

Why we don’t care enough for minorities in Bangladesh and Pakistan – Utpal Kumar

The genie of jihad, which Hasina had kept inside the bottle for 15 years, is now out in the open. Unfortunately, at a time when the minorities of Bangladesh deserved care, empathy and support, there is a tendency, especially among Hindu ‘liberals’, to look the other way, if not completely discount their sufferings. – Utpal […]

Odes to Nature: Five temples in Tamil Nadu – Nanditha Krishna

India is urbanising in the most unplanned way, destroying the basic resources required for existence. Air pollution, water shortages, desertification and extreme weather conditions have made every season a time to dread. – Prof. Nanditha Krishna Environmental problems are challenging the entire planet today. Most countries in the northern hemisphere faced their hottest summers this […]

India’s Selective Secularism: Why only reform Hindus? – Ratan Sharda

The Congress and parties like the SP and DMK have arguably promoted casteism in the name of reforms. Their goal, some argue, is to weaken Hindu society and strengthen minority communalism. This could explain their silence on social ills perpetuated in the name of minority religions. – Ratan Sharda It is said that “the road […]

Anti-India bias runs deep in human rights groups in the West – Michael Rubin

Human rights groups preach but decades of prioritising politics over objectivity and ideology over methodology have rendered their reports meaningless. Obsessive focus on India reflects not the Indian government’s abuse of humanitarian law, but rather the accusers’ Hinduphobia, distaste for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s electoral success, and India’s own transparency and access compared to its […]

Hindus must heed lest Bharatavarsha become another East Timor – Sandeep Balakrishna

As Bharatavarsha, postcolonial and post-Congress India is the only surviving and unbroken non-Abrahamic, ancient civilisation and culture. More important, this civilisational flow has pretty much been maintained intact in almost all realms of our national life. – Sandeep Balakrishna “Our ancient sages laid the foundation [for philosophical and social harmony] by insisting … that there […]

India must rank the West on religious freedom and minority rights – Rati Agnihotri

Perhaps it’s high time the Indian government should consider commissioning its own indigenous “Religious Freedom Report” in collaboration with Indian think tanks. With India’s increasing geopolitical clout, the next step should be to set our own global standards and benchmarks in evaluating phenomena like religious freedom, terrorism, social justice, etc. – Rati Agnihotri The West […]

Canada’s disastrous relationship with India – Ravi Shankar

The Canadian Underground Railroad still exists, but not to carry slaves seeking freedom. Travelling first class are criminals, secessionists, anti-Semitics, Islamic radicals and Sharia seekers, all protected by Justin Trudeau’s government, its judicial system, an incompetent intelligence apparatus and the police. Their targets: India and Israel. – Ravi Shankar The context of liberty is civilisation. The […]

If Biden is unfit to run again, how is he fit to stay on as president? – Reshmi Dasgupta

Stumbling and shuffling while walking, a very visible stiffness in his arms and legs, wooden smiles and all-too-frequent moments of blank incomprehension on his face do not portend well for a man who […] still has control over the nuclear balloon but cannot remember the name of his own Secretary of Defence – Reshmi Dasgupta […]

Sanjeev Sanyal: Foreign NGOs have no interest in the welfare of our country – Saurabh Sharma

“If you look at the balance sheets of these NGOs, whether it’s Thomas Piketty, Oxfam, or any of the thousands of such NGOs, you’ll see where their money comes from. They are funded by organisations like the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Gates Foundation, and Soros’ Open Society.” – Sanjeev Sanyal Economist Sanjeev Sanyal, who has […]