Bharat Rakshak

In case anyone missed this latest analysis from SAAG: http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/node/1556 Excerpt: Instead of ad hoc policies such as countering the extremist narratives that emphasize interpretations of jihad in an armed context, efforts should mainly focus on countering the self-serving cle...

Oh well, our banned (at BR) native son, now living in Ameerika. Mr. Moorthy Muthuswamy's latest: http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/node/1556 This article outlines a general approach to addressing the issue of Muslim radicalism, including what is going on in Pakistan and that of radicalization of Indi...

I agree with the many knowledgeable posters here that Bharath is doomed :( While the situation is grim, we should not resign ourselves. I have read a recent book titled, “ Defeating Political Islam: The New Cold War .” The author of the book has devoted an entire section on India’s existential figh...

I agree with Rohit. A thappad to Muslims will ensure a 5 year peace, much like Gujarat. Unfortunately, they dont understand any other language. I beg your pardon! There is everything that is wrong with the above approach. This is an existential problem. Hence, one has to think in terms of solving t...

Threat to Mr. Narendra Modi Now that BJP has declared Mr. Modi as its candidate, the level of threats posed to him by local radical groups and Pakistan have increased many folds. Since, as part of a democratic campaign, Mr. Modi has to make public speeches all over India, the security apparatus fac...

These things have to be built up in stages. Ahista ahista as they say in khaas jabaan. I also second what rsangram said in his latest post. For instance, going after clerics all over India will force the entire majority community to get involved, due to RoPers expected over reaction. Until then, th...

Brihaspatiji, you are making very valid and insightful comments. I want to elaborate a bit on my earlier post. Whichever way one looks at it, a well-documented justification has to be made for a fight back, which may involve regime in power and/or groups associated with the beleaguered Hindu majorit...

UP has long become a base for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). That is among the reasons AK-47s have been used to shoot unarmed Hindu villagers. An Indian intelligence official admitted in 2006 to the Indian Internet newsmagazine News Insight : “[W]hat has exceptionally moved the government is that UP is beco...

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Found on the web: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2212357 Basically, the theory proposed in this paper is that to neutralize Muslim radicalism and to address the Muslim socio-economic backwardness, one needs to bring down the standing of sharia in such communities. Abstract: While...

With all due respect, "voluntary" consolidation of Hindus and their coming together as a vote bank is a pipe dream. It is a completely delusional fantasy that ignores the following facts: I do agree that consolidation of Hindus appears to be a pipedream for some time to come. However, the...