On August 15, we celebrate the Independence Day. On this day, in 1947, India put an end to colonial rule and affirmed itself as a sovereign and democratic nation.
The colonial rule destroyed the Indian economy and greatly impoverished the people of India. By all accounts, India was a prosperous na

Armed with a management degree in marketing, Amruta Soni is currently working in Patna as the state programme manager at National Coalition of PLHIV in India (NCPI) for the Vihaan project in Bihar. Today she confidently handles 15 partner NGOs, providing them with technical support on how to impleme

Every year in Pakistan, hundreds of young Christian and Hindu girls are forcibly converted to Islam, but our media very rarely highlights their stories. However, many of these stories can be easily found on social and in the international media. The stories of Zeba Masih and Pooja are among the few

Illness appears on the face of it to be something very undesirable. But if you think about it deeply, you will discover that there is a positive aspect even in illness. It is said that whenever the Prophet visited a patient, he would say to him, “Don’t worry, God willing, it will be a means of purif

(i)- PoK alright but GOI should be asked to clarify about Baluchistan due to Sri Lanka / LTTE experience (ii)- Public commitment of GOI about early retrieve of PoK will have to be fulfilled by Modi (iii)- Declining political base will constrain Modi to try military adventure in PoK & intervention in

Dalit-Muslim rally in Ahmedabad on 31st July 2016 followed by resignation of Mr. Anandiben patel could serve as an eye opener for the BJP. BJP should take serious note of the ground realities in its true perspective. If BJP is ambitious to be an alternative for Congress then it should grasp positive

In response to this question, Joe David, author of The Infidels, asks another question: Are the international crises, instigated by savage groups like ISIS, the result of conflicting religious views, as many are led to believe, or are they the result of something even more urgent?
“In order to prov

Farooq right that without remembering past future can’t be built (ii)- But shallow analysis of past and ignoring the present will not do (iii)- Farooq fails to take present ‘global Jihadi terrorism’ especially of ISIS in reckoning (iv)- No Kashmir solution without adhering to Federal-Democratic-Sec

Pakistani minorities under the leadership of Federal Minister for Human Rights, Kamran Michael are planning to celebrate Minorities’ Day on August 11. Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) former government had declared August 11 as minorities’ day; however some minority groups chose to observe August 11 as

ISIS threat especially in N-E is already being apprehended (ii)- 5/8 bound to activate other terrorist groups in North-East (iii)- BJP won election in Assam mainly on the issue of Muslim Bangladeshi infiltrators in alliance with two such parties (iv)- Hence ultimately issue of Muslim Bangladeshi inf

Religion has emerged as a major source of conflict all across the globe. A perceptive writer points out that ideological strife has now given place to the “clash of civilizations” and predicts that in the foreseeable future, religion will be a major source of conflict within and among nations. Samue

Jabhat-Al-Nusra Front, once al-Qaeda's official branch in Syria, has cut ties with the parent organisation with the approval of al-Qaeda central leadership. Nusra Front is one of the largest and most effective rebel groups in Syria. It controls territory in the north, west and south of the country a

In Kashmir Separatists will carry our regular protests and will pressurize elected representatives, through boycott, for resignation (ii)- In Pakistan Jihadis may pressurize China about early Kashmir solution through ‘economic corridor’(iii)- This two pronged approach by Jihadis / Separatists bound

One of the many threats faced by minorities inside Pakistan, the issue of forced conversions is the most harmful, as annually hundreds of girls hailing from Christian, Hindu and other minority faiths fall prey to this growing practice.
Usually young girls as young as teenagers belonging to religio

Abdullah & Co. Ltd. was a cigarette company that was started in London in 1902. One of its cigarette brands was called Abdulla, and it was very popular. How it became so famous is a very interesting story. Once, some people associated with the company met with the famous British writer George Bernar