The linkages of the new masters of Afghanistan with global jihadi outfits hints towards a new Great Game that has commenced in the region, with multiple players, both state and non-state actors
Gandhi, 1918 flu pandemic and COVID19
In sheer statistical terms, the 1918 flu pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic are not comparable.
Faith and judiciary: A case from Pakistan
The mosque was small and was never used as a place of worship. When Maharaja Ranjit Singh took control of the entire Punjab, the Sikhs took over the mosque, placed the Guru Granth Sahib inside it and converted it into a gurudwara.
Geetanjali Shree first Indian to win International Booker Prize: Will it open doors for translations of great literature in all Indian languages?
Shree winning the International Booker Prize may be a cause for celebration in India and among the world of Hindi publishers. However, as Sanjaya Kumar Singh, a well-known Hindi journalist, writer and editor, said on Facebook, “Indian publishers have contributed nothing to Geetanjali Shree winning the Booker. She won despite them and not because of them.”
A search for Guru Nanak in Pakistan
Amid Hindu-Muslim antagonism that existed even then, Nanak wanted to show that there is a direct path to God, one that doesn’t travel through temples and shrines.
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Baruah hit the nail on the head when he said in an undated piece, probably written after the war: “The emergence of Bangladesh as a sovereign democratic republic wedded to secularism and socialism is in many ways a turning point in the history of the Indian sub-continent…
A timely recall of radio despatches on the 1971 Bangladesh war
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A civil servant who embraced empathy
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I owe a great deal to both countries and cultures: Indra Nooyi
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Six centuries of Sino-Indian confrontation
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Saga of a woman extraordinary
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China hopes to encircle the world
China seems to have planned to become the most influential country in any world organization, mustering the political support of countries whose numbers will increase by the day
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Indian American organisations jointly host book discussion on “Kamala Harris and the Rise of Indian Americans”
A discussion and celebration of the Indian diaspora in American and their achievements was held virtually and was attended by People of Indian Origin from around the globe
Kashmir post Article 370 abrogation: A 12-point programme for emotional integration
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The Counter Moves finds salience in huge drug busts
On the whole “Proxy War” marks an important debut from an original writer
Indian peacekeepers’ gallant fightback from death in Sierra Leone
The sheer honesty of the varied emotions and the gripping story make this book a page-turner
Stories from a soldier - not only about war
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