Nous Explainers· 31 Oct 2025· 14:48

Shah Bano: Politics, Law, and the Myth of Muslim Appeasement

In this chapter, Mani Shankar Aiyar recounts the political and legal storm around the Shah Bano case (1985). He explains how Rajiv Gandhi’s government navigated the clash between secular law, Muslim personal law, and public sentiment. Aiyar argues that the decision to pass the Muslim Women (Prote…

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