Ishwar Sharan's Blog, page 7

Why is anti-Semitism cool now? – Reshmi Dasgupta

Being afraid of Islam and Islamists and therefore being chary of measures to counter terror groups and radicals lest they are accused of Islamophobia has made the West cede far too much ground on anti-Semitism. How much longer will activists be allowed to propagate false or exaggerated narratives on Gaza—its roots, its reality and its […]

Dead ideologies don’t make good guerrillas – Ravi Shankar

The age of grand ideological coups died when the Berlin Wall fell and Deng Xiaoping sold socialism with stock options. – Ravi Shankar There was a time when the Naxalite was more than a rebel with a cause, but the most dangerous idea in India. A whisper in JNU corridors, a surreptitiously exchanged pamphlet on a […]

Kanyakumari: Intolerant Christians beleaguer ancient Hindu ritual – Aravindan Neelakandan

When Hindu unity becomes merely an episodic and emotional response rather than a continuous, organised process, it leaves the community vulnerable to profound dispossessions and humiliations by hostile Christians. – Aravindan Neelakandan A remarkable scene unfolded earlier this month at the revered shrine of Mandaikadu Bhagawati Amman in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, during the sacred kumbhabhisheka […]

The turmeric mask on patriarchy’s face – Renuka Narayanan

In our badly socialised society, women, even if they bundle up and shut up, are legitimate prey for men of all ages. – Renuka Narayanan Like many of you, I was taken aback by the shameful, unwarranted putdowns of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Himanshi Narwal, one, a valiant soldier whose great-great-grandmother fought alongside Rani Lakshmi […]

The Enemies Within – Minhaz Merchant

The real enemies of the Indian state reside in politics and academia. The reaction to the Pahalgam attack by Pakistani terrorists unmasked several Indians. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was forced to gag his party whose members had begun to parrot the Pakistani line on the Pahalgam attack. – Minhaz Merchant They come in various shapes and […]

Operation Sindoor: Narrative wars, Western gaslighting, and a missed opportunity – Rajeev Srinivasan

The entire Western narrative, for self-serving purposes, continues to be against India, for good reason: they do not wish to see India grow into a peer-level competitor at the G3 level. In this, both China and the West are of one mind, and it shows. – Prof. Rajeev Srinivasan From May 1 until the 20th, […]

What the caste census can reveal – Prafull Goradia

A caste-based headcount could bring long-overdue clarity to the true composition of Indian society. But with clarity comes complexity and a reckoning with uncomfortable truths – Prafull Goradia While it is chivalrous of the Congress and other opposition parties to welcome the announcement of a caste census in the next round, it is more than […]

Sikh conversions in UP, action sought againt missionaries – Piyush Srivastava

The All-India Sikh-Punjabi Welfare Council is seeking action against Christian missionaries from Nepal allegedly responsible for the conversion of Sikh families. – Piyush Srivastava The All-India Sikh-Punjabi Welfare Council has claimed that over 3,000 Sikhs have been converted to Christianity in the Terai district of Pilibhit along the India-Nepal border in the last few years. […]

The Dance of the Dragon and Elephant – Ravi Shankar Etteth

China objects to the very idea of India, and not for what India does but for what it is: an ancient, sovereign civilisational state that refuses to be absorbed or erased by its enemies and frenemies. – Ravi Shankar Etteth Aksai Chin or Galwan, it’s not just land that China wants from India. It wants […]

Trump & Al-Taqiyya: How Pakistan gamed the US President to save its skin – Makarand R. Paranjape

After India’s drubbing, what was left for Pakistan expect to cringe, beg, and run to big brother to save it? Pakistan used the “N” threat to game the US President Donald Trump into urging India into a ceasefire when we were clearly winning the war. – Makarand R. Paranjape Did Pakistan lie, dissemble, cringe and […]