Atir Khan

Mohan Bhagwat’s assimilation code

January 17, 2023

The RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statement on communal supremacy has various hues. Simplistic reading suggest it has a message for assimilation. But political reading takes us in the zone of scepticism and speculations. A glass of water is half-empty or half full. It is the way you look at it....

Risks and reforms in Muslim world

August 27, 2022

What has happened in Afghanistan one week ago is a bad omen. Islamists have now started bombing mosques, and are started killing innocent civilians. This alarming situation needs serious introspection. A huge explosion had ripped through a crowded mosque in Kabul killing 21 people and injuring more than 33 persons....

Bhagwat, Madani soothe sense of religious entitlement

June 9, 2022

Tensions arising out of a growing sense of entitlement of religious places in the country have been eased a bit by the recent remarks of two influential ideologues—RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and president of Jamait-ulema-Hind Maulana Mehmood Madani. What they have said will certainly not quick fix bonding of the...

Principled stand always better than becoming a blind follower

April 22, 2022

When it comes to the art of staying at the right side of history, India doesn’t need any sermons. Seventy-five years ago, the nation started off with a soft approach, but today it is asserting itself by taking a principled stand on highly sensitive international issues. The other day PM...

Islamophobia has stoked the hijab controversy

February 12, 2022

A car passed, the driver’s window rolled down and the man spat an epithet at two little girls wearing their hijabs in New York’s Brooklyn area: “Terrorists!” It was 2001, just weeks after the World Trade Centre twin towers in New York fell in a terror attack, and 10-year-old Shahana...

In reactionary politics, Muslims need to tread cautiously

February 2, 2022

On his way back from Chandigarh Shams Khawaja decided to take an unusual route. As he drove past on a wet road through a village, he heard the Azaan for the evening prayers. Realising it was time to pray he stopped near a temple, came out of his car with...

India needs to tap Oman, boost economic, strategic ties

January 3, 2022

India and Oman have had strong civilisational ties and strengthening this relationship could lead to more fruitful economic, cultural, and strategic relations. The relations between the two countries have been cordial and with little effort, the handshakes could turn into embraces. There are lessons in the mistakes of the past....

Law enforcers can stop India from becoming a fragile state

November 22, 2021

In a civilised world, there are systems in place for running the state with the active participation of the civil society. For a successful democracy, both sides of the balance have to be equal. A conflict arises when the delicate balance is disturbed either by an oppressive state or a...

Farmers need hand holding as they look at opportunities of farm bills

September 26, 2020

The government has passed the three historic farm bills with an intention of giving farmers their long-pending due. It is meant to change the narrative from sahukar ke changul mein ek garib kissan tha to ab kissan khushhal hoga. In the prevailing Covid-19 scenario, this narrative might take some time...

Building ‘trust’ is a prerequisite for coming out of economic crisis

September 5, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong pitch of India being a trusted economic destination should be the guiding light in times to come. The trust factor in the Indian economy will not only ensure resilience for creating more foreign economic opportunities but also self-sustenance. Earlier, while addressing the US-India Strategic Partnership...

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