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Russian prosecutors not to seek ban on Bhagvad Gita translat...

State prosecutors in the Siberian city of Tomsk will not challenge a lower court decision to refuse to declare the translation of the Hindu scripture as "extremist", RAPSI legal news agency reported. The Tomsk Region Pr [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Russia’s rendezvous with Hinduism

Alexander Kadakin, Russia’s envoy to India, has won the hearts of many Indians with his prompt and forthright response to the current controversy over the demand by a small Christian group in his country for a ban on the Bhagavad Gi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

India uproar at call in Russia to ban Bhagavad Gita

The case filed by state prosecutors in the Siberian city of Tomsk says a translation of the Bhagavad Gita is extremist because it insults non-believers, local media in Russia say. "We will not tolerate an insult to Lord Krishna," [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Russia and Islam

Russia’s position on the eastern flank of Europe has often been compared to that of Spain on the western side. Both are seen as bulwarks of Christendom facing the hostile world of Islam, of civilization facing ‘barbary’. R [...]