Ishtiaq Ahmed

By making a big point of dubious archaeological evidence, especially the claim that Lord Ram was born exactly at that spot where the Babri mosque had stood since 1528, Justice Sharma has made concessions to Hindu fundamentalism. A superior court of a secular democracy is not expected to base its ruling on controversial historical ( Read more... )

By Tanveer Jafri, India

India, the world's largest secular democracy is going to face the general elections for Lok Sabha (House of the People) between the coming April 16 & May 13. In India, since the last two decades the rule of any one national political party is not in vogue so the politics of the alliance parties is in practice everywhere. A ( Read more... )