Critique of the Communal ViolenCe (PreVention, Control and.
Communal violence can be defined as a form of conflict between ethnic groups, where solidarity is felt for one’s own group and opposition towards other groups (Myers and Horowitz, 2002). The formation and trajectory of communal violence holds a number of similarities with the way that terrorists are trained. Both incorporate motivations for violence which are provoked by economic and.
Communal violence threatens the secular fabric, unity, integrity and internal security of India and poses a problem of rehabilitation of victims of such violence. The recent outbreak of communal violence in Muzaffarnagar once again reminds us of the urgent and dire need for a law against communal and targeted violence not only against the minorities but also the majority.
Postscript Fascism: Essays on Europe and India was published a little over a year before the fateful Lok Sabha elections of May 2014 which brought the BJP and its allies to power following an intense media campaign and blitzkrieg of election rallies, all dominated by the seemingly formidable and largely media-driven figure of Narendra Modi. Although the BJP polled only 31 per cent of the votes.
Communal Violence in India A Study of Communal Disturbance in Delhi Gopal Krishna Communalism is a pervasive phenoinenpn in Indian public life and communal violence is a particularly ugly expression of it. This force has had devastating; consequences for the nation in the past, and has gravely retarded the process of integration in the post-independence period. The extent, the causes, the.
Communalism is a pervasive phenomenon in the public life of India and communal riots are the ugliest expression (Gopal Krishna, Communal Violence in India1985). Communal riots have become an integral part of communalism in India. An event can be classified as a communal riot on two grounds. Firstly, if there is violence. Secondly, if two or more communally identified groups confront each other.
India witnessed 10,399 incidents of communal violence from 2004 to 2017 wherein 1,605 people were killed and 30,723 were injured, said the Ministry of Home Affairs in reply to an RTI query.
Small arms fueling deadly communal violence. Local communities in search of lasting peace. 24 December 2019. By: Franck Kuwonu. From Africa Renewal: December 2019 - March 2020. Armed Turkana.