New Socialist Movement

Minorities in India - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
By Mukul Sinha

Today: The serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad on July 26, 2008 and the pictures of the dismembered bodies of scores of victims, brought back the spectre of the riots of 2002. Would there be another communal conflagration like in 2002? The authorities did [...]

Yesterday, they could perhaps relate themselves with the elites of the mighty rulers of the Mugals or the British Empire. Today, the same two religious groups are struggling to swim against the waves of communal politics of the present ruling elite. Secularism and communalism have become wholly intertwined with the vote politics. While Nanavati Commissions [...]

Why is this uncontrollable price rise? The UPA says it’s because of the rise of the crude oil price. NDA says the UPA has no solutions for it. Could NDA during its rule prevent the price of crude? Both UPA and NDA say that they cannot control crude oil price because India doesn’t have crudle [...]

Within 48 hours of the fire on Sabarmati Express, which killed 59 Karsevaks (Hindu religious activists), near the Godhra railway stationon Feb 27, 2002, a most horrific genocide was executed in Gujarat. Over a thousand Muslims were killed by rampaging Hindu groups in and around Ahmedabad.
The police force of Ahmedabad did little to prevent the [...]