Bangladesh officially summoned India’s High Commissioner Pranay Verma after an attack on its mission by a Hindu mob in India’s northeastern city of Tripura. The incident involved protestors breaching the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission, vandalizing the premises, and setting the national flag on fire. The mission protests were sparked by t...
The town, colloquially known as ‘little Türkiye,’ serves as a living museum of traditions and customs thousands of miles away from the steppes of Türkiye and Central Asia By Iftikhar Gilani The city of Sambhal in the heart of Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest state, recently found itself ensnared in violence, with clashes leavin...
Mourning the loss of Rajshekhar is also time to celebrate his monumental legacy, not only for his documenting injustices but also sparking a dialog that will hopefully lead to lasting change By Iftikhar Gilani In the complex mosaic of India’s social landscape, few have left such an indelible mark as V.T. Rajshekhar, the formidable Dalit ...
Muslim residents in India’s Jharkhand state are furious over ruling Bharatiya Janata Party calling them “Bangladeshi infiltrators.” The BJP has been using this rhetoric to lure tribal voters in the region as the state went to the polls on Wednesday to choose the provincial government. Analysts say it is part of a strategy to weake...
Election verdict in Kashmir is seen as resounding assertion with people choosing to express their discontent through voting after heavy clampdown on almost all other means of dissent By Iftikhar Gilani Nestled amid the soaring peaks of the Himalayas, Muslim-majority region of Jammu and Kashmir exudes an air of enduring mystique and complexity....
An Indian court has granted conditional bail to a Kashmiri lawmaker to campaign in upcoming assembly elections in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. The New Delhi court granted interim bail to Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who was elected to parliament in June. India announced three-phased parliamentary elections in Jammu and Kashmir from Sept. 18...
Dozens of Rohingya refugees, held by India in its largest transit camp in the northeastern state of Assam, have begun a hunger strike. Indian news website Scroll.in reports that women and children are among the more than 100 refugees who have been on hunger strike. The Matia Transit camp is located in the state’s Goalpara […]
Noorani’s seminal works include “The Kashmir Question” and “Article 370: A Constitutional History of Jammu and Kashmir,” and “The RSS: A Menace To India” Muslim Network TV Desk MUMBAI, India (MNTV) – AG Noorani, a towering figure in Indian scholarship and a leading authority on Kashmir and India-Pakistan re...
There are approximately 870,000 waqf properties across 940,000 acres in India, valued around 1.2 trillion rupees (approximately $14.29 billion) Muslim Network TV Desk NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) – The Indian government has introduced a bill in Parliament aimed at overhauling the management and oversight of Waqf properties, which have histori...
India needs to follow South Africa to make cricket an inclusive sports by giving representations to all communities to foster diversity and inclusivity By Iftikhar Gilani As Americans are enthralled by the spectacle of football and baseball, cricket has emerged as a beacon of glitz and glamour in South Asia. While this sport enjoys popularity ...
