The Shayara Bano case has revived hopes for a change in the position of Muslim women. With Shayara seeking enforcement of her fundamental rights rather than a reform in the Muslim personal law, triple talaq, polygamy and other discriminatory practices are likely to be tested before the Supreme Court on the touchstone of the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution.

THE Harappan site at Rakhigarhi, which is proving to be the most remarkable window to the life and times of the Indus Valley civilization that flourished over 5,000 years ago or beyond, has revealed Rakhigarhi was the hub of  trade and culture. This is evidenced by the discovery of objects that link them to the expertise of local people. 

Months after raking up the controversy over the word secular in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution and its ‘true’ Hindi translation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to ignite the debate once again.

Last year, the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) in Islamabad published a tract — Indian Grand Strategy: Machiavellian or Kautilyan? — and tried to sell it. The IRS’s current president is Pakistan’s ex-ambassador to Afghanistan, Arif Ayub, blessed with a sense of humour.