Counterview

By Shamsul Islam  When the people of India — of whom, according to the 2011 Census , approximately 80% are Hindus — reel under unprecedented violence against women, the working class, Dalits, Tribals and minorities, along with price rise, unemployment, corruption, closure of schools, ouster of marginalised Indians from the ambit of higher education and countless paper leaks in the Amrit Kaal (Sanskrit for the era of elixir, or golden period) of RSS-BJP rule, a well-off section of so-called "Muslim intellectuals" who have been part of the ruling elite — unconcerned with this horrendous reality — are busy legitimising the extra-constitutional fountainhead of the Hindutva rulers, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh , using Indian Muslims as an alibi.

By Ram Puniyani  On June 10th of this year, Modi became the longest-serving Prime Minister of India, breaking the record previously held by the country's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Just a few weeks earlier, he had completed 12 years in office. The BJP's propaganda machinery is using both occasions to further burnish Modi's image. Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states are publishing full-page advertisements in newspapers touting his "great" achievements.

By Nava Thakuria  Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing’s five-day official visit to India from 30 May to 3 June 2026 drew attention both in New Delhi and in India’s northeastern region, where policymakers and residents closely follow developments in the neighbouring country. The visit was significant because it touched on several issues of mutual concern, including security cooperation, border management, connectivity projects, trade, and regional stability.

By A Representative   Power and climate policy analyst Shankar Sharma has submitted a detailed representation to the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), expressing serious concerns over the proposed Sharavati Pumped Storage Project (PSP) in Karnataka and the broader push for similar projects across India's river valleys.

By Mohd Ziyaullah Khan  Deep within the eastern Indian Ocean, bulldozers are beginning to reshape one of India's most remote and ecologically rich territories. Great Nicobar Island, a tropical paradise covered by ancient rainforests and home to one of the world's last largely uncontacted Indigenous communities, is at the centre of a massive development plan that promises economic growth, strategic security, and global connectivity.

By A Representative   According to a new analysis, a relentless heatwave that began in mid-April has pushed temperatures in India and Pakistan above 46°C in many areas, running 5–8°C above seasonal norms. The combination of extreme heat and high humidity, three resesrchers writing in The Conversations  warn, is creating dangerously lethal conditions across the subcontinent. At least 37 people have died in India and 10 in Pakistan, though the authors note these figures are “likely to be a major underestimate” as heat-related deaths are systemically undercounted in the region. Why this heatwave is different The researchers -- Andrew King , Senior Lecturer in Climate Science at The University of Melbourne ; Mika Peace , a Heatwave Research Scientist at The University of Adelaide ; and Sana Mahmood , a Research Associate in Climate Science at The University of Melbourne -- explain that persistent high-pressure weather systems have suppressed cloud formation an...