Few people know that scientist Vikram Sarabai, founder of India’s space program and his family had close ties to the Kashmir Valley By Iftikhar Gilani India’s robotic vehicle “Vikram” that successfully landed near the south pole of the Moon as part of the Chandrayaan mission recently was named after Vikram Sarabai, the founder of India’s...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s one-day visit to Greece last week, during which bilateral relations were upgraded to a comprehensive defense partnership, was followed with great interest in Türkiye By Iftikhar Gilani Will an emerging alliance between modern day King Porus and Greece’s Alexander the Great lead to a new “Great Game” ...
Although India claims to be the world’s largest democracy, a disturbing trend of rising communal tensions has made the situation in the country deeply worrying. Muslim Network TV NEW DELHI, India – India’s 77th Independence Day, which was observed on Tuesday, is definitely an event to celebrate, but also a reflection on the path the [&he...
Under the banner of the Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir, a citizens’ group that includes retired judges, military officers, and top civil servants, in a report, urges New Delhi to address fears of demographic change. By Iftikhar Gilani Even as four years later Indian Supreme Court began hearing on the revocation of […]
As Türkiye’s hopes for EU accession revive, head of Turkey’s human rights agency says human rights enforcement system in Turkey meets global standards. By Iftikhar Gilani (Muslim Network TV) ANKARA, Türkiye – As negotiations for Türkiye’s accession to the European Union (EU) are set to resume, the head of Turkey’s Human Right...
-A common feature of all Hindutva attacks in India is that the accused of gang rape are never punished, and in the absence of punitive measures, these incidents are repeated from one anti-minority attack to another. By Iftikhar Gilani The viral video of two naked Christian tribal women paraded and gang-raped in India’s troubled northeastern [&...
By Iftikhar Gilani The mutiny of the head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, against the Russian government has once again highlighted the dangers of using private militias and contracted security groups in conflicts to achieve security objectives. The Wagner Group and Black Water are increasingly being used by Russia and the Un...
By Iftikhar Gilani Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in the U.S. on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, carrying a long list of defense deals worth billions of dollars. He will also urge Washington to share key technologies and set up defense production facilities in India. The U.S. government is in a hurry to […]
As a son of immigrant parents, growing up in America has led me to appreciate human rights and the freedoms that we all enjoy. Is America perfect? No. We still have our challenges, but we have a document that guarantees our freedoms and keeps our policymakers as honest as we can keep them. By Rafi Uddin Ahmed (VA, United Sates) In Virginia, ...
By Mohammed Abunahel, first published at World BEYOND War The presence of U.S. military bases overseas has been a subject of concern and debate for decades. The United States attempts to justify these bases as necessary for national security and global stability; however, these arguments often lack conviction. And these bases have uncounted ne...
