Inside WhatsApp Groups Of Housing Societies Where Muslim Hate Is Real
Decode spoke to several people who said that WhatsApp groups of housing societies instilled fear and at times led them to the decision to leave their societies and move to Muslim-dominated localities.
Ex-service chiefs have no place at Ram Temple inauguration. They must guard military values
Officials of senior ranks should not wear military heritage on their sleeves while navigating the rough and tumble of politics, writes Lt General Prakash Menon. (Article from December 2023)
Arms, ethnic domination, choking dissent: Why India is embracing the Israel model
From refusing to recognise Israel to making Tel Aviv a key ally, India’s trajectory reflects a questioning of its very foundations, writes Sajjad Hassan.
Vulnerable At Home: How To Make Sense Of Indian Variant Of Islamophobia
To make sense of the Indian variant of Islamophobia, it is vital to examine its relationship with the notion of communalism— particularly their points of convergence. Shaikh Mujibur Rahman writes.
3 civil society leaders have been charged with outraging religious feelings, promoting enmity between groups after they articulated their community’s viewpoint on brutal conflict in media interviews, writes Ajaz Ashraf.
Manipur violence: Several houses set on fire in Imphal, one person shot
The unrest continued after five people – three from the Meitei community and two from the Kuki-Zo community – were killed in the early hours of Saturday.
Feminist icons or violent vigilantes? The contentious role of Meira Paibis in Manipur’s conflict
Celebrated for long as the torchbearers of Manipur, Meitei women groups now stand accused of blocking the army and egging on violence against Kuki-Zo women.
"I see and remember the face of Faizan’s mother. I see and remember the horror and the plea for mercy in the eyes of Qutbuddin Ansari from 2002; the tears in the eyes of the lady in Karnataka, who was forced to take off her burqa to enter the school where she had been teaching for years; the faces of the Muslims who have spent their entire youth in prison because of wrongful incarceration; and the pain in the eyes of fellow Muslims, every time I see them raise their hands in supplication." Salik Ahmad writes. (Article from March 2022)
Double-Engine: The Union and State Government Must Answer for Manipur
August 3 marks exactly three months since the start of the mayhem in Manipur. Fears of state collusion and complicity in the violence are growing with time. Nandita Haksar writes.
Manipur was given to us by our forefathers, not by India: Meitei Leepun chief Pramot Singh
Meitei Leepun chief Pramot Singh says that sacking CM Biren Singh will send a message to the Meiteis that Indian government has backed the Kukis to defeat Meiteis. The Meiteis will also protest against the President’s Rule as it’s a demand by the Kukis.
Can’t be a five-trillion dollar economy at cost of rivers of blood flowing in North-East
At the heart of the conflict are a disenchanted peoples, Kuki-Zo, Nagas and Meiteis and a society torn asunder by the cynical politics of the ‘double engine sarkar’, writes Rupa Chinai.
The violence in Manipur exhibits two symptoms-- The impunity with which Meitei mobs have been allowed to loot police armouries and the instrumental use of rape to announce the end of Kuki citizenship, writes Mukul Kesavan.
India's Internet Shutdowns Hurt Women More, Manipur Assaults Show
"If there was no internet shutdown, those videos would have surfaced over two months ago and the horror could have been addressed speedily," said editor of Shillong Times Patricia Mukhim.
Opinion: Meiteis must speak up against the Manipur violence – as writer MK Binodini would have done
There is no one left who has the courage to stand up against the deadly identity politics. But the dominant community must take the first step. Nandita Haksar writes.
Inside the war India doesn’t want the world to see
From bombings to beheadings, ethnic violence has engulfed Manipur for the last two months. Facing an internet blackout and little word from prime minister Narendra Modi on the crisis, Namita Singh reports from a state that has been pushed to the brink of civil war.
Hindutva Is A ‘Friend’ That Manipur’s Meiteis Would Be Better Without
Hindutva campaign targeting Kukis for their Christian faith is leading to global perception of the Manipur situation as a religious conflict, diverting focus from the real issues.