A centrepiece of that process is the fall of the Babri Masjid and the construction of the Ram Temple over its ruins. Then, you have Afghanistan’s incarceration system, and Sri Lanka’s new law that proscribes dissent even more (just as in India). Religion is the hottest of hot buttons and in this regard the Ram Temple, momentous as it is, pales into insignificance compared to the creation of Pakistan. The pre- and post-Rath Yatra periods in the case of the Ram Temple could be seen in similar terms. Elections in Sri LankaLaksiri Fernando writes for the Colombo Telegraph about the Presidential Elections in Sri Lanka.

Source: The Hindu January 26, 2024 11:36 UTC