By Vijayesh Lal New Delhi, March 13, 2020: As many as 366 incidents of hate and targeted violence against Christians occurred in India in 2019, according to the Religious Liberty Commission (RLC), an initiative of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI). The report was released on March 13 in NewContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, March 12, 2020: An element of panic has settled among YES Bank account holders a day after the Reserve Bank (RBI) put restrictions on the fourth largest bank in the country. YES Bank customers can now withdraw only 50,000 rupees a month. The Finance Minister meanwhileContinue Reading
By J. Felix Raj Kolkatta, March 12, 2020: Looking at the mood of the country and the sad state of affairs, I find myself failing to repeat the words of Christ on the Cross: “Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.” The non-violent protests and repeatedContinue Reading
By Inés San Martín Rome, March 10, 2020: Recently the Vatican announced Pope Francis has created a task force to help bishops’ conferences around the world address the clerical sex abuse crisis. The lineup is impressive, but much like a high-profile February 2019 summit on child protection, laypeople — womenContinue Reading
By A C Michael New Delhi, March 5, 2020: The year 2020 has barely begun and has already witnessed 26 incidents of violence against Christians spread over 10 states. Contrast this against 29 incidents in 13 states in India in January 2019. Uttar Pradesh continues to lead with the highestContinue Reading
Yusuf Ansari New Delhi, March 6, 2020: A week after grim stories are being uncovered from hospitals, mortuaries, and police stations, it seems there is no end to misery for Muslims affected by the northeast Delhi riots. Muslim families who are already shaken by the worst communal violence in decadesContinue Reading
New Delhi, Feb.21, 2020: For Dina M. Siddiqi, a professor of anthropology at New York University, the women of Shaheen Bagh have changed who speaks for Muslims in India. “What has really been undermined is going to the usual guys about what Muslims think in India and what they prioritise,”Continue Reading
By Anis Ansari Lucknow, Feb 20, 2020: The unprecedented wave of nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR) has shown unthinkable secular unity at a time when the Centre was trying to extend the infamous ‘divide andContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Tuticorin, Feb 7, 2020: A fishery is an important sector in India. It employs millions of people and contributes to the food security of the country. Fishing communities in India are not homogenous, as they belong to different castes. These communities have distinct social, cultural governanceContinue Reading
Ram Puniyani New Delhi, Feb. 4, 2020: As democracy is seeping in slowly all over the world, there is an organization which is monitoring the degree of democracy in the individual countries, The Economist Intelligence Unit. As such in each country there are diverse factors which on one hand workContinue Reading
