Pakistanis Need To Think More Critically About “United India”
Pakistan is going through an economic crisis that is exacerbated by the impact of the climate crisis caused floods, and ...
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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Jaag Punjab: The Story Of The Province’s Separation At Partition
The time of awakening has finally come; long-lost brothers have finally found the culprits who divided them. They lived peacefully ...
The Fault Lines In Our Democracy
On January 7th, it was after a tedious four days of voting and fifteen ballots that Representative Kevin McCarthy, the ...
Congress President Invites ‘Like Minded’ Parties To Join Hands. None Will Oblige
Congress President Kharge has written to 21 'like minded' parties to join the concluding function of the Bharat Jodo Yatra ...
The Truth about the Bharat Jodo Yatra
Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, a March from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, has entered Delhi. Not only Congressmen but also some ...
Aam Aadmi Party Versus Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
"Stay connected with India's fastest-growing political party because it is reshaping the political landscape in India." These words are written ...
Does It Matter Who Wins The Election In India?
There has been a lot of enthusiasm among the public over the recent elections in India--the state assembly elections in ...
Indian Democracy Desperately Needs An Overhaul
State elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and those for the Municipal Council of Delhi are over in India and ...
Beyond Cold War Imagination: What Really Happened At The 20th Congress Of The Communist Party Of China
From 16 to 22 October, the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its 20th National Congress. The aim was not ...
When Netaji Fled To Peshawar And Beyond: Some Memories Of Subhas Chandra Bose
It was around 1939-40. Subhas was the head of Congress Party, but a serious conflict arose and a new group ...
One Step Towards A People’s History Of Pakistan
Broadly speaking, Pakistani historiography has tended to focus mainly on the country’s high politics, but a few have penned the ...
Why Abul Kalam Azad And Hussain Ahmad Madani Were Not Convinced About Pakistan
North India’s Persian- and Urdu-speaking aristocracy and literati, known as the Ashraafia or noble-born of putative foreign ancestors, was overly ...
The Narrative Of The Pakistan Movement – In Bullet Points
In 1995, I appeared for the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education(FBISE) exams for overseas Pakistani students in the ...
Resolution To Pronounce India ‘Country Of Particular Concern’ Submitted To US House Of Representative
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has submitted a resolution to the House of Representatives seeking the denomination of India as a ...
Partition Stories: An Amritsar Tragedy
This is a sad tale. A tale of an unfortunate woman. A tale to reaffirm that life is not fair; ...
How A Well-Oiled Social Media Machine Gives The BJP An Edge In Electioneering
The electoral victory of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 also announced ...
Prosperous Rebels: The Curious Romance Between Lifestyle Liberals And Right-Wing Populists in South Asia
At this year’s Lahore Literary Festival, I was approached by a group of six or seven college students immediately after ...
When South Asian Muslims Fled To Find Refuge In Afghanistan
Millions of Afghan refugees, starting from the Soviet invasion of their country in 1979 and subsequent wars and upheavals, have ...
US Democracy Brought To The Brink
It seemed like a scene from Paris of 1789, when an angry, unruly mob stormed the Bastille prison and freed ...
Back To The Future: A Five-Cornered Election Contest Reminds Punjab Of The 1980s In India
On Valentine’s Day this year, when lovers all over the world will exchange affection and greetings, voters in the Indian ...
Parity Not Partition: The Vision That Drove Mr. Jinnah’s Politics
I came across Dhruv Rathee’s video that equates Jinnah with Savarkar based on communalism. Rathee is young YouTuber with a ...
The Muslim Woman At Hillary Clinton’s Side: Reading Huma Abedin’s Biography
Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hilary Clinton, relates the story, in her newly published memoir (Both/And; published by Simon ...
An Ill-Fated Merger: The Pitfalls Of Sacralising The Secular In India And Pakistan
Sacralism is the merger of Church and State wherein one is called upon to change the other. It is not ...
US House Democrats Back Anti-Islamophobia Bill After Republican Congresswoman’s Slurs Against Ilhan Omar
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favour of a proposal by Democrats for the U.S. State Department office ...
Maududi’s Leviathan: From A Political Ambition To A Cultural Pursuit
The American historian Richard Wolin in his book The Seduction of Unreason wrote that after being disillusioned by the collapse ...
In India, Congress Wakes Up To Put House In Order
Since the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed office in New Delhi in 2014, its juggernaut has mauled and ...
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Christian Girl In Karachi Suffers Acid Attack For Rejecting Muslim Boy’s Advances
A young Christian healthcare worker in Karachi, Sunita...
‘Fawad Approached PPP, PMLN To Make A Switch, Both Refused Request’
Longtime PTI spokesperson recently approached both the PPP...