Hindustan Times
Politics in advanced democracies is often characterised by conservatives on the one side and liberals on the other. Read more
(157 votes, average: 2.4 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Darul-Uloom, economy, external affairs minister, foreign secretary, Islamic seminary, Muslims, Neo-Nazi radicals, politics, Subramanian Swamy, Suhasini Haider, taxation, They call me Muslim, voting rights, Zia Haq
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
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
Kashmir is biding its time. Its streets are frozen. People hibernating. Winter is for lying low and drawing comfort from the kangri, a local warming device. During the summer months, angry, young Kashmiris will be seeking heat on edgy streets, taunting policemen with bricks again. Read more
(48 votes, average: 2.25 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 7:24 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Bharatiya Janata Party, flag-hoisting mission, Hindustan Times, Human Rights International, Indian flag, Kashmir, Lal Chowk, news, Omar Abdullah, Palestine government, Republic Day, Srinagar
