Former bureaucrats urge end to anti-minority violence
2018-01-29
These recent incidents undermine our Constitutional values and weaken the rule of law to create a new normal in societyContinue Reading
Indian Catholics hurt at Missing out on Pope Francis tour
2017-11-27
New Delhi: The Roman Catholic Church in India expressed disappointment at missing out on an expected visit by Pope Francis who started a rare trip to South Asia today. The 80-year-old pontiff arrived in Myanmar on a six-day trip that will also take him to Bangladesh. The church leader saidContinue Reading
The Himalayan blunder called demonetisation
2017-11-07
AJ Philip It is only with dread that Indians recall those three words — My Dear Citizens — with which Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation after the banking hours on November 8, 2016. Nearly a year after the cataclysmic action, the people are yet to recover fully fromContinue Reading
Christians safe since Narendra Modi came to power: Kannanthanam
2017-10-12
There has not been even one instance when a church was burnt or Christians attacked anywhere in the countryContinue Reading
Pope Francis unlikely to visit India in 2017: Church official
2017-07-19
New Delhi: Pope Francis is unlikely to visit India and Bangladesh this year as widely expected, a senior church official said Tuesday, with the high-profile visit postponed due to schedule clashes with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Pope had announced last year that he would “almost certainly” travel to SouthContinue Reading
Modi to host Pope Francis
2017-07-13
The visit has to adjust to Prime Minister Modi’s hectic scheduleContinue Reading
Modi’s strongman economics
2017-07-12
By ADAM ROBERTS Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has strong views on economics. Speaking to a big crowd of tycoons, investors and journalists in New Delhi, Mr. Modi once admitted that he is “not a big economist.” Yet he promptly set out an economic vision for India to beContinue Reading
Modi in Israel: PM gifts two sets of relics from Kerala to Netanyahu
2017-07-06
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday gifted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu replicas of two sets of relics from Kerala, regarded as key artifacts of the long Jewish history in India. They comprise two different sets of copper plates that are believed to have been inscribed in 9-10th Century, the PMOContinue Reading
Indian Jews hope for minority status
2017-07-02
New Delhi: India’s small community of Jews is looking forward to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel — the first ever by an Indian Premier — hoping that it will lead to Jews being granted a minority status in India. Some 6,000 Indian Jews live in the country, whichContinue Reading