Former top cop speaks out against divisive ideology

Julio Ribeiro (Courtesy Indian Express) There was a time, not very long ago, one year short of 30, to be precise when only a Christian was chosen to go to Punjab to fight what then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi termed “the nation’s battle” against separatists. I had accepted a “demotion” from secretary in the Union […]

Julio Ribeiro (Courtesy Indian Express) There was a time, not very long ago, one year short of 30, to be precise when only a Christian was chosen to go to Punjab to fight what then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi termed “the nation’s battle” against separatists. I had accepted a “demotion” from secretary in the Union […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/former-top-cop-speaks-out-against-divisive-ideology/

Rise of Hindutva in North East: RSS, BJP score in Assam, Manipur but still untested in Arunachal

Editor’s note: In the first of a two-part series Firstpost analyses the rise of the BJP in North East India and the role its ideological parent RSS might have played in this new political trend visible in the region. Linked to the rest of India by the Chicken’s Neck, or the Siliguri Corridor in West […]

Editor’s note: In the first of a two-part series Firstpost analyses the rise of the BJP in North East India and the role its ideological parent RSS might have played in this new political trend visible in the region. Linked to the rest of India by the Chicken’s Neck, or the Siliguri Corridor in West […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/rise-of-hindutva-in-north-east-rss-bjp-score-in-assam-manipur-but-still-untested-in-arunachal/