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Why India’s Ruling BJP Is Celebrating Trump’s Crackdown on USAID

Trump’s claims that USAID funding in India went toward boosting voter turnout triggered a political firestorm in India.

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Why Politicians Are Urging Indians to Have More Children

Ethnic politics is driving politicians in India, which accounts for 18 percent of the global population, to call for stepping up the population growth...

24.01.2025 4

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2 Recent Moves by the Indian Army Trigger Hinduization Concerns

While some see the moves as reflecting India’s greater security concerns over China, army veterans say the secular foundations of the Indian Army...

21.01.2025 20

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Bangladesh’s Bid to Rewrite History

Bangladesh founder-President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s stature in the country’s public life has been diminishing since the ouster of his daughter,...

26.12.2024 3

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The Rise of the BJP’s Hindutva Ideology in Bangladesh

On August 9, the day after Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Hindus, a religious minority...

10.12.2024 3

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Justice Eludes India’s Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors

Balkrishna Namdev, a 71-year-old social activist and trade union organizer from central India’s Bhopal city, spoke slowly and calmly but with deep...

03.12.2024 10

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Modi’s BJP Bounces Back Through State Election Wins

The electoral victories will embolden the BJP to go on the offensive in the ongoing winter session of Parliament.

25.11.2024 4

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100 Years of the Discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization: How It Shaped Indian Politics

Harappa has proved to be a hurdle before Hindu nationalists’ Vedic Aryan superiority theory.

06.11.2024 4

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Jammu & Kashmir Election Hands Clear Mandate to Opposition Alliance

The results also indicate a triumph of Kashmir’s mainstream political forces over separatist sympathizers.

08.10.2024 2

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RSS, the Ideological Mentor of India’s Ruling BJP, Enters its 100th Year

Its overwhelming grip over institutions has been possible because in the century gone by the RSS has transformed into a massive banyan tree that...

30.09.2024 1

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Islamic Fundamentalism Raises Its Head in Post-Hasina Bangladesh

Many statues like those of Mujibur Rahman were defaced for political reasons. But targeting sculptures like that of Lady Justice lay bare the...

03.09.2024 10

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Unprecedented Floods Fuel Bangladesh-India Tension

Amid a surge in anti-India sentiment, Bangladeshis accuse India of opening the floodgates of a dam without warning, and demand better transboundary...

23.08.2024 2

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Indian Government’s Intensifying Attack on Scientific Temperament Worries Scientists

Leaders are making unscientific claims of imaginary technological achievements and exaggerated ideas about ancient Indian knowledge systems to build...

14.08.2024 2

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