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Modi faces isolation in South Asia after China-India clash – Report
Confronted with a tough foreign policy challenge in the wake of a contentious border clash with China, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has found no public support from South Asian countries. And that is not the...June 20, 2020 1110 0 -
Arundhati Roy warns of genocidal horrors hanging over Indian Muslims
Renowned writer Arundhati Roy has echoed another warning about the perilous state of Indian Muslims, saying India has created a genocidal climate for its Muslim population. In her latest comments, the novelist says India is carrying...June 13, 2020 1050 0 -
Prominent Saudi says India’s Islamophobia has angered the Arab world
A leading Saudi journalist and former editor of newspaper Saudi Gazette, Khaled Al-Maeena has said that the Arab world faced the worst kind of malicious and hatred attacks from Indians amid criticism of ongoing violence against...May 17, 2020 1394 0 -
Indian curbs in Kashmir limit Internet access to information during COVD-19 crisis – UN expert
While calling India‘s restrictions on the Internet in Kashmir as one of the longest shutdowns, a leading UN human rights has drawn attention to the concern that that people are finding it difficult to access health...May 2, 2020 1298 0 -
Why religious freedom violations in India matter
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Monday released it’s 2020 Annual Report, documenting significant developments during 2019, including remarkable progress in Sudan and a sharp downward turn in India. It has made recommendations...April 29, 2020 1598 0 -
India’s persecution of Muslims shocks the Gulf region as Kuwait moves OIC
The Gulf region, which is home to millions of Indians, has finally woken up to the horror that Muslims are going through in the South Asian country, where a right-wing majoritarian government often shows anti-Muslim bias...April 28, 2020 152877 13 -
Arundhatti Roy says COVID-19 exposes New Delhi’s crisis of hate against Muslims
Booker Prize winner and Indian human rights activist, Arunadhati Roy has said the Indian government is exploiting COVID-19 outbreak to ramp up suppression of Muslims, comparing the tactic to one used by the Nazis against German...April 20, 2020 992 0 -
Pakistan, India may see worst growth in 40 years due to coronavirus outbreak
Pakistan, India and other South Asian countries are likely to record their worst growth performance in four decades this year due to the coronavirus outbreak that has halted economic activities across the region, according to a...April 19, 2020 713 0 -
New HRW report urges repeal of India’s citizenship law; says it incited anti-Muslim violence
Human Rights Watch has published a new report, detailing how New Delhi’s Citizenship Amendment Act provoked anti-Muslim violence, and urges India to repeal the discriminatory measure. The 82-page report entitled ‘Shoot the Traitors’: Discrimination Against Muslims...April 10, 2020 715 0 -
Spreading tensions threaten to char India’s soul – Manmohan Singh
As images of gruesome violence in capital New Delhi – mostly targeting Muslims -tarnish India’s international standing, former prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned that social tensions would “char soul” of the country, once held up...March 6, 2020 1458 0