The 1905 Partition of Bengal was not simply an administrative act or a communal divide. It's making and responses reveal how regional inequalities and competing political visions rather than religion defined one of the most consequential moments in India’s history.
Kerala is held up as a state where Muslims fare better. This piece tests that claim - with data on representation, employment, and education. The gains are real. So are the gaps. Kerala is different. The question is: different enough, and for whom?
From bulldozers and mass evictions to polygamy bans and "jihad" rhetoric, a documented account of how ostensibly neutral laws are being weaponised against Assam's Muslim communities.
On 9 April, over a crore Muslim voters will cast their ballots in Assam. For decades, narratives around their numbers have shaped how they are seen, policed, and governed. This article examines the data behind these claims and explains what it actually tells us about Assam’s Muslims.
The targeting of Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam is rooted not just in present politics, but in a distorted reading of history. Complex processes of migration and integration are reduced to a single “outsider” narrative - used to justify exclusion, dispossession, and dehumanisation.
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As Israel–Iran tensions escalate, the crisis is no longer regional but systemic. This article examines how conflict in West Asia is disrupting energy flows, supply chains, and global markets—revealing the fragile links between geopolitics and the world economy.
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As global order grows volatile, deeper ideological fault lines surface. This article traces the intellectual lineage—from Syed Jamaluddin Afghani to Allama Iqbal—that frames resistance beyond geopolitics, as a contest over power, morality, and modernity.
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Historian Vijay Prashad unpacks the Iran–Israel–US conflict beyond headlines, tracing its roots in imperial power, shifting geopolitics, and narrative warfare. The discussion explores global order, sovereignty, and asks whether such crises are exceptions—or intrinsic to modern power.
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The 2026 Israel–US war on Iran marks a turning point in global geopolitics, as conflict extends beyond battlefields into energy, technology, and economic systems. This analysis examines how it is reshaping power, alliances, and a rapidly evolving world order.
Nous is a multidisciplinary think-tank and media institution working at the intersection of research, media, and technology, producing rigorous, evidence-based knowledge and storytelling on Indian Muslims, and on key socio-economic and politico-legal issues shaping India and the wider world.
This conversation examines how the Iran conflict is shifting beyond conventional war into a broader contest over energy and infrastructure. As strategic targets expand, it explores the implications for regional stability, global markets, and the evolving nature of modern warfare.
In this conversation, Yashwant Sinha joins Bushra Khanum to assess India’s foreign policy amid West Asia tensions—examining strategic silence, energy risks around the Strait of Hormuz, and whether India can act as a stabilising force in an increasingly volatile global order.
This podcast interrogates the Uttam Nagar violence as a test of law, governance, and social cohesion. Drawing on Professor Apoorvanand, it examines how state response, public attitudes, and institutional accountability shape communal relations and the credibility of constitutional order in India.
Six years on, the incarceration of Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid raises critical questions on dissent and justice. This documentary moves beyond headlines to examine the UAPA cases, their lived realities, and what their imprisonment reveals about protest and democracy in India.
This explainer examines India’s evolving foreign policy amid global turmoil. From Nehru’s non-alignment to the present, it explores whether India still maintains strategic autonomy or if shifting alliances, rising China, and domestic politics are reshaping its global role.
Bushra Khanum speaks with Ghazala Wahab on the geopolitical impact of the US–Israeli war on Iran, examining shifting global power dynamics, the role of regional actors like Hezbollah and Hamas, and how the conflict may reshape American influence in the Middle East and India’s strategic position.
This episode explores Fiqh as a social vision rooted in the prophetic model of Medina. It examines how Islamic law shaped institutions of justice, with zakat and waqf functioning as mechanisms for wealth circulation, social welfare, and building a responsible and equitable community.
Senior journalist Bushra Khanum speaks with Amaresh Misra on the escalating Iran–Israel–US conflict, examining asymmetric warfare, strain on Western defenses, the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, and how the crisis could reshape global power balances and energy markets.
This explainer examines why hate and misinformation spread faster than truth online. It explores how social media algorithms prioritise engagement over accuracy, amplifying outrage, deepening polarisation, and shaping public discourse in ways that increasingly challenge democratic life.
Bushra Khanum speaks with Qom-based researcher Syed Akif Zaidi on Iran’s preparedness and resilience in its confrontation with Israel and the United States. The discussion explores strategic and ideological dimensions of the war and its implications for the emerging global order.
In this podcast, Ali Javed speaks with Dr. Javed Jamil on the legacy of Iran’s 1979 Revolution, its challenge to Western power structures, and the resilience of the Islamic Republic amid sanctions, regional tensions, and debates over regime change.
Amid escalating tensions around Iran, Bushra Khanum speaks with Prof. Muqtedar Khan on the risks of wider escalation, Russia and China’s strategic calculations, and how the unfolding crisis may reshape regional alignments and the Middle East’s geopolitical balance.
