A group of Indian-American organizations and individuals have launched a campaign against Sonal Shah, a member of the transition team of the US president-elect Barack Obama, for her alleged links to India’s Hindu fundamentalist ultra-right. Specifically, she is said to… Read moreObama team member linked to Hindutva fascist movement
In the wake of mass protests in Mumbai where many called for military action against Pakistan, marchers in Islamabad had their turn to chant slogans against India and the US Dec. 4, when thousands filled the streets to protest US… Read morePakistan: anti-India protesters sport Mumbai conspiracy theory
Thousands of people took to the streets of Mumbai Dec. 3 to demand India’s leaders do more to protect them from terrorism in the wake of last week’s attacks. A BBC reporter on the scene says many of the protesters… Read moreProtests in wake of Mumbai terror
Five were killed and 35 others injured Dec. 2 in two separate attacks in the Karbi Anglong district of India’s eastern Assam state. A bomb went off inside a second-class coach of a passenger train at the Diphu railway station… Read moreIndia: more terror in Assam
India’s intelligence apparatus is rapidly zeroing in on its usual suspect Pakistan in the Mumbai attacks. The Times of India reports Dec. 2: All the 10 terrorists, suspected to have been involved in the Mumbai attacks, were trained by ex-army… Read moreAnomalies emerge in Mumbai terror —of course
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of the right-wing BJP arrived in Mumbai Nov. 28 to pay public last respects to police officers killed fighting the militants who attacked India’s financial capital, and announce Rs 1 crore ($2 million) compensation to… Read moreBJP exploits Mumbai terror
The Indian navy seized two Pakistani merchant ships, asserting that they were used to drop off the Mumbai attackers in a series of small boats. According to Indian news agencies, intelligence sources pinpointed one particular cargo vessel that had stopped… Read morePakistani merchant ships seized in Mumbai attacks
In an e-mail to local news outlets, an organization calling itself the “Deccan Mujahedeen” claimed responsibility for the coordinated shooting attacks in Mumbai that left at least 100 dead Nov. 26. Fighting continued as the e-mail arrived, with army commandos… Read moreIndia: “Deccan Mujahedeen” claim Mumbai attacks
Defend femicide, get a cabinet position. From The Guardian, Nov. 12: “Anti-women” cabinet riles Pakistan activists Two notorious politicians accused of brutal attitudes towards women have been made cabinet ministers in Pakistan, causing outrage among human rights activists. Mir Hazar… Read morePakistan: femicide rewarded
Days after the arrest of nine by police in India’s Maharashtra state as a “terrorist cell” responsible for the September Malegaon attack, the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) announced a campaign for their release. The nine, including Hindu nun… Read moreIndia: Hindu right rallies around accused terrorists
Eleven near-simultaneous bomb blasts tore through Guwahati and the towns of Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon in India’s conflicted northeastern Assam state, killing 40 people and wounding 200 late Oct. 30. Most of the blasts targeted crowded markets. One of the… Read moreIndia: separatists or jihadis behind Assam terror?
Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Non-proliferation and a vocal opponent of the recently approved US-India nuclear deal, held President Bush responsible for undermining international arms control efforts. “By destroying the nuclear rules for… Read moreUS-India nuclear deal signals new regional arms race
