Taslima Nasreen Advocates Regime Change in Iran and Critiques Islamist Politics at Summit

At the Rising Bharat Summit 2026, exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen advocated for regime change in Iran, calling for a secular government to replace the clerical establishment amid protests against compulsory hijab. She criticized Islamist political influence in Bangladesh and condemned the Taliban's restrictions on women in Afghanistan. Nasreen argued that Muslims are often safer in secular democracies like India than in many Muslim-majority countries, emphasizing the need to separate religion from state to protect human rights and democracy.