🔴Thread: India at a risk of Muslim Genocide

As we observe Holocaust Remembrance Day, the President of Genocide Watch Dr. Gregory H. Stanton has identified India as one of the countries at high risk of #Muslimgenocide. This is a serious concern, given that #India... ...has a significant #Muslim population of around 200 million people."The reasons behind genocide are complex, including ethnic, religious or racial hatred, political/economic interests, fear, insecurity, and ideological differences. #Muslimlivesmatter

Thread: #MalianaMassacre a Tale of Injustice in India

It has been 36 years since 72 Muslims were brutally killed in the small town of #Maliana, in #UttarPradesh by provincial police force. On 01 April, 40 accused in the #massacre during the 1987 riots in Maliana..., ...Meerut were acquitted, while 23 accused have left this world and 30 accused are missing, against whom the trial will continue. The prosecution failed to produce sufficient evidence before the court, due to which benefit of doubt was given to the accused. #muslimsinindia

🔴On March 31, Madrasa Azizia was set on fire by Hindutva mob during #RamNavami celebrations in #Biharsharif, Naland. Mohammad Shahabuddin, the caretaker of the institution said that The madrasa contained more than 4,500 books which were destroyed in the fire. “The armed men were chanting ‘#JaiShreeRam,’” said Mohan Bahadur, a guard at the madrasa. He also said the mob attacked him, but he managed to flee. The 110-year-old library was vandalized by armed mob of around 1,000 people. #rssterror #RamNavamiViolence #ModiGovt #Hindutva

🔴The report, titled ‘India-China Border Tensions and US Strategy in the Indo-Pacific’ by the American think-tank, Center for a New American Security @CNASdc states thathe #ModiGovt “would expect intelligence support and winter gear from the US, ...thewire.in/diplomacy/us-c… ..but it also might.request things like joint exercises, emergency senior-level military and defense consultations, and inclusion in #Quad statements of the need to defend Indian border claims – all to enhance its deterrence vis-à-vis #Beijing.” @thewire_in @htTweets @ndtvindia

🔴Thread: Understanding Doval Doctrine

With the military and technological advancement, the concept of mutually assured destruction has become an almost obsolete idea. In the 21st century, we are witnessing something different, a new kind of warfare that is Hybrid Warfare. It is a multi-pronged approach that is employed to harm the enemy to the maximum at all levels, be it economically, politically, diplomatically, ideologically or in any other form. India, under its National Security Advisor (NSA), #AjitDoval...,

🔴Thread: Future of India-China Standoff

Chief of Army Staff General #ManojPande said that the border with China requires constant, close monitoring as it could lead to a broader conflict. On March 27, the Army Chief gave a speech at the second Strategic Dialogue on...
 ...‘Rise of China and its Implications for the World’, organised by Savitribai Phule Pune University and the #NewDelhi based Centre for China Analysis and Strategy. He further said that “I think the most important aspect of our operational environment remains... #indiavschina

🔴Why did the Indian Peace-Keeping Mission in Sri-Lanka Failed

24 March 2023 marks the 23rd anniversary of withdrawal of Indian troops from Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ranjan Wijeratne as he watched turbaned Sikh soldiers of the Indian Peace-Keeping Force board a... ..ship while a military band played "Auld Lang Syne’ said "They came on a peace mission, but then they got bogged down". The Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War was the deployment of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka intended to perform a peacekeeping role.

@RahulGandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison in a criminal defamation case. He was convicted by the court in #Gujarat state for 2019 comments about Prime Minister @narendramodi surname during an election rally. In the speech, #RahulGandhi referred to the PM and two Indian businessmen, all surnamed #Modi, while talking about alleged high-level corruption in the country. “Truth is my god,” he tweeted after the court verdict, quoting India’s iconic freedom fighter #mahatmagandhi .

⭕️Thread: Remembering Bhagat Singh
On 23 March, Bhagat Singh an Indian revolutionary freedom fighter who was hanged to death by British colonizers at the age of 23 years. Fondly known as 'Shaheed (martyr) Bhagat Singh', ... ... he is considered a national hero of India's freedom struggle against colonial rule. As a teenager, Bhagat Singh popularized the slogan of ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ which eventually became the catchphrase of the Indian independence movement.

Thread: OROP – A TALE OF EXPLOITATION & SAFFRONISATION OF INDIAN ARMY

In 2008, #IndianArmedForces Veterans organized under the platform of Indian Ex-servicemen movement (IESM) to raise their voice against disparity in pensions asking the UPA Govt (led by @INCIndia) to adopt... One Rank One Pay. OROP essentially means that at any given time the pension of an armed forces person with same rank and service will be equal, irrespective of the time of retirement. This means that a sepoy who retired in year 2008, his pension will automatically be annually...

Thread: Who was Sidhu Moosewala

Today marks the First Death Anniversary of Singer Sidhu Moosewala.

Subhodeep Singh Sidhu known professionally as #SidhuMooseWala was an Indian rapper, singer and songwriter. He worked predominantly in Punjabi Music and cinema. His some of songs have top charted on some International Billboards like the Canadian Albums chart, UK Singles Chart, UK Asian chart, Global YouTube music chart, #canadian Hot 100, and #NewZealand Hot charts.

Thread: Protest by Indian Farmers and G20 Meeting

Despite the Punjab government stating that no protests are allowed ahead of the #G20Summit in the state, farmers' unions held a protest to oppose global event in #Amritsar. The farmers' unions claimed that the #G20.., ..the @WorldBank and @IMFNews were "promoting imperialism". The protest march was launched by Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) and Punjab Lok Morcha. The protest was held in Daburji area, 12 kilometres from the #G20Summit meeting venue. #Modi #Farmersprotest

Thread: Modi on the Spree of Military Modernization

The @SIPRIorg has published its annual report which presents global trends in arms exports and imports. India continues to be the leading arms importer in the world since 1993however a decline of 11% in its arms imports ..., ...in last 5 yrs indicate #Indian attempt to mitigate volume of def imports through self-reliance initiatives (#MakeInIndia). @SIPRIorg has identified 167 states as importers of maj arms in 2018–22. The top five arms importers, India, KSA, Qatar, Australia, and China...,

🔴Thread: Indian Right Wing Think Tanks

In the Book Saffron Republic by @ChatterjiAngana. Thomas Blom Hansen examines the role of right-wing think tanks in shaping and promoting the ideology of #Hindutva in India. The chapter argues that think tanks like the #RSS and its affiliates have played a critical role in the mainstreaming of #Hindutva ideology in Indian politics and society. These think tanks have provided a platform for the articulation and dissemination of #Hindutva ideas...,

🔴Holi Turned Unholy for Women in India?

Multiple videos emerged online where Muslim and Japanese women were seen being harassed by Hindu mobs during the 'Holi', a Hindu religious festival. Journalist Zakir Ali Tiyagi posted a video shows that two burqa-clad women... ...are hit by water pouches while crossing a road. The women can be seen trying to protect themselves and running away after taking their slippers in their hands. After a video showing a group of men harassing a Japanese on Holi went viral on social media Delhi Police...

🔴ADDING #Hindutva OIL TO ALREADY BURNING #KASHMIR

The #IndianGovt is arming thousands of civilians in the #Jammu, one of the world’s most militarized places, showing the limits of PM @narendramodi more muscular approach to controlling the region.
#Hindutva #RSS #Kashmir Many villagers have been equipped with automatic rifles and given defense training for #terrorist attack” scenarios, according to officials. It comes amid a recent uptick in violence against the region’s #Hindu minority.
#rssterror #Kashmir @narendramodi @AmitShah

Thread: The #Massacre at Best Bakery
On March 01, 2002, the Best Bakery area was attacked and burned down by a deranged mob of #RSS situated in Hanuman Tekri. The Best Bakery case was a symbol of the 2002 #Gujarat carnage. Its controversial nature attracted the allegation of the State Government, implying the government’s compliance in it. During the incident, a mob targeted the Sheikh family who ran the bakery and had taken refuge inside...,

Thread: The Horrific Killing of Ehsan Jafri in the #GulbargMassacre
On 28 February 2002 Ehsan Jafri was gruesomely murdered by a feverish mob. Slaughtered along with him were around seventy women, children and men who had taken shelter with the man.... ...whom they had believed was influential enough to save their lives from a colossal armed mob baying for blood.
But he was dragged away by the horde, his limbs were cut off from his body before he was burned. His family could not even locate his remains.

🛑 Naxal Insurgency - Chhattisgarh

1. Two policemen killed due to Naxalites fire in Bijapur. 2. Women Naxalites set blaze 3 machines engaged in road construction in Kanker dist.

THE MYSTERY OF #GodhraMassacre

21 years ago in 2002, the #Godhra incident took place on this very day. On this day, the Sabarmati Express train was set on fire at Godhra. A crazed mob set fire to a coach of #SabarmatiExpress departing from #Godhra railway station in #Gujarat. In this incident, 59 returnees from #Ayodhya were killed and riots broke out across Gujarat.
Hindu pilgrims were returning from Ayodhya in the #SabarmatiExpress. On 27 February 2002, the train reached Godhra station in #panchmahal district of Gujarat.

Thread: BSF Soldiers Disarmed by Bengali Farmers

Two #BSF jawans were attacked and their weapons snatched allegedly by Bangladeshi farmers who sneaked into India to graze their cattle in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on 26 Feb 2023. The incident happened near the Nirmalchar border outpost in Ranitala police station area when two jawans of the 35th Battalion were patrolling. On noticing that a group of #Bangladeshi farmers was crossing the border to graze their cattle on fields of #Indianfarmers.....,