Bharat Bhushan There is strong suspicion in Nepal that the revivalist demand for abandoning secularism and restoring Nepal as a Hindu Rashtra is being encouraged by the Hindutva forces in India. Nepal’s politics has once again taken an unexpected turn with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, aka Prachanda, breaking his alliance with the Nepali Congress. Prachanda’s Communist… Read More Not China, Nepali Congress forced Prachanda’s hand
The loss of its coalition government with Janata Dal (United) in the state of Bihar underlines the shortcomings of the Bharatiya Janata party’s (BJP’s) newfound strategy of paramountcy. It earlier targeted only Opposition parties but now even its allies are not safe. Its increasing sense of entitlement manifests itself as greater disrespect towards other political… Read More Bharat Bhushan: Will Bihar Curb BJP’s arrogance?
First posted April 21, 2020 That Majed stayed as Ahmed Ali in Kolkata for two decades suggests that Indian intelligence agencies probably knew about him and that he may have been under their protection. A good indication of their complicity is the fact that Majed’s presence in Kolkata was not politicised. This is in contrast… Read More Bharat Bhushan: A hanging in Dhaka, courtesy Delhi
After the truth-shower 