Home

Featured Articles

Jun 19, 2025
Vladimir Adityanaath

Where Tulsi Withered Before Shivling: Maheshtala’s Hindus Caught Between Demographics and Despair

The targeted violence by Islamist mobs against local Hindu residents and on-duty Police personnel in the Rabindra Nagar region of Maheshtala and its neighbouring Nadial region of West Bengal on 11th June is mostly being reported as an isolated instance of communal violence. The Rabindra Nagar and Nadial regions are part of the Metiabruz Assembly Constituency. Several academic reports like the Media on Migrants: Reports from the field – 2 (MCRG in 2020) [1] and District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas (UNDP in 2009) [2] mention large parts of the Metiabruz Assembly Constituency like the DD Block area, as safe havens for illegal immigrants. These reports document the large number of unauthorised settlements scattered throughout the Metiabruz Assembly Constituency. Most of these illegal settlements were found along canals, railway lines, bus stands and other strategic locations. Social media platforms like Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) contain many discussions and videos of local Hindu and Muslim residents claiming that illegal immigrants from Bangladesh form a large percentage of the population [3] [4]. Several mainstream media reports have documented the presence of multiple arms manufacturing and assembling centres in the Maheshtala and Metiabruz region. Media houses like the “Times of India” and “The Economic Times” have reported that the weapon manufacturers of Metiabruz and Maheshtala have links with international weapon smugglers [5][6]. Muslim population according to the 2011 Census Region Muslim population Muslim Population Percentage Maheshtala 1,84,509 41.11% Metiabruz 1,61,676 69.2% Local residents like Anirban Mitra, Subir Samanta and Jayanta Halder (names changed on request) claim that illegal immigration has only increased during the last 20 years. A shaking and fearful Jayanta Halder said, “People talk about Bangladeshi illegal immigrants. We are seeing Muslim settlers who cannot speak or understand Bengali, claiming to be native residents. All of them have ration cards and AADHAR cards. We cannot even pronounce their Arabic-sounding names.” Anirban Mitra, an employee in the nearby Aarti Diagnostics Centre, claims that signs of demographic changes are clearly visible and the Maheshtala region is rapidly becoming another “mini-Pakistan”. History of Violence against Hindus in Maheshtala and its neighbouring regions The mob violence against the Hindu residents of Maheshtala and Nadial regions is the latest instance of Islamists attacking the lives, livelihoods, properties and places of worship of local Hindu residents. At least 2 Hindu temples and 2 religious processions in Maheshtala and its neighbouring regions were attacked during 2022-24: “Unknown miscreants” had vandalised a Durga Puja Mandap and desecrated the pratima of Maa Lakshmi on the night before Lakshmi Puja in 2024. Islamists had attempted to block the religious procession bringing the pratima of Maa Kali in the Choketbaari village before Kali Puja in 2022, on the highly dubious pretext that Hindu religious songs were being played in front of the mosque. Islamists had attacked a Kali Mandir in Satgachia and vandalised 6-7 shops belonging to Hindus at Satya Pir Tala in mid-2023. Islamists had attacked the Ram Navami procession between Vidya Nagar and Moukhali in 2022. At least 18-20 Hindu devotees were injured, and the RAF had to be deployed [7]. Violence at Rabindra Nagar Several media outlets have reported that the violence in Rabindra Nagar was triggered after a land dispute. Local residents like Himanshu Sarkar, Tithi Dasgupta and Rajen Mondol (names changed on request) say that Muslim miscreants and anti-social elements were attempting to illegally occupy the land of a Shiva Temple located within 100 metres of the Rabindra Nagar Police Station for over six months. Local Hindus had noticed that the pond inside the Shiva Temple premises was gradually being filled with soil. Despite them filing complaints at the Rabindra Nagar Police Station and the desks of local administrative authorities, no action was taken. Hindu residents of Rabindra Nagar allege that several Muslim fruit and vegetable vendors were encroaching on temple property. A Tulsi Mancha was hastily constructed on temple land to act as a symbolic barrier against further encroachment. A Muslim fruit vendor, who had set up shop within the temple premises, claimed that the Tulsi Mancha was constructed illegally at the site of his shop while he was away during Eid [8]. Local Hindu and Muslim residents like Bokul Mia (name changed on request) agree that the fruit vendor was only requested to shift his shop away from the temple premises. A small group of Islamists had gathered around the Tulsi Mancha and began threatening to demolish the Temple and the Tulsi Mancha. Several hundred Islamists had assembled near the Rabindra Nagar Police Station at around noon. With slogans of “Nara-e-Takbir, Allahu Akbar”, the mob began attacking the Tulsi Mancha and the Shiva Temple [9]. The mob vandalised the Tulsi Mancha and a part of the Temple boundary and hurled stones and bricks at the temple. Islamists began targeting the shops, properties and vehicles of local Hindu residents from around 1.30 p.m. At least 35 shops belonging to Hindus were looted and vandalised. Local residents and eyewitnesses like Himanshu Sarkar, Jayanta Haldar and Sourabh Biswas (names changed on request) claim that these attacks were carried out with planning and coordination. Many local residents claim that the Islamist aggressors had obtained and replenished their stock of projectiles from nearby shops selling construction materials and brick kilns. The mob vandalised vehicles belonging to Hindus, selectively targeting vehicles having Hindu religious slogans like “Joy Maa Kali”. Local residents claim that a few Hindu travellers were dragged out of autos and harassed. Local residents claim that at least 30 Hindu civilians were injured during the attacks. The Islamist mob had also attacked the Aarti Diagnostic Centre owned by Congress politician Harimohan, creating a lot of panic among the stranded patients. At least 6 vehicles belonging to Hindus were vandalised, and 2 more vehicles were set on fire [7]. Local police personnel were ill-equipped and unprepared to deal with the Islamist aggressors. The Islamist mob began attacking police personnel, hurling brickbats and pelting stones at them. At least 5 policemen were injured during the initial clashes in Rabindra Nagar [10]. Additional forces from nearby Akra and Baratola Police Stations were mobilised to deal with the escalating violence. Police personnel fired tear-gas shells and had to lathi-charge several times to disperse the rampaging mob. Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel had to be deployed to assist the local police, especially after the violence had spread to the adjacent Nadial area, under the jurisdiction of Kolkata Police. Violence at Nadial After the initial clashes at Rabindra Nagar, some of the rioters had entered the Nadial-Rajabagan area. Police personnel suspect that the violence in the Nadial region is a coordinated escalation. A large mob of Islamists had regrouped near Santoshpur at around 3.30 in the afternoon. They pelted stones and brickbats at the Kolkata Police and RAF personnel. Bricks were hurled from the rooftops and a motorcycle belonging to Kolkata Police was torched in front of the Nadial Police Station, turning the area into a "virtual battlefield". At least 10-12 policemen were injured in Nadial, including Deputy Commissioner Harikrishna Pai and a female constable [11]. At least 8 vehicles, including police cars, were vandalised or set ablaze. Visuals from the scene showed burning autos, motorbikes and tires of roads, with heavy smoke indicating widespread arson. Under the leadership of Commissioner Manoj Verma and ADG Supratim Sarkar, Kolkata Police personnel formed smaller riot control teams to chase and disperse the Islamist aggressors from around 4.30 pm. To disperse the rioters, police used tear gas and lathi-charged the mob. Reinforcements from Howrah, Bidhan Nagar and Barrackpore were rushed in to assist. The violence in Nadial was brought under control after nearly two hours of police action. Aftermath RAF personnel and armed state police personnel conducted route marches across a 3 km radius from Santoshpur Rail Bridge to Rabindra Nagar Police Station during the evening. Kolkata Police have arrested 12 individuals from the Nadial region and West Bengal Police have arrested 28 suspected rioters from the Rabindra Nagar region till now. Raids and search operations are still ongoing. The violence in Rabindra Nagar and Nadial is being investigated as a mere law and order issue. The root causes of illegal immigration, demographic change and strong presence of organised crime (particularly weapons mafia) are not being addressed. The violence in Rabindra Nagar and Nadial shows that Hindu society cannot completely outsource its security to the state. Strong self-defence capabilities and a sense of community is mandatory to protect Hindu lives and livelihood during the initial phase of mob violence, even in places located within 100 metres of a Police Station. Many local Hindu residents, like Madhurima Roy (name changed on request), are trying to overcome the sense of shock and distress by claiming that most of the rioters were outsiders. They could no longer believe the insincere claims of their Muslim neighbours that they would never indulge in such activities. References [1] www.mcrg.ac.in/PP116.pdf [2]https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/in/hdr_south24_parganas_2009_full_report.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjG7ND8ivaNAxXizzgGHY7JLFEQFnoECCIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw22NrkTmykdHzyonvfUzc3D [3]https://x.com/sanjoychakra/status/1764287988647792900?t=wgD9IOnoqgd6fBD3xW66Jw&s=19 [4] https://www.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks/s/B0nIdMWA14 [5] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/port-area-new-hub-for-arms-trade/articleshow/61475402.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com [6] https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sunday-et-how-a-cottage-enterprise-of-illegal-handguns-bombs-is-taking-root-in-bengal/articleshow/55267032.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com [7] Testimonies from eyewitnesses [8] https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/west-bengal-communal-clash-5-cops-injured-govt-vehicles-torched-over-vandalism-of-tulsi-manch-in-maheshtala-several-arrested-video?utm_source=chatgpt.com [9] https://x.com/MajiDevDutta/status/1932894810211549400 [10] https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/clash-between-two-groups-in-kolkata-outskirts-leaves-5-cops-injured-10061448/?utm_source=chatgpt.com [11] https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/west-bengal-clashes-police-injured-vehicles-torched-12-arrested-what-triggered-the-unrest-in-maheshtala/3876849/ [12] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/5-cops-injured-arson-after-maheshtala-clash/articleshow/121786222.cms

Jun 18, 2025
Viren S Doshi

Jihadi Ayatollahs’ Iran: Global Terror Hub Propped Up by CCP-Occupied China

Iran, ruled by its theocratic regime, is the heart of global jihadi terrorism, with the “Chinese Communist Party-occupied China” (“CCP-occupied China”) as its sly financial and strategic exploiter in the disguise of an enabler. Hammered by U.S., EU and UN sanctions, Iran was cornered into a high-stakes alliance with CCP-occupied China, a predatory partner exploiting Tehran’s desperation while fuelling regional chaos. This article dives into the Iran-CCP-occupied China nexus based on trade numbers, the sanctions strangling Iran, crafty manoeuvres of CCP-occupied China and Iran’s deals with players like Turkey, Russia and India. Buckle up for a wild ride through a geopolitical thriller where oil, terror, and cunning CCP collide! Sanctions on Iran: A Geopolitical Straitjacket Since the 1979 “Islamic” Revolution, Iran has been slapped with sanctions, turning it into a global pariah, while CCP-occupied China pulled it into its tentacles! The U.S. kicked things off with a 1979 asset freeze after the Tehran hostage crisis, escalating with the 1995 Executive Order 12957 banning trade, the 2011 CISADA Act targeting Iran’s banking pals, and the 2012 NDAA squeezing oil buyers. Then the U.S. ditched the 2018 JCPOA nuclear deal, it unleashed a sanctions tsunami under Executive Orders 13846 and 13902, gutting Iran’s oil, banking and shipping sectors. In 2025, the U.S. turned the screws tighter, nailing CCP-occupied China based firms like Huaying Huizhou Daya Bay Petrochemical Terminal ($1 billion in Iranian oil) and Shandong Shengxing Chemical Co. ($1 billion), plus 13 “dark fleet” tankers “smuggling” Iran’s crude. The EU joined the party with a 2010 oil embargo and a 2012 SWIFT blackout, while UN Security Council Resolutions (2006–2010) hammered Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, with some curbs lingering under 2015’s Resolution 2231. Australia and Israel pile on their own bans, and India toed the line by axing oil imports. Sanctions are aimed at stopping Iran’s nuclear dreams and its cash flow to groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. Sanctions slashed Iran’s oil exports by 60% from 2012 to 2015, but Tehran dodged the bullet with CCP-occupied China’s help, raising eyebrows about whether these measures are legit or just backfiring by empowering Iran’s rogue allies. Iran-CCP-Occupied China Cash Flow: Oil, Goods, and Exploitation Sanctions have made CCP-occupied China Iran’s economic lifeline, with trade numbers that scream dependency. In 2023, their two-way non-oil trade hit $15.5 billion, down 9% from 2022’s $15.8 billion. CCP-occupied China floods Iran with $9.44 billion in machinery, electronics, and consumer goods (9.5% of Iran’s imports), while Iran ships $6.36 billion in petrochemicals and minerals. Early 2024 data (January–March: $4 billion) suggests a $16 billion annual pace. Oil is the lifeblood, with CCP-occupied China slurping up 90% of Iran’s exports—1.4 to 1.8 million barrels daily in 2024–2025, raking in $35–$45 billion a year at 20–30% discounts under the 2021 25-year Cooperation Program. “Teapot” refineries of CCP-occupied China, like Shandong Shouguang Luqing Petrochemical ($500 million), play dirty, rebranding Iranian oil to dodge sanctions with “dark fleet” tankers like NICHOLA and AMOR. But the real kicker? The 2021 deal’s hyped $400 billion investment promise from CCP-occupied China has fizzled, with just $131 million trickling into Iran’s energy sector in 2022, compared to Russia’s $2.76 billion. Cheap CCP goods are strangling Iran’s local industries, sparking accusations that CCP-occupied China is playing a ruthless game, keeping Iran hooked on discounted oil deals while giving peanuts in return as investment. Sly Game of CCP-Occupied China: Terror Enabler or Profit Predator? Iran is a jihadi terror kingpin bankrolling Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis to wreak havoc across the Middle East. CCP-occupied China’s role, cemented by the 2016 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and 2021 agreement, looks like a lifeline for Tehran’s antics. Beijing hands over surveillance tech—think ZTE and Tiandy’s creepy facial recognition tools—to help Iran crush dissent, plus dual-use missile parts and diplomatic muscle, like torpedoing UN sanctions and brokering the 2023 Iran-Saudi deal. This fits CCP-occupied China’s anti-U.S. playbook, using Iran as a pawn to thumb its nose at Washington while locking down energy supplies via the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint. But hold up—CCP-occupied China is no selfless ally. Its $380 billion trade with Gulf states in 2022 towers over its $15.5 billion with Iran, showing where its heart really lies. By snapping up discounted oil and cherry-picking low-risk projects like Tehran’s subway, CCP-occupied China is exploiting Iran’s sanctions misery for max profit, dodging U.S. secondary sanctions like a pro. Iran is stuck using renminbi and “dark fleet” tankers, a lopsided setup that screams exploitation. CCP-occupied China is keeping Iran’s regime on life support to secure cheap oil and geopolitical clout, while it’s all-in on Tehran’s terror spree as a cold, calculated hustle prioritising profit and also gaining from Iran’s destabilising agenda that weakens Israel and the US. Iran’s Side Hustles: India and Other Players Sanctions have Iran scrambling for trade partners, and CCP-occupied China is the monopolistic champ of trade. However, India’s trade with Iran clocked in at $2.5 billion in 2022–2023 — $1.5 billion in rice and pharmaceuticals, $1 billion in Iranian petrochemicals. India stopped importing Iran’s oil ($10–$12 billion pre-2019) due to U.S. sanctions, a far cry from CCP-occupied China’s $35–$45 billion oil binge. India is betting $500 million on Chabahar Port, far more than the CCP's actual investment, $131 million. Another ally is Russia. Its $4–5 billion trade in 2023, with $2.76 billion in energy investments, outshines CCP-occupied China’s measly $131 million. Turkey ($6 billion) and the UAE ($10–$12 billion) deal in gas and re-exports, but neither matches CCP-occupied China’s scale or sanctions-defying swagger. Iranian Nuclear Ambitions and its partners CCP-occupied China and Russia have provided technical aid in the past that could support nuclear weapons development, but current stances emphasise peaceful nuclear rights and diplomacy. Turkey and India show no involvement in Iran's nuclear weapons efforts. Conclusion: Toxic Tango of Terrific Terrorism and Terrific Trade Sanctions, led by the U.S. and backed by the EU and UN, have boxed Iran into a $15.5 billion trade with CCP-occupied China, including $35–$45 billion in cut-rate oil. But CCP-occupied China’s stingy $131 million investment and market stranglehold expose its true colours: a predator exploiting Iran’s desperation, while also acting as a die-hard terror sponsor. Against India’s $2.5 billion trade, CCP-occupied China is unmatched but CCP is ruthless, propping up Iran just enough to score cheap oil and geopolitical points while cozying up to Gulf states ($380 billion trade). Iran’s rap as the epicentre of global jihadi terrorism, with CCP-occupied China as its sugar daddy, has lot of teeth — Tehran’s backing of Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis. CCP-occupied China’s trade and tech lifeline keeps the Ayatollah's regime in the game, but no more as Israel and the U.S. gear up to take out the nuclear capabilities of the terrorist regime while cunning CCP watches the destruction gleefully. The grand terror alliance is a gritty, lopsided deal where CCP-occupied China’s greed trumps ideology, leaving Iran as a pawn in Beijing’s global chess match. Just as the CCP occupied China left Pakistan after exploiting it to be at the receiving end from India recently, it has left Iran too, after thoroughly exploiting it to be at the receiving end from Israel and the U.S. “Iranian” Ayatollahs and “Pakistani” Generals are conduits for CCP's trade and terrorism diplomacy while affected nations like Israel, U.S. and India pound them heavily for their Jihadi misdeeds at great costs on either side, CCP watching gleefully.

India- Cyprus Bonhomie: A Strategic Mediterranean Reset

Air India Boeing 787 Plane Crash at Ahmedabad: Causal Insights Based on Available Reports

CCP-Occupied China's Monopoly of Rare Earth Elements, Lithium and Cobalt: Impact on Global EV Markets and Retaliation by US and India

Featured Articles

Where Tulsi Withered Before Shivling: Maheshtala’s Hindus Caught Between Demographics and Despair

Jihadi Ayatollahs’ Iran: Global Terror Hub Propped Up by CCP-Occupied China

Reports View All

Thailand's PM Paetongtarn apologises for leaked call with Cambodian leader

Pro-Israeli group hacks Iran’s biggest crypto exchange Nobitex, drains $90 million digital assets

Karnataka raises Muslim housing quota to 15%, BJP slams move as unconstitutional

PM Modi congratulates 54 Indian Universities featured in QS World University 2026 rankings

Khamenei rejects U.S. surrender demand, warns of major damage if America joins war

Reliance Infrastructure and Dassault Aviation partner to manufacture Falcon 2000 jets in India

Search

Top Authors

Archives

Featured Articles

Reports View All

Search

Podcast / Videos

Popular Posts

Top Authors

Archives