India

Pakistani Hindus arrive with horror tales

Credit: Hindustan Times Via Wasim Sroya. The Pakistani Hindu team arrives in Attari after being detained by Islamabad for seven hours at the Wagah border. HT photo In the backdrop of a 14-year-old Hindu girl’s abduction in Pakistan’s Jacobabad city in Sindh province three days ago, a controversy erupted when […]

Burmese Muslims find refuge in Hyderabad

Source: The Pioneer The echoes of ethnic violence in Myanmar have reached Hyderabad as dozens of people fleeing the violence have reached Hyderabad to take refuge. About 30 families of Rohingyas, as the Burmese Muslims are called, have taken shelter in the old city areas of Balapur, Shaheen Nagar and […]

The new Indo-Saudi alliance against terrorism

Credit: Asia Times By Animesh Roul At a time when questions are being raised about Saudi Arabia’s tacit support for the global Salafist movement, recent developments have displayed the kingdom’s new-found seriousness in fighting terrorism, especially that emanating from South Asia. These developments include the deportation of a top Lashkar-e-Taiba […]

Dalai Lama stirs controversy in Kashmir

Credit: Asia Times. VIENNA – The Dalai Lama’s recent visit to Indian-administered Kashmir has aroused much controversy. While the spiritual leader met with Tibetan Muslim refugees settled in the valley, it was his pleas for non-violent resistance in the region that angered separatists. Arriving on July 12 for a six-day […]