NEW DELHI, Nov. 28 -- Tagore dreamt of an India where the citizens would have the courage to hold their "heads high". Martin Luther King dreamt of a homeland that would give equal respect to every citizen. An Iranian composer longs for a civilized culture in her country where children will not be forced to learn and live by the "ideologies of the Middle Ages".

Sadly, these are dreams that have failed.

Recently, most Indians who sought to hold their head high have come under the scrutiny of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and suffered. African-Americans have just gone through a Trumpian wave of racial hatred. They are far from being in ideal conditions. Over 15,000 Iranian protesters have been held under detention, 300 lost t...