India

Lashkar-Linked Terror Module Busted : 8 Islamists including a Bangladeshi National Arrested from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal

India has once again been reminded that the threat of terror is a persistent, adaptive reality and not a distant headline. In a coordinated operation spanning two states, security agencies arrested eight Islamists allegedly linked to the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. According to officials, the arrests have potentially thwarted a larger conspiracy aimed at destabilizing …

A Soldier Returns to his Homeland in Crisis : Lt. Gen (Retd.) L. Nishikanta Singh and the Struggle to Rebuild State Authority in Manipur

When a state is scarred by violence, institutional mistrust and the proliferation of arms, governments often turn to figures who embody discipline, credibility, and strategic clarity. That is the context in which L. Nishikanta Singh has been appointed Advisor (Coordination) to the Chief Minister of Manipur. A retired Lieutenant General of the Indian Army’s Intelligence Corps, Singh is …

Sibraikhung in Ruins: The Silent Erasure of Reang Shaivite Faith and the Unfinished Battle for Tripura’s Ancestral Soul by Dr. Ankita Dutta

Not many people outside the North-East might be aware of the fact that the Myanmar-origin “Kuki-Chin-Mizo” people have orchestrated at least 10 major attacks on the non-Christian indigenous tribes of Manipur, Tripura, Assam, and Mizoram since the early 1990s, with the objective of occupying their lands and changing the demography of the region. Most of …

Why All Political Parties Play Caste Chess and How General Caste Indians End Up as Residual Citizens

In India’s caste-saturated democracy, communities classified as Savarna or General Caste occupy an increasingly anomalous position: they carry numbers, fiscal responsibility, and institutional expectations — without any durable form of political protection. The General Caste voter has become the silent underwriter of a system that no longer even pretends to reward merit, economic vulnerability, or national cohesion. What we …

Inclusive Optics, Hollow Power: The Narrow Possibilities and Hard Limits of State Governance in Manipur

The recent reconfiguration of Manipur’s political leadership has been presented by the Central Government as an exercise in inclusiveness as well as an attempt to restore balance, calm, and administrative credibility in a state devastated by nearly two years of ethnic violence and mass displacement. On the surface, the appointments appear carefully calibrated with a …

Lured by Ismail Hossain Through a Fake Hindu Identity, Forced to Convert, Sexually Exploited and Forced to Abort: The Testimony of Srijita Chatterjee

In 2017, Srijita Chatterjee, a young woman from Kishanganj, believed she was stepping into a future shaped by love and choice. What followed instead, according to her testimony, was the systematic dismantling of her faith, her bodily autonomy and her dignity ending in abandonment and social exile. Srijita’s account is not one of a relationship …

Sangam and Kumbh Mela in Bengal: The Sacred Legacy of ‘Dakshin Prayag’ Tribeni by Pallab Mondal

The Geography of Sanctity The spiritual importance of Tribeni in the Hooghly district of West Bengal does not rest on archaeological conjecture, colonial records, or external validation. It rests first and foremost on geography that has shaped Hindu sacred imagination for millennia. The very name Tribeni denotes a confluence of three braided rivers. As Prayagraj …

Saraswati Puja Under Attack: Multiple Incidents Reported Across India and Bangladesh

Hindu Voice Team: A disturbing pattern of violence, disruption, and intimidation marked the celebrations of Saraswati Puja this year, with multiple incidents reported across several Indian states and neighbouring Bangladesh. According to documented reports, at least 24 incidents of attacks or disruptions targeting Hindu devotees and religious practices were recorded during the festival period. The …

Why the Supreme Court’s Stay on the UGC Equity Guidelines Is No Relief for the General Caste and Why any Celebration Is Premature

When the Supreme Court stayed the UGC Equity Regulations, 2026, a section of the General (Unreserved) Caste community exhaled in visible relief. Social media declared victory. Protests were hailed as having “worked.” But this relief is illusory. The stay does not vindicate the General Caste. It does not correct the injustice embedded in the regulations. And …

Fabricating Fear, Mobilising Mobs: The Dangerous Politics of Samim Laskar’s Online Agitation in Baruipur, West Bengal

In an era where a single social media post can mobilise crowds faster than any street-corner speech, the line between free expression and reckless incitement has never been thinner. That line appears to have been deliberately blurred by Samim Laskar — a Facebook influencer with over 10,000 followers, a public speaker, and a current resident …