The shocking silence of Muzaffarpur

Articulate segments of Muzaffarpur have been at the the forefront of all anti-establishment mobilisation, which makes their silence over the atrocities in a shelter home in the town puzzling.Could......

Muslim rally: Nitish's masterstroke, or miscalculation?

The Deen Bachao, Desh Bachao conference in Patna on April 15 was attended by lakhs of Muslims.Will the electoral dividends from this rally be reaped by Nitish Kumar, the BJP (through Hindu......

Saffron-Green nexus: India's Muslims must be wary

'The mobilisation is nothing but a political ploy -- a sort of a fixed match between Hindu and Muslim communal forces, towards polarisation, in a run-up to the next election,' argues Mohammad......

Muslim role in Indian politics needs to be re-defined

'They must take the bull of conservatism within their own ranks by its horns as much as they need to speak out against the fallacies of the non-Hindutva (or 'Muslim-friendly') political forces as......