India

Program turns beggars into enterpreneurs

JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Islamic micro-finance, which is based on profit-sharing and does not charge interest, can play a significant role in alleviating poverty and transforming the poor into successful entrepreneurs, said Mamoon Al-Azami, a senior community development specialist at the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB). “Nobel Laureate Mohammed Yunus […]

Nawaz Sharif ‘ Turning a new page

Narendra Modi vows to script new history as PM By Aditi Phadnis / Agencies Published: May 27, 2014, Express.com.pk Share this article Print this page Email Narendra Modi shakes hands with Nawaz Sharif after taking oath as India’s PM in New Delhi. PHOTO: REUTERS NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi was sworn in […]

India’s left will be back

theguardian: by Vijay Prashad — The BJP’s neoliberalism may have pushed the left to the sidelines, but the inequality perpetuated by this agenda will ensure its return Of the votes in the Indian election, 69% went against the eventual winner, the rightwing Bharatiya Janata party (BJP). This means that despite all talk […]

Is India supposed to forget Modi’s past?

Question being debated in India is whether Narendra Modi is capable of distancing himself from his divisive words and deeds to rule diverse nation. SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP/GETTY IMAGES Indian Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi waves to supporters after performing a religious ritual at the banks of the River Ganges in […]

Modi elected, Jinnah vindicated

ET: ‘Every action,’ Narendra Modi once quoted Newton’s third law of motion, ‘has a reaction.’ Modi was referring to the murder of parliamentarian Ehsan Jafri. As blood flowed in the streets of Gujarat in 2002, a Hindutva mob had surrounded Mr Jafri’s home in Gulbarg Society. They were armed with kerosene […]

Narendra Modi and Pakistan

southasianvoices.org: By: Tridivesh Singh Maini and Yasser Latif Hamdani With the BJP-led NDA Coalition being the frontrunner in the Indian Parliamentary elections, according to all surveys and opinion polls, all eyes are on Narendra Modi, the BJP’s PM Candidate and Chief Minister of Gujarat. Modi, who means different things to different people, […]