'Tolerance' is a much-touted word in liberal circles as a virtue.

Bulandshahr shows how India is doing exactly what its enemies want

India is poised to take a stride onto the world stage. The only thing holding it back is India itself.

These days, police generally do not confront a riotous mob.

Bulandshahar violence: Who will now take the responsibility of inspector Subodh Kumar Singh's death

Unless someone is held accountable for such lapses, violence will go unabated ahead of elections.

Only two scary scenarios face us.

Could the road to the 2019 elections be paved with communal violence?

The short-term narrative, of doom and disaster staring India in the face, is of course sheer nonsense.

Has rising turmoil really destroyed India’s growth story?

Parties predicting doom and disaster today are the ones that have appeased, and not empowered, citizens for decades.

Bihar violence: What's pricking Nitish Kumar's infamous inner conscience most?

Nitish Kumar has only himself to blame for the mess he is in

The Bihar chief minister's overnight switchover to NDA has led him nowhere.

While PM Modi is telling the world about Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, India is more divided than ever.

Sangh's politics of hate is about to blow up in its face

The communal violence has not only brought the chief minister's administrative capabilities under the spotlight but also put his political future in jeopardy.

Why Nitish Kumar will pay heavily for Bihar riots

The story of his downfall started when he broke his first alliance with BJP before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Who was Ganesh Shankar 'Vidyarthi', the journalist who died trying to stop a riot?

Why has India forgotten Ganesh Shankar 'Vidyarthi', the journalist who died trying to stop a riot?

He represents both an ideal and a dilemma for scribes of the day.

Communal incidents have been on steady rise in Bihar.

BJP minister’s son brushes away rioting FIR: What is Nitish Kumar’s conscience saying now?

Communal incidents have been on a steady rise in Bihar.

How Manto's shockingly come alive in today's communal violence

We need Saadat Hasan Manto today to make sense of the time

Religious extremism is taking an ugly turn with each passing day. The Urdu literary doyen would have risen against such exploitation.

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