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Authors Marie Brenner and Amy Waldman were among those who reportedly skipped the event after objections were raised over the participation of BJP national spokesperson Shazia Ilmi.
Shortly before he was attacked, Rushdie joined with dozens of Indian literary artists to lament the rise of Hindu nationalism and the fragile state of the country's democracy.
A path-breaking initiative by pro-Palestine advocacy groups in Massachusetts that seeks to connect the dots between Zionism and Western imperialism has created tremors in the power corridors of the US as well as the pro-Israel lobbies in the country.
Anger among Muslims that lucrative deal may be enriching Indian BJP activists, whose Islamophobia has been widely reported
Indian authorities are in international damage control mode after controversial comments about the Prophet Mohammed by a senior ruling party official sparked a diplomatic spat. But inside the country,…