(By Khalid Masood) In early June 2025, Los Angeles became the epicenter of a national firestorm over immigration enforcement, as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids erupted into clashes with law enforcement. Sparked by aggressive federal operations targeting undocumented immigrants, the unrest spread from California to cities like New York, Chicago, and Atlanta,…
(By Khalid Masood) In India, a nation once celebrated as the world’s largest democracy, a dark tide of intolerance has surged under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Muslims, numbering 200 million, face systematic targeting through discriminatory laws, arbitrary deportations, and vigilante violence, rendering them strangers in…
(By Khalid Masood) Abstract The Seven Sister States of Northeast India—Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura—have remained marginalized, militarized, and methodically silenced under the colonial-style occupation of the Indian state. Since 1947, these lands have witnessed relentless waves of armed resistance and civil defiance against a union that annexed them without consent,…
(By Khalid Masood) In the summer of 2022, Leicester, a multicultural hub in the English Midlands, erupted in violence between Hindu and Muslim communities, exposing a simmering fault line fueled by disinformation and extremist ideologies. A leaked National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) report, compiled by the National Community Tension Team in 2025, identified Hindutva—a Hindu…
(By Khalid Masood) On June 3, 2025, at a United Nations press conference in New York, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari unleashed a biting quip, labeling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the “Temu version” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The remark, invoking a Chinese e-commerce platform known for affordable replicas, was more…
(By Khalid Masood) In June 1984, the Indian Army unleashed Operation Blue Star, a violent assault on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Sikhism’s holiest shrine, targeting Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers. This was not a mere counterinsurgency but a deliberate act of state terror against Sikhs, marked by heinous human rights violations and the…
(By Khalid Masood) Abstract Ajit Kumar Doval, India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) since 2014, is a polarizing figure, lauded by supporters as a master strategist and vilified by critics as a ruthless operative orchestrating extrajudicial repression. This paper examines allegations against Doval, focusing on his alleged role in torture, extrajudicial killings, and transnational repression, particularly…
(By Khalid Masood) In the heart of South Asia, India’s democratic facade conceals a deepening wound: the systematic erosion of religious freedom for its Muslim, Sikh, and Christian minorities. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) sounded a clarion call on June 3, 2025, declaring that India’s treatment of minorities has deteriorated alarmingly, driven…
(By Khalid Masood) Introduction: A Provocative Rhetorical Escalation In a charged election rally a few days back, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared to the people of Pakistan, “I have a bullet for you!” This statement, delivered amidst heightened tensions following the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack and India’s Operation Sindoor, marks a significant departure…
(By Khalid Masood) From the bustling streets of Islamabad to the war-torn valleys of Kashmir, one name evokes a storm of controversy: Narendra Modi. As India’s Prime Minister, Modi has cast a long shadow over South Asia, his policies and rhetoric fueling tensions with Pakistan and minorities within India. To many Pakistanis, Modi is not…
