Category: Terrorism in India

Will the Darul Uloom now declare war on “Islamism”?

As the Darul Uloom maintains that its fight against terrorism will continue, read this thought-provoking essay by M. Zuhdi Jasser* on what are the ideological standards required to confront militant Islam. In view of...

The path to becoming a “super-power”

I recently came across this excellent article by Capt Bharat Verma on How India can acquire great power status. Unfortunately, knowing the way our politicians thinks and our system works, this analysis is likely...

“Cowards cannot build nations…”

Read these extracts from an Op-Ed by Kanchan Gupta in The Pioneer, “Unlike Israelis, we lack guts” in the context of recent developments in Israel. Excerpts: “….On a winter forenoon we take off from...

Now You See Him, Now You Don’t*

What most of us long suspected, or knew, has just been confirmed by Interpol: INTERPOL admits Dawood’s presence in Pakistan. So whats stopping him from being extradited over? A minor technicality….Pakistan refuses to admit...

The Deoband declaration – A good first step

…but more needs to be done…(see a good post here). Specifically, some of the the questions raised in these posts should be discussed and debated: Islam’s “uncomfortable truths”  Gandhigiri, Taliban and the need for reform...