Hindustan Times
The communal violence bill is being watered down. A few of its teeth are being knocked off. Predictably, pressure from the right has worked. Read more
(44 votes, average: 1.84 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Article 355, Bharatiya Janata Party, communal violence bill, Farah Naqvi, Hindustan Times, Michael Jackson, National Advisory Council, news, Rashtriya Swayemsevak Sangh, Sonia Gandhi
Anna Hazare and his adherents bring to mind civil society’s renaissance moment in post-Communist Eastern Europe. Read more
(16 votes, average: 2.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Filed under India · Tagged anna hazare, Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan, Cicero, civil society, Communist politics, fanaticism, Hindustan Times, Kolakowaski, Locke, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, news, Socialism, Will Kymilica, Zia Haq
The Bharatiya Janata Party is on a high. It is basking in the afterglow of anti-corruption revolutions, financial scandals, inflation and the comeback of one of its most provocative Hindutva mascots – Ms. Uma Bharti. Read more
(63 votes, average: 2.19 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, hindu, Hindustan Times, Hindutva activists, Lal Krishna Advani, Lokpal law, Muslim, news, Opposition party, RSS, status quo, Uma Bharti, Youth Congress
A proposed law to deal with communal violence is being called biased and seen as totally tilted towards minorities. Correct. That’s my impression too. Read more
(58 votes, average: 2.09 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 7:29 pm
Filed under Religion · Tagged Ahmedabad riots of 1969, anti-Sikh riots of Delhi, BJP, Christians, Communal violence, Dalits, India, Indian Penal Code, Kashmiri Pandits, Meerut riots of 1987, Moradabad riots of 1980, Muslims, Paul Brass, Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to Justice and Regulations) Bill 2011, Sikhs
