islamic extremism

In the realm of geopolitical speculation, envisioning alternative scenarios, I delved into the intriguing hypothetical situation: What would have happened if India had responded favourably to the American calls to join the Western Bloc during the Cold War? While the first part deals mostly with India’s equations with Pakistan and China, its prickly neighbours, the […]

Calling Islam the religion of peace, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today highlighted the role that Ulemas, the learned interpreters and scholars of Islamic texts can play in countering elements of extremism and terrorism. “Extremism and terrorism is against the very meaning of Islam. Islam means peace and well being,” he said at the first […]