Vinay Lal

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Articles

Modi’s Government Aims to Trample India’s History

Jan 22, 2025 | scientificamerican.com | Vinay Lal

India has since 2014 been governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a Hindu nationalist party notorious for its intolerance for competing visions of the “idea of India.” Led by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, his party’s rule has led to unchecked control of the media, widespread and zealous suppression of dissent, and tacit (and sometime open) support of bigotry against Muslims, Christians and lower-caste Indians.
Counting the dead in Gaza: Is there anything that can temper Israel?

Jul 18, 2024 | indianexpress.com | Vinay Lal

One might suppose that he was alluding only to the fact that in wartime, data on casualties is neither easily obtained nor verifiable. But there is something far more insidious at work here: In Western discourse, a supposed aversion to veracity among “Orientals” is an ingrained idea. Curzon, as Viceroy of India, exclaimed before students at Calcutta University that the Indian was accustomed to abiding by a much lesser standard of truth than the Englishman.
Violence at UCLA: Open Letter to Chancellor Gene Block

May 3, 2024 | vinaylal.wordpress.com | Vinay Lal

3 May 2024Chancellor Gene BlockUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)Dear Chancellor Block:On the night of April 30, just before 11 PM, a violent and armed mob comprised of something like 100-150 “outside instigators” or “counter-protestors” entered the Palestine Solidarity Encampment which had been built at Dickson Plaza on the UCLA Campus, and unleashed horrific violence on the students, faculty, and staff in the encampment.
The US support for Israel, contrary to opinion, is as strong as ever

Apr 11, 2024 | indianexpress.com | Vinay Lal

On March 25, during a UN Security Council discussion, the United States did something highly unusual: It abstained from a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The US had vetoed similar resolutions in the past, arguing that it would not permit any measure to pass that might impede Israel’s right to “self-defence” and that did not explicitly link a ceasefire to the release of all Israeli hostages from Palestinian custody.
The voices, idioms, and ethics of nonviolence: A review article on Gandhi's Global Legacy: Moral Methods and Modern Challenges. By Veena R. Howard (Ed.). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2023. 372 pages. $120.00 (hardback). ISBN: 978‐1793640369 - Lal - Peace

Mar 14, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Vinay Lal

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US and Israel: Two settler-colonial states, partners in crime

Dec 20, 2023 | indianexpress.com | Vinay Lal

It is not only with Britain but also with Israel that the US has long had a “special relationship”. On May 14, 1948, less than an hour after Israel proclaimed its independence, the US became the first country in the world to recognise it as a sovereign state.
Israel and the United States: The synergy of two settler-colonial states, a disaster for the world

Nov 26, 2023 | indianexpress.com | Vinay Lal

Listen to this article Israel and the United States: The synergy of two settler-colonial states, a disaster for the world x 00:00 1x 1.5x 1.8x Of all the remarkable and still unfolding geopolitical aspects of the present war in Palestine, what stands out most is the unstinting support given to Israel by the US from the very moment that the barbaric attack carried out by Hamas in Israel came to the attention of the world. The US was not alone in unequivocally condemning Hamas, but President...
Israel Hamas War Gaza Attack Hamas Insurgency Israel Humiliation Israel Palestine Conflict Opinion

Oct 8, 2023 | news.abplive.com | Vinay Lal

A view of debris after Israeli airstrikes hit al-Susi Mosque in Gaza Strip on October 09, 2023. ( Image Source : Getty ) It has been now more than 48 hours since Hamas initiated a multi-pronged attack on the state of Israel, creating shockwaves around the world and sending the Jewish state into mourning and rage.
Gandhi’s secularism drew on his profound religiosity

Oct 1, 2023 | indianexpress.com | Vinay Lal

Listen to this article Gandhi’s secularism drew on his profound religiosity x 00:00 1x 1.5x 1.8x Mohandas Gandhi forged such a distinctive path in so many spheres of life that it should come as no surprise that his conception of secularism is also at odds with nearly every commonplace understanding of secularism. Indeed, as my argument unfolds, it will become amply clear that Gandhi’s adherence to secularism entailed a deepening of religious belief; as he was to tell some English friends who...
The Art Of Living In The Art Of Dying

Jul 20, 2023 | news.abplive.com | Vinay Lal

By: Vinay Lal | 20 Jul 2023 08:04 PM (IST) Section of an 8-foot high concrete wall encircling a Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland. Inset: The cover of Dak Ghar (The Post Office) by Rabindranath Tagore.