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Muslim organisations oppose creation of 5 new districts in Ladakh: Read why the administrative restructuring was needed and how it will have no impact...

Shraddha Pandey - 1 May, 2026

The Nubra, Sham, and Changthang districts were carved out of the existing Leh district, while Zanskar and Drass were formed out of the existing Kargil district.

Culture and History

Jesuit priest Francis Xavier: How did the pioneer of the Portuguese “Goa Inquisition” die in China, and what is the controversy over his “relics”

Rukma Rathore - 23 April, 2026

Xavier died on the Shangchuan Island while attempting to enter China for his missionary endeavours.

Bangkok Post op-ed criticises demolition of Vishnu statue by Thailand military, condemns Thai media’s celebration and mocking

OpIndia Staff - 26 December, 2025

The op-ed added that the media's sneering displayed a 'narrow, ego-centric worldview that only recognises its own sacred symbols'.

Culture and History

1000-years ago, present-day Myanmar was a majestic Buddhist kingdom inspired by India’s culture, language and Ramayana: Read about the Bagan Empire

Rukma Rathore - 28 July, 2025

The Bagan Kingdom flourished at the height of King Anawrahta's reign, who was originally known as Aniruddha.

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6 years of Easter bombings in Sri Lanka by ISIS terrorists: Then and now, how the island nation has been handling Islamic terrorism

Rukma Rathore - 21 April, 2025

The suicide bombings by ISIS shattered a decade of peace that followed the elimination of the LTTE from Sri Lanka.

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Bangladesh: After Islamists threaten Hindus over Durga Puja celebrations, indigenous Buddhists cancel ‘Kathin Chibar Dan’ festival citing security concerns

OpIndia Staff - 7 October, 2024

The Buddhist monks accused that the officials were involved in the violence against the minority community in Bangladesh.

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Rohingya Muslims continue persecution of Hindus and Buddhists in Myanmar: Over 5,000 houses torched amid escalating communal tensions

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2024

Nearly 5,000 houses belonging to Buddhists and Hindus were set on fire by Rohingyas in Myanmar's Buthidaung as communal tensions escalate.

Culture and History

108 South Korean saints start Dhamma Yatra from Sarnath

OpIndia Staff - 12 February, 2023

108 Buddhist Saints from South Korea will complete Dhamma Yatra in 43 days

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China’s ingress in Arunachal Pradesh has to do with control of Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism: Report

ANI - 28 December, 2022

Tawang, in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, is home to the oldest and second-largest monastery of Tibetan Buddhism outside of China's control, according to a report in Voices Against Autocracy.

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