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THE MUSLIM VOTE TRAP Is the Congress Family Rebuilding Its Old Political Machine to Clear the Road for Rahul Gandhi—and Eventually Priyanka Gandhi? By Ahmed Sohail Siddiqui India’s Muslims have been here before. Every election cycle brings a familiar political proposition: Congress is the only national force capable of defeating the BJP; therefore Muslims must

From Inclusive BJP to the Politics of Hindutva: An Insider’s Testimony By Ahmed Sohail Siddiqui The photograph accompanying this article carries a provocative question: “Narendra Modi, as a Prime Minister, is the biggest scam in India’s political history.” I would put the question differently. What happened to the BJP that Atal Bihari Vajpayee was trying

India Exposes Its Democratic Fraud Before the World – Parliamentary Deadlock, Campus Capture and the Dangerous Politics of 2029 By Ahmed Sohail Siddiqui India has long presented itself to the world as the world’s largest democracy. But democracy is not merely the existence of elections, political parties and a Parliament building. It is the ability

REMEMBRANCE: MAULANA AHMAD MUSTAFA SIDDIQUI RAHI — THE VOICE THAT NEVER BOWED By Ahmad Sohail Siddiquui A Nationalist, a Journalist, an Islamic Scholar, and a Builder of Modern Indian Muslim Thought 14 August — Yaum-e-Paidaish On 14 August, we remember a remarkable son of India, Maulana Ahmad Mustafa Siddiqui Rahi (1929–2015) — Mehboob-e-Millat, journalist, author,

RAHUL GANDHI FOR GEN-Z: A GANDHI–MODI “FIXED FIGHT”? How the Politics of Protest, Dynasty and Power Is Being Repackaged for India’s Students By Ahmed Sohail Siddiqui There is an uncomfortable question that India’s political establishment does not want students to ask: Is Rahul Gandhi being presented to India’s Gen-Z as the natural alternative to Narendra

भारतीय मुसलमान अब किसी का राजनीतिक मोहरा नहीं बनेगा राहुल गांधी, कांग्रेस और मुस्लिम राजनीतिक विश्वास का संकट श्रृंखला — भाग 1 लेखक: अहमद सोहेल सिद्दीकी भारत का मुसलमान देख रहा है। और इस बार वह केवल नरेंद्र मोदी, भाजपा या आरएसएस को नहीं देख रहा। वह राहुल गांधी, कांग्रेस पार्टी और पूरी विपक्षी राजनीति

The Indian Muslim Will No Longer Be a Pawn: Rahul Gandhi, Congress and the Crisis of Political Trust THE INDIAN MUSLIM WILL NO LONGER BE A PAWN Rahul Gandhi, Congress and the Crisis of Muslim Political Trust By Ahmed Sohail Siddiqui The Indian Muslim is watching. And this time, he is watching not merely Narendra

Shehzad Poonawalla: A Political Journey of High Expectations and Unanswered Questions An Opinion By Ahmed Sohail Siddiqui Indian politics has witnessed many leaders crossing party lines in search of greater political opportunity. Few, however, have generated as much debate as Shehzad Poonawalla, whose departure from the Congress and subsequent rise as a prominent spokesperson for

Will Modi Survive the Rahul Gandhi Onslaught? Gen Z, Hindutva, and the Battle for India’s Political Future An Investigative Analysis By Ahmed Sohail Siddiqui Chief Editor, HudaTaha.com The latest issue of India Today places Prime Minister Narendra Modi on its cover under the headline “The Challenges Ahead.” The accompanying editorial by Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie argues

Opinion | The Congress Muslim Leadership Debate: Questions of Representation, Credibility and Political Direction By Ahmed Sohail Siddiqui The recent appearance of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid at a public event alongside former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has once again reignited debate within sections of the Muslim community regarding political representation inside