Tag: democracy

Fear, Censorship, and Repression: The Cost of Speaking Up in India Today

India today faces a crackdown on NGOs, press, and activists, threatening democracy and fueling repression under Modi’s rule.

Is Bangladesh Becoming an Islamic State

Is Bangladesh becoming an Islamic state? Explore how religion is shaping the politics, history, and identity of Post-Haseena Bangladesh in 2024.

Who is Prabowo Subianto, incoming president of Indonesia?

Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s new president, faces scrutiny over his past and promises to unify the nation while boosting growth.

India: On Defeatism and Ideology

In view of certain objectionable remarks that have emerged, it is vital to remember that ideology—not hypocrisy—should be the master. If the hypocrisy generated of lethargy and cowardice is not eradicated, it will feed defeatism, which is unwarranted and destructive.

Leadership: Between Romanticism and Realism

For centuries, what constitutes good leadership has been an intriguing subject. In South Asia, such paradoxes in theories in the context of nation-building are exemplified by the propensity of the general public to transform their enthusiasm into slavish loyalty.

Poetry of Allama Iqbal: The Eternal Flame

The poetry of Allama Iqbal evokes parallels between the ordeals of the past and the anxieties of the present. As Muslims in the region, particularly in Pakistan, reawaken hopes for the future, it is perhaps wise to seek inspiration from where their ancestors first discovered it.

Preventive vs. Creative Aim in Pakistan’s Founding Vision

Pakistan, the vision of founding fathers, and the aim of a separate homeland – March 23, 1940, unreserved triumph or unfinished business?

Ukraine Crisis: A Liberal Delusion

Russia’s actions speak for themselves. Ukraine is a flat land buffer zone for Russia which has protected it from Napoleonic France, and Imperial and Nazi Germany. The West has been in a constant liberal delusion while Russia has acted realistically and defensively.

Allama Mohammed Iqbal and the Idea of Sovereign State

Islam to Iqbal was a philosophical ethos, more than a mere religion confined to the individual sphere. Thus, he spoke both in terms of the individual and the collective – framed in the concept of the Ummah.

Majoritarian State – How Hindu Nationalism is Changing India

The book “Majoritarian State” critiques Indian political system’s opposition to multiculturalism. Analyzes how nationalism fosters violence.