India was categorised as a “Tier 2 country” in last year’s listing. But the State Department notification, now issued, does not name it among countries of particular concern. Last year, the US religious commission noted that religious freedom conditions in India experienced a drastic turn downward, with religious minorities underContinue Reading

By Aakar Patel New Delhi: India’s economy contracted for another three months we were told last week. Meaning that as a nation we produced less in goods and services than we did in the same period last year. It also means that millions of Indian families now stare at poverty.Continue Reading

By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: In the process of formation of the nation one of the major pillars is the concept of Fraternity. The words — Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity — are flagship of French revolution that overturned the feudal system, the kingdom and heralded the coming in of Modern NationContinue Reading

By chhotebhai Kanpur: When I wrote the previous article on the need or role of bishops I expected howls of protest. Surprisingly, I received mostly positive feedback, including from several priests whom I have never met. So obviously I had my finger on the pulse of the community, or hadContinue Reading

By AXJ Bosco Vijayawada: “Kamala Harris’ journey from ‘Brahmin’ to Blackhood is rarest of the rare,” writes Kanch Ilaia Shepherd, one of the outspoken professors of politics and a persistent voice of the marginalized. It is indeed a moment of pride for Indians that Kamala Harris, a woman with IndianContinue Reading

By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: Medha Patkar is a woman of indomitable spirit! She is a person who has sacrificed a career in order to spend her life, accompanying the Adivasis and other vulnerable and excluded groups, particularly those who have been displaced by mega-projects. On November 23, addressing a webinarContinue Reading