Does India know what’s ahead?
'You're leading in a direction that ultimately can lead to a genocide,' says Harsh Mander in an interview.
#interview #LokSabhaElection2024 #BJP #genocide #AntiMuslimViolence #GujaratRiots #GujaratPogrom #nazis #fascism #history #IndianMuslims #dissent #PressFreedom #hindutva #india
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcasts/2024/05/30/whats-unsaid-does-india-know-whats-ahead
‘He likes scaring people’: how Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India
For 40 years, Amit Shah has been at Narendra Modi’s side – his confidant, consigliere and enforcer. Today he is India’s second-most powerful man, and he is reshaping the country in radical ways. Atul Dev writes.
#AmitShah #NarendraModi #BJP #GujaratRiots #GujaratPogrom #HarenPandya #JudgeLoya #RSS #HumanRights #hindutva #india
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/amit-shah-narendra-modi-right-hand-man-india
The Prosecution & Persecution Of Harsh Mander: A Case Study of India's Accelerating Democratic Decline
How the prosecution of Harsh Mander, peace activist and former Indian official, reflects the decline recorded by global freedom surveys in India's democracy and its rule of law.
#HarshMander #activism #dissent #ED #CBI #BJP #GujaratRiots #GujaratPogrom #communalism #NarendraModi #NGOs #RuleOfLaw #IndianMuslims #HumanRights ##hindutva #india
After a decade of relentless criticism of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the most powerful man in the country, Narendra Modi, peace activist and former Indian official Harsh Mander faces investigation by two union government agencies and a litany of allegations that have tarred his reputation and upended his humanitarian work. Bruised by a seemingly unending probe and an assault on his integrity, the 69-year-old has quietly soldiered on. In the first of a two-part story, we explain how his prosecution reflects the decline recorded by global freedom surveys in India's democracy and its rule of law.
The Modi Generation: The Tamil repatriate voter who opposes the BJP because of the CAA and NRC
What do young Indians who voted for the first time in 2014 think of the past decade? Scroll reporters find out in The Modi Generation.
#TamilNadu #CAA #NRC #BJP #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #SriLanka #MalaiyahaTamils #citizenship #hindutva #india
NCERT drops some references to Babri demolition, Gujarat riots, Manipur
The change is being made to bring the initial questions in synchronisation with internal latest changes made in the chapter, says the NCERT.
#NCERT #NCERTtextbooks #BabriMasjidDemolition #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #kashmir #manipur #ManipurUnrest #IndianMuslims #education #HumanRights #hindutva #communalism #india
22 Years After Gujarat Riots, a Rape Victim Still Fears to Greet Men, a Woman Waits for Her Husband
'We were used to celebrating Holi, Diwali, and Eid together. After the riots, we were scared to even visit the area,' said one of witnesses of the 2002 Gujarat riots.
#gujarat #godhra #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #NarodaPatiya #ahmedabad #AntiMuslimRiots #IndianMuslims #rape #HinduMobs #hindutva #BJPStates #india
Solidarity Matters: What Connects Two Struggles in Asia
Fraternity can come only when we stand up for each other, writes Aakar Patel.
#communalism #palestine #india #israel #CommunalViolence #zionism #hindutva #IndianDiaspora #HumanRights #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #TeestaSetalvad #history #solidarity #PalestineSolidarity
https://thewire.in/rights/solidarity-matters-what-connects-two-struggles-in-asia
A Deeper State
Vigilantism and surveillance in Modi’s Gujarat (An excerpt from 'Gujarat Under Modi: Laboratory of Today’s India' by Christophe Jaffrelot (Hurst Publishers, February 2024).
#BookExcerpt #gujarat #NarendraModi #communalism #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #modi #BJP #RSS #hindutva #fascism #StateSurveillance #history #IndianHistory #books #bookstodon #histodon #india #ChristopheJaffrelot
https://caravanmagazine.in/excerpt/deeper-state-vigilantism-modi-gujarat-christophe-jaffrelot
The enduring personality cult of Narendra Modi
The formula for the Indian prime minister’s brand of populism was developed in Gujarat, a “laboratory for Hindu nationalism”. (An excerpt from 'Gujarat Under Modi: Laboratory of Today’s India' by Christophe Jaffrelot (Hurst Publishers, February 2024).
#BookExcerpt #gujarat #NarendraModi #communalism #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #modi #BJP #RSS #hindutva #fascism #populism #history #IndianHistory #books #bookstodon #histodon #india #ChristopheJaffrelot
Narendra Modi: A Pracharak Morphed into a Politician?
Modi has always claimed that he was “an apolitical CM”. This claim extends back to his first faltering steps in the public arena, which, undeniably, have endowed him with a unique pedigree. But this claim needs to be scrutinised. Extract from Christophe Jaffrelot's 'Gujarat Under Modi: Laboratory of Today’s India', to be published on 15 February 2024.
#BookExcerpt #gujarat #NarendraModi #communalism #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #modi #BJP #RSS #hindutva #history #IndianHistory #books #bookstodon #histodon #india #ChristopheJaffrelot
https://thewire.in/books/narendra-modi-a-pracharak-morphed-into-a-politician
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