Why Indians who still believe in morality must wear black bands this Eid

What is being done to the Muslim community today, slowly, brazenly, with impunity, will become everybody’s sorrow in the future.

Ajaz Ashraf

· 16 hours ago

Not a masterstroke: BJP picked Kalam for president after 2002 riots, Kovind after attacks on Dalits

To portray Kovind’s inevitable elevation as a symbol of subaltern assertion is aimed at dissipating the energy of the extant Dalit movement.

Ajaz Ashraf

· Jun 22, 2017 · 08:00 am

These Azad Hind Fauj veterans in Singapore are proof that Netaji Bose’s legacy is still alive

‘He made us realise what it means to be Indian.’

Ajaz Ashraf

· Jun 19, 2017 · 11:30 am

Opinion: Gau rakshaks are turning to violence for the same reason as political Islam did

They have simply failed to convince a critical mass of people to their belief system.

Ajaz Ashraf

· Jun 18, 2017 · 08:00 am

Holy cow: RSS’ Indresh Kumar lied about what the Quran says about cow and beef. But why?

The Muslim Rashtriya Manch patron falsely claimed that the Quran prohibits slaughtering of the cow and eating its meat.

Ajaz Ashraf

· Jun 12, 2017 · 08:00 am

Counterview: By voting for Modi, did Gurcharan Das place economics over the values of humanity?

In Sunday’s column in The Times of India, the commentator explains his moral dilemma in picking the right prime minister in 2014.

Ajaz Ashraf

· Jun 07, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Why the story of Gandhi's nervous breakdown in 1918 (and goat milk) is relevant for today’s India

Had Gandhi misunderstood the people whom he wished to lead in the search, and battle, for truth?

Ajaz Ashraf

· May 30, 2017 · 06:30 pm

In battle for India’s soul, there are Maharana Prataps willing to fight for ideas they believe in

The Sangh Parivar loves to remind us of the underdog Rajput ruler who took on the mighty Emperor Akbar. Guess what? We have a modern-day equivalent.

Ajaz Ashraf

· May 29, 2017 · 08:00 am

Does Yogendra Yadav consider Kejriwal and AAP to be a bigger ideological foe than Modi and the BJP?

The leader of Swaraj India, which got 1.18% of the total votes in the Delhi civic polls, invokes the factor of winnability to sound the death knell for AAP.

Ajaz Ashraf

· May 13, 2017 · 10:30 am

‘People will accept triple talaq out of fear of God’: Legal expert Faizan Mustafa

When Parliament does not follow court orders, why will private individuals?

Ajaz Ashraf

· May 10, 2017 · 05:30 pm

‘Supreme Court has already declared triple talaq invalid’: Legal expert Faizan Mustafa

Now it should mandate that the nikahnama reject outright triple divorce and polygamy.

Ajaz Ashraf

· May 09, 2017 · 08:00 am

Why Hindu farmers and cattle traders in Rajasthan are angry with gau rakshaks

Those who buy and sell milch cows and oxen for farm work say cow vigilantes have made it impossible for them to conduct their business.

Ajaz Ashraf

· May 06, 2017 · 06:30 am