The greatest characteristic of Indian politics has been that ideological struggles here have always been multi-layered. Since the freedom movement, different conceptions of nationalism, secularism, socialism, cultural identity, and democracy have competed with one another.
Owaisi has consistently rejected allegations that his party acts as "B team" for the BJP but as West Bengal heads toward the high-stake West Bengal polls, the electoral impact of this new venture will be watched closely
In a post on his WhatsApp channel, O’Brien described Banerjee’s dharna as “straight talk” and indicated that the protest would continue indefinitely. “Straight talk from Mamata Banerjee on Day 2 of her dharna. Timeline: indefinite,” he wrote, signalling the party’s resolve to continue the agitation.
Speaking to the media in Kasargod on Friday, Satheesan said the UDF would accept Jamaat-e-Islami's support in the assembly elections.
"This clearly proves the institution isn’t running on donations alone. And when public money is involved, every citizen of this UT has an equal right to be there - irrespective of religion or background," Sadiq wrote on X.
Secularism in the Indian context thus embodies religious tolerance, quite distinct from Western liberal notions of separating church from state.
The first students' strike took place in 1920 in King Edward Medical College, Lahore (now in Pakistan), against the academic discrimination between Indian and English pupils.
A state can be held to be secular if it honours all religious faiths equally.
The Preamble of the Constitution mentions certain structural underpinnings, pre-eminently that India is a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic. Each…
The Union minister said harmony and development are the two sides of the same coin and development cannot be ensured without harmony.
