Palestine

In an Eid-e-Milad procession taken out in the Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh, Muslims disrespected the national flag.

The real question is not why Zoya Hasan’s Independence Day appearance was cancelled, but why Sardar Patel Vidyalaya invited her in the first place despite her record of opposing the CAA, advocating for the Palestinian cause, and defending a controversial textbook cartoon involving Dr B.R. Ambedkar.

The primary obligation of the Indian state is to protect its own citizens, defend its borders, and secure its economic interests. Getting deeply involved in distant ideological disputes offers no clear strategic returns and risks disrupting vital defence supply lines.

Varsha Gandikota serves as the Co-coordinator General at the Progressive International (PI), an international organisation that mobilises leftist activists and groups globally. “The Progressive International launched in May 2020 with a mission to unite, organize and mobilise the world’s progressive forces,” PI’s website states.

IIT Delhi ordered a review after objections to speakers, sessions, and ideological framing, with critics alleging selective scholarship, activist influence, and attempts to internationalise India’s caste discourse through race based comparisons and global advocacy platforms.