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The Indian Muslim The Architecture of Marginalization
India’s state machinery shifts to a systemic legal-administrative war targeting Muslim identity and citizenship rights.
SAT Web Administrator
India’s state machinery shifts to a systemic legal-administrative war targeting Muslim identity and citizenship rights.
At a SAT roundtable in Islamabad, key voices from policy, academia, and activism called for inclusive, strategic, and diplomatic approaches to the Kashmir crisis.
From mass expulsions of Muslims to mob violence on Eid and the Waqf Act’s legal battle, June 2025 revealed a systematic push to marginalize Indian Muslims.
Geopolitics Date: June 4, 20 The Kashmir Equation: Rethinking Strategy Amid Shifting Geopolitics IN-PERSON EVENT SAT Web Administrator 4 June, 2025 Share 4 June 2025
The period following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in India (May 2025) exposed a multifaceted crisis for the Muslim community, marked by a brief but intense military confrontation with Pakistan, the controversial enactment of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, and a disturbing surge in anti-Muslim violence and hate speech.
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China urges restraint, impartial investigation, and de-escalation in Pakistan-India tensions after Kashmir attack.
![The ICC will support Afghanistan’s women cricketers separately, while ACB's funding remains for men's cricket. [Image via Getty Images]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cba21310-1afd-11f0-b731-c780c85cb550.jpg.webp)
The ICC will support Afghanistan’s women cricketers separately, while ACB’s funding remains for men’s cricket.
![Russia suspends terrorist designation of Taliban after 20 years, aiming to boost ties with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2024-06-05T144247Z_285717659_RC2258AQU7XE_RTRMADP_3_RUSSIA-FORUM-AFGHANISTAN-1744898647.webp)
Russia suspends terrorist designation of Taliban after 20 years, aiming to boost ties with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers.
![Visits of Ishaq Dar to Kabul and Dhaka signal breakthrough in Pakistan's relations with Afghanistan and Bangladesh. [Image via The Express Tribune]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/senator-muhammad-ishaq-dar-11739817548-0.webp)
Visits of Ishaq Dar to Kabul and Dhaka signal breakthrough in Pakistan’s relations with Afghanistan and Bangladesh.