Opinion

There are quite a few similarities between Islam and Lingayatism. Both believe in a single god. There is no rebirth after death in both faiths.

The BJP's strong focus on Shaheen Bagh eclipsed the 'vikas' plank which has been integral to all of PM Modi's campaigns. But this time, it was Home minister Amit Shah who took centre-stage and hammered away at CAA-NRC.

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party has repeatedly challenged rivals to fight the February 8 elections on the issues of education and development, but a close look at its claims about the work done reveals that the reality is very different.

Apart from the much analysed caste factor, the Indian voter may consider ideology, policies and corruption as the issues that decide where the vote goes.

The portrait of Ambedkar is now being widely symbolised as an antidote to anti-people approach and actions of the governments. His ideas and thoughts are often invoked in the speeches given during protest marches.

The NRC process was indeed largely fair and transparent, it was a scientific process. The process itself was not discriminatory against anyone, but there were room for discrimination as verification officers had arbitrary power.

JNU is not only about politics of Kanhaiya Kumars and Shehla Rashids but of a very high level of scholarship pursued by several generation of students who have taken Indian politics, bureaucracy, academics and media to great levels.

Having realised how certain political families used the bogey of Article 370 for decades to further their personal interest, people are happy that the central government has placed them under house arrest.

This is not the first time that JKLF has come to the rescue of a diplomatically battered Pakistani military establishment.

Political parties must stop mudslinging and show real commitment in dealing with air pollution. It’s young people’s turn to hold governments accountable on environmental track record.

The victory of the RJD, AIMIM and an Independent candidate has definitely set the alarm bells ringing in the NDA camp, which was confident of winning all the seats after Nitish Kumar was declared leader of the NDA for the 2020 state assembly polls.

Pakistan, which survived 70 years only on the Kashmir issue, is suddenly finding itself in deep sea.

The Ramlilas in Delhi have come to be affiliate of one political party or the other. This time we had Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on one stage and the Congress leadership on the other.

The desire to build a new parliament highlights the fundamental differences between conservatism in the West and in India, one of the most important being the respective attitudes towards the past.

If Donald Trump were to lose in next year’s presidential elections, it will put India in an unenviable position to make amends and build bridges with an incoming Democrat president.

An apology from the British will set a precedent, which has the potential to lead to several apologies they might have to offer for the criminal excesses of their colonial rule.