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Bangladesh – the Irony of Liberation: India’s sacrifices amidst the genocide and ethnocide of Hindus

INSIGHT UK March 26, 2026 No Comments

Since the US-backed political coup in Bangladesh dislodged the Awami League’s elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the violence targeting its minority Hindus has steeply risen. The situation has only worsened…

Timur: A Legacy of Blood and Suppression

INSIGHT UK March 20, 2026 No Comments

Timur (1320s–1405), better known in the West as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol ruler who founded the Timurid Empire across Central Asia, Iran, and Afghanistan, establishing the Timurid dynasty. Born into…

The Dark Invasions of Muhammad Ghori

Krishan Jaglan January 12, 2026 No Comments

Muhammad Ghori occupies a pivotal and dark place in the history of Bhārat (India). Emerging from the power struggles of Central Asia, he carried the ambitions of the Ghurid dynasty…

Let Her Heal: Why reclaiming lost sacred temples is essential for India to heal

INSIGHT UK December 12, 2025 No Comments

By Kumar Bala Civilisations do not endure for millennia without bearing scars. Bhārat Mātā (Mother India), carries within her soil the layered memory of centuries, of flourishing knowledge systems, of…

Turkey’s tryst with terror – Part 2 (Delhi terror attack)

Abhijit Saha November 27, 2025 No Comments

Part 1: Turkey’s Tryst with Terror: Is tourism funding terrorism? Evidence is emerging of Turkey’s involvement in the November 2025 Delhi car blast and exposed Islamist terror plots. Pahalgam terror…

Chronicle of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni

INSIGHT UK November 24, 2025 No Comments

Abu al-Qasim Mahmud Ibn Sabuktigin (November 2, 971 – April 30, 1030) was known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi. He was a sultan of the Ghaznavid (in present-day Afghanistan)…

The forgotten soldiers: India’s underrepresented sacrifice in the World Wars

INSIGHT UK November 8, 2025 No Comments

When the world remembers the two great wars, the focus often rests on the heroism of Western troops on European battlefields. Yet behind the Allied victories stood millions of soldiers…

Islamic invasion of India: The neglected history of colonialism

INSIGHT UK October 28, 2025 No Comments

Hindu history has been repeatedly distorted through successive waves of colonialism. The British colonial era has received extensive attention, with many scholars analysing its political domination, economic extraction, and cultural…

Honouring our soldiers: An Indian Perspective on Remembrance Day

INSIGHT UK October 23, 2025 No Comments

In the First World War, India provided over 1.3 million soldiers, the Second World War saw nearly 2.5 million soldiers from India.

Mission Marigold: Remembering the Indian Soldiers in the First and Second World Wars

INSIGHT UK September 24, 2025 No Comments

Every November, the poppy is worn as a symbol of remembrance, honouring those who gave their lives in the great wars. Yet, woven into this history are the forgotten stories…

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