The ASI’s role in marshalling dubious evidence in support of the existence of Ram temple at Ayodhya is the right occasion to assess its activities

BY Omar Khalidi 4 October 2010

NRIs are largely seen as rabid supporters of right-wing Hindutva, but there is another category of them who like to see themselves as having made the likes of Narendra Modi into a political pariah abroad

BY Omar Khalidi 9 November 2009

India is seen as a shining example of a secular state but in reality the Indian state actually privileges Hinduism over other religions and religious communities. The Indian state is in fact the defender of the dharma for at least five reasons.

BY Omar Khalidi 28 January 2009