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Arun Anand The movement for the creation of Pakistan out of the larger landmass of India was based on the (in)famous ‘two-nation theory’ that positioned Hindu and Muslim as two irreconcilable identities, and therefore, deserving separate homelands. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the struggle for Pakistan, envisaged it as a Muslim-majority homeland but one […]
Baluchistan & Punjab in Pakistan also saw unprecedented rise in abductions, rapes, forced conversions, fake marriages & violence against minorities. Political, religious leadership & military are party to such vandalism.
Rohan Giri / New Delhi Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, and Zoroastrians (Parsis) are among the five religious groups or sects that are granted minority religion status under the Indian Constitution. These designated Indian minorities do, however, contain depressed subgroups that experience prejudice on a daily basis from their own community members. This report reflects on […]
Indian minorities are at the forefront of socio-economic development of the nation. The Indian government has set up a separate ministry named the Ministry of Minority Affairs to work for the all round growth of minorities. The ministry designs and implements schemes and programs for their welfare. The Constitution of India recognises six religious minorities […]
Persecution of minority Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists & Jains in Pakistan led to CAA in India Pankaj Singh / New Delhi Indian and Pakistan governments entered into pact on security and rights of minorities on April 8, 1950. The famed Nehru-Liaquat agreement was signed in the backdrop of unprecedented and large-scale migration of persons belonging […]
There is a need for course correction on false narratives around Indian minorities, particularly Christians. One cannot gloss over the affirmative actions on socio-economic development framework intended to uplift minorities and achieving inclusivity. Download Factsheet
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