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Best of BS Opinion: PM's Muslim outreach, Covid-19 crisis, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Muslim-Yadav equation still relevant in Bihar Assembly elections 2020

Even as the leaders claim that development is the key plank in the elections, the caste factor, however, has always been there and the strategy of all the parties hovers around this factor

Bihar: With fair representation to Muslims, JD(U) reaches out to community

Close to 10% of JD(U)'s candidates for Bihar Elections are Muslims, a clear message from the party headed by CM Nitish Kumar that it will continue to protect the interests of the minority community

Beijing is erasing 'un-Chinese' mosques, precious shrines in Xinjiang

The Chinese authorities have in recent years closed and demolished many of the major shrines, mosques and other holy sites across Xinjiang that have long preserved the culture and Islamic beliefs

Muslims being targeted in Yogi's UP, framed in false cases: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Friday alleged that besides Brahmins and Dalits, Muslims are being being targeted in the BJP regime in Uttar Pradesh.

Organised assertion through violence? What really happened in Bengaluru

Was it just an attack by a gang of thugs, who were angered at disrespect towards their religion? Or was it a more organised assertion of Muslims, a trickle that could turn into a flood?

A community behind the curve

With resources more scarce than ever, it is vital the government implemented the Sachar Committee's recommendations in earnest

The Minority Conundrum: Thought-provoking essays on minority rights

A thought-provoking set of essays examines minority rights in the light of secularism and nationalism, both of which are foundational to the vision of the Indian republic, says Chintan Girish Modi

Visas of 960 foreign Tablighi members including 9 Britishers cancelled

More than 300 of these Tablighi Jamaat activists have tested positive for Covid-19 while others have been put in different quarantine centres

The end of Sri Lanka as we know it?

The coming election could mark the end of the country's poly-ethnic project. How it will survive as a nation remains to be seen

Delhi violence: Hindus, Muslims of Yamuna Vihar unite against communal wave

The residents of Yamuna Vihar say they have never seen such a communal frenzy in the past 34 years

Delhi riots: Iran asks India to bring peace, not allow 'senseless thuggery'

India's Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that law enforcement agencies were working on the ground

Deceived and betrayed: Will Muslims look for new leadership now?

A more likely outcome than the transformation of traditional Muslim parties may be the emergence of a new political leadership - distinguished by its language of rights based on the Constitution

CAA subject to disinformation, it will not affect Indian Muslims: Swamy

On Shaheen Bagh, Swamy said, "The government has been very patient. I would have lifted them to Tughlakabad."

Imran Khan condemns attack on gurdwara, accuses Modi of attacking Muslims

Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, where the first Guru of Sikhs, Guru Nanak, was born was attacked by a mob and pelted with stones.

Citizenship protests: A new politics of resistance

A possible way of sustaining numbers is to broad base the protests by adopting other connected demands

India abandoning its founding principles with Citizenship Amendment Bill

The purpose is to create, through law, a permanent threat to hang over every single Muslim head in India, writes Mihir S Sharma.

Parliament: Lok Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill with 311 votes

The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 was passed in the Lok Sabha with 311 members favouring it and 80 voting against it

99% Muslims want a review of SC verdict on Ayodhya dispute: AIMPLB

The AIMPLB, which was not a party to the law suit, has previously said a review petition will be filed by December 9

Shekhar Gupta: Do Indian Muslims matter?

Indian Muslims have been denied their rightful place in the power structure as punishment for their voting choices. This is self-defeating