On April 22, 2025 Pakistan backed Lashkar‑e‑Taiba terrorists massacred Hindu tourists at Baisaran meadow. Twenty‑four hours later New Delhi served a note verbale placing the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) “in abeyance” until Pakistan verifiably ceases cross‑border terrorism. Explainer_CIHS_India_Suspension_of_IWT_05052025Download
Enhanced transparency, fairness, inclusivity and addressing structural issues will make Reporters Without Borders report more credible. Madhu Hebbar World Press Freedom Day is observed annually on May 3 by United Nations General Assembly beginning 1993 to champion fundamental role of free press in free democratic societies. It promotes press freedom, evaluates its global state, defends … Continue reading Hypocrisy Mars Press Freedom Index
Dr. Shailendra Kumar Pathak On April 22, 2025, the tranquil hills of Baisaran near Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, were torn apart by a chilling act of Islamist terrorism. In what stands as the deadliest civilian attack in the region in nearly two decades, four terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists, killing 26 people, … Continue reading Pahalgam Attack: A Wake-Up Call on Global Islamist Terror
Rohan Giri On April 22, 2025, tourist destination of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, bore witness to an atrocity that defies human conscience. In a brutal terrorist attack orchestrated by Pakistan-backed terrorist groups, 26 Hindu tourists were singled out based on their faith and mercilessly executed. Their only ‘crime’ was being Hindu. Global media outlets … Continue reading Pahalgam Attack: Hypocrisy, Silence, and Truth
India's dharmic landscape is witnessing significant alteration with patterns emerging that raise concerns about national security, social cohesion and sovereignty. These patterns include proliferation of churches, legal actions related to religious conversions, children rescued from missionary organizations and increased scrutiny of missionary bodies under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). CIHS_Religious_Conversions_Report_25Apr2025Download
At approximately 2:30 PM on April 22, 2025, a group of terrorists opened indiscriminate fire on tourists at Baisaran meadow, some 6 km from the tourist town of Pahalgam in Anantnag district, Jammu & Kashmir. The Pakistan backed islamist terrorists exploited dense forest bordering the meadow to launch a deadly ambush on innocent tourists enjoying … Continue reading Brief on Baisaran Terrorist Attack – April 22, 2025
Press ReleaseCentre for Integrated and Holistic Studies (CIHS) vehemently condemns the barbaric terrorist attacks targeting unarmed civilians in Jammu & Kashmir's Pahalgam region and emphasises that hate-motivated violence against Hindus or any community is intolerable and must be eradicated. Atrocious Assault in BaisaranOn April 22, 2025 at approximately 1430 hrs. IST, terrorists opened indiscriminate fire … Continue reading CIHS Condemns Systematic Targeting of Hindu Tourists in Pahalgam
India’s 21-point Action Plan operationalizes cooperation through commerce, climate, connectivity and culture anchored in grounded capabilities. Rohan Giri For regional groups like BIMSTEC comprising seven nations straddling South and Southeast Asia there’s hardly a big need for grand declarations. Instead, practical architecture is need of the hour. The 21-point action plan discussed at the recent … Continue reading Vision That Works for Bengal Region
Neo-Ambedkarite groups in US, Europe invoke him to promote the very causes he opposed: religious dogma, separatism and ideological violence. This isn’t social justice; it’s soft warfare against Bharatiya unity in the guise of activism. Dr. Shailendra Kumar Pathak Dr. B.R. Ambedkar remains one of Bharat's most influential and tallest intellectuals, a fierce advocate for … Continue reading Ambedkar Weaponised!
Shambhavi Thite In recent years, there has been a growing effort to portray Islamophobia and anti-semitism as synonymous forms of prejudice. Though well-meaning, this analogy ignores their quite different histories, intentions, and outcomes. Not only another type of prejudice, anti-semitism is a centuries-old hatred spun into the fabric of Western and Middle Eastern civilizations by … Continue reading Beyond Analogy: Rethinking Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
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