Vishal Arora

Tribal Indians: Between a rock and a hard place

by Vishal Arora - 30th July 2010

Only the Maoists seem to care about India’s 90million ‘indigenous people’.  Vishal Arora meets one man who’s changing that.

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Orissa persecution victims now face sex-traffickers

by Vishal Arora - 29th July 2010

Crisis worsens for Orissa children – but UNICEF India ‘deny all knowledge’

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Hindu terror link ‘wider than we thought’: former top cop

by Vishal Arora - 17th November 2009

PUNE, MAHARASHTRA - A former police official in India says there are reasons to suspect the role of right wing Hindu outfits behind many terrorist attacks that have been blamed on Islamist outfits.

India’s Intelligence Bureau (IB) has been protecting right wing Hindu groups, vis-à-vis their role in terrorist attacks, for several years, alleged S.M. Mushrif, former inspector general of police.

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Demographic mapping fuels religious tension in India

by Vishal Arora - 1st September 2009

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Insecurity mounts in Gujarat as minorities react to new BJP poll.  Vishal Arora reports.

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India election analysis: Hindu nationalism loses its appeal

by Vishal Arora - 22nd May 2009

Supporters celebrating Congress' victoryTerrible showing for BJP in Orissa, as Indian politics comes of age.

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Violence-torn Kandhamal braces for divisive elections

by Vishal Arora - 14th April 2009

Arrested: BJP’s Ashok SahuBJP candidates both in gaol as Orissa administration tightens grip on anti-Christian violence.

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Violence cripples Hindu nationalist election hopes

by Vishal Arora - 17th March 2009

BJP’s LK AdvaniPersecution of Christians in Orissa has backfired for the BJP.

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Fundamentalism’s resurgence in India

by Vishal Arora - 17th February 2009

Pramod Muthalik of Sri Ram SeneThe Hindu nationalist movement is entering a dangerous phase, says Vishal Arora.

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