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India Walks Tightrope amid Mass Killings – Delhi ‘Deeply Shocked’ by Gaza’s Flour Massacre
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Indian foreign ministry on Friday expressed “deep shock” at the loss of civilian lives in northern Gaza in the latest Israeli massacre against Palestinians in the besieged region. Nearly […]

Indian Killer Drones on Way to Israel – Report
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An Indian company has dispatched Hermes 900 killer drones to Israel to be employed in its genocidal war on the Gaza strip, a report says. The report, published in early […]

The Gaza Connection – Why Maldivian Officials Referred to India’s Modi as ‘Puppet of Israel’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff At first glance, the political crisis in the Maldives may appear to be of no link to the Israeli war on Gaza. The opposite is true. The Maldivian government suspended […]

Explosion near Israeli Embassy in New Delhi – Reports
By Palestine Chronicle Staff As expected, the impact of the Israeli war on Gaza is reverberating beyond Palestine and Israel, in fact, the whole Middle East. This time, it has reached India. A blast […]

A Major Shift – Israel Loses Support of India at UN
India voted in favor of a resolution put before Tuesday’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The vote is considered a major shift in the South Asian country’s approach […]

Narendra Modi’s Genocidal Policies: A Replica Of Israeli Despotism against Palestinians
By Iqbal Jassat It is not uncommon for Modi to publicly make bizarre islamophobic statements that inevitably spill over into disastrous anti-Muslim riots. In one such callous speech, he linked India’s historic Muslim icons to […]

Report on ‘India’s Impunity in Kashmir’ Reveals Israel Connection
By Abdulla Moaswes At the beginning of February, Indian news outlets reported about what they termed an “anti-encroachment drive” in the occupied Kashmir Valley. While the Press Trust of India’s reporting framed the Indian-aligned authorities’ […]

Modi’s Repression Resembles Apartheid South Africa and Israel
By Iqbal Jassat Narendra Modi’s BJP-led government has yet again come under fire from human rights organizations for abuse of power under India’s draconian anti-terror law known as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). In […]

Washington is the Problem, Not the Solution: Why Mahmoud Abbas is Seeking New ‘Powerful’ Sponsors
By Ramzy Baroud To judge US President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Israel and Palestine as a ‘failure’ in terms of activating the dormant ‘peace process’ is simply a misnomer. For this statement to […]

Collective Punishment Must Be Called Out: In Palestine And In India
By Iqbal Jassat Finally, with a devastating war on its doorstep, Europe called out Russia for committing crimes of “collective punishment” – a term it studiously avoids using against Israel. For Europe, America and the […]

Israel’s Defense Minister Gantz Postpones Planned Visit to India
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has postponed a planned official visit to India, his office announced on Monday. The reason cited was the recent killing of two Israeli Border Police officers in the Naqab. However, […]

Israel to Establish ‘Triangle of Relations’ with UAE, India
In addition to the normalization deals between Israel and several Arab and Gulf states, Israel is looking forward to developing relations with India, hoping to establish a “triangle of Israeli-Indian-Emirati relations,” Israeli sources reported. In […]

Kashmir: Will South Africa Call India Out?
By Iqbal Jassat Is the question of Kashmir, and its seven-decades-long quest for self-determination, of no consequence for the Cyril Ramaphosa administration? The population of Kashmir under siege by a belligerent Indian army led by […]

MSO Organizes Conference to Commemorate Palestine’s Land Day in New Delhi
By Mohammed Anas The Muslim Students Organization of India, an outfit dedicated to moderate Islamic thoughts and justice-inclined Indian policies, organized a conference on the subject, “What Role Can India Play As A Friend of […]

The ‘Pro-Israel’ Think Tank that Funds Antisemites across the World
By Mahibul Hoque Like many other far-right political parties and groups, Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) is also known for its neo-nazi and antisemitic overtones. Founded in 2013, AfD is the largest right-wing opposition party […]

From the Earth to the Moon: Biden’s China Policy Doomed from the Start
By Ramzy Baroud A much anticipated American foreign policy move under the Biden Administration on how to counter China’s unhindered economic growth and political ambitions came in the form of a virtual summit on […]

New Delhi: Small Explosion near Israeli Embassy
An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated outside the Israeli Embassy in India’s capital New Delhi today, police said, slightly damaging three vehicles. Israeli TV Channel 13 reported that the explosion occurred 50 meters from the […]

India Contributes $2m to UNRWA
India has contributed $2 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of its core programs and services including education, healthcare and relief and […]

BJP and Israel: Hindu Nationalism is Ravaging India’s Democracy
By Ramzy Baroud It was only a matter of time before the anti-Muslim sentiment in India turned violent. A country that has historically prided itself on its diversity and tolerance, and for being ‘the largest […]

India Today: Modi’s Road to Anarchy
By Iqbal Jassat Has India under the leadership of Narendra Modi adopted a disastrous route in sharp contrast from a proud tradition of anti-colonialism to neo-nazism? Historians familiar with the era of British colonialism in […]

War Mongers: ‘Leaders of the World’
By Iqbal Jassat Why is it that war criminals in their capacity as heads of states who despite being consistently in breach of global conventions governing human rights, are treated like royalty? What sets them […]

Netanyahu Cancels India Trip ahead of Israeli Election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled his trip to India, which was slated to take place next week ahead of Israel’s upcoming general election on September 17. Netanyahu had been due to visit his […]

Kashmir’s Agony Fueled by Modi’s Rightwing Regime Echoes Across the World
By Iqbal Jassat All it took was a blink of an eye to realize that India’s rightwing government outmaneuvered old-style colonialism by repackaging it as “democracy in action”. Whether described as a double takeover or […]

Israeli Arms Company Signs $100m Deal with Indian Army
An Israeli arms company has signed a $100 million deal with the Indian army and air force, under which 1,000 missile kits will be transferred to the South Asian state. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems – […]

India Sides with Israel in Unprecedented Anti-Palestine Vote at the UN
After decades of standing behind the Palestinian people, India under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has tilted in Israel’s favor. A glimpse of this realignment was witnessed at the UN last week when Bombay’s representative […]

Hewlett Packard to Lose Millions as India’s Student Federation Endorses BDS (VIDEO)
The Student Federation of India (SFI), a four-million-strong national organization, joined the global campaign to boycott Hewlett Packard over its record of complicity in Israel’s violation of human rights against Palestinians. Good News: India's largest […]

Modi’s ‘De-hyphenated’ Policy on Palestine at Odds with India’s Freedom Struggle against British Colonialism
By Iqbal Jassat Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief stopover in the Occupied Palestinian Territory of the West Bank has been hailed by parts of India’s media as “historic”. It is premised on what they tout […]

Abbas is Counting on India ‘to Contribute to Achievement of Just Peace’
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Saturday thanked India for its support for the Palestinian cause, saying the Palestinians count on India to play a role in peacemaking because it is a world power of great […]

BDS Slams Bollywood for Embracing Israel
Pro-Palestinian activists with the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Campaign, BDS, in South Asia joined progressive commentators in slamming the Israeli prime minister over his visit to India and his charm offensive at the country’s film […]

India Cancels $500m Deal with Israel, Opts for $72m Worth of Missiles Instead (VIDEO)
India has pulled out of a half a billion-dollar anti-tank missile deal ahead of an official visit to Delhi by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to Haaretz. A spokesperson for production company Rafael Advanced […]