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In 1963, Ashok Mehta, the veteran leader of Praja Socialist Party (PSP), proposed his theory, ‘Compulsions of the Backward Economy’. He recommended that in developing nations, the Opposition parties should...

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Visible Muslim, Invisible Citizen explains Islam to non-Muslims who do not know enough about it; places the identity of the Indian Muslim in the context of Indian democracy; and deciphers the Muslim...

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Fake News As a Political Strategy

In 1967, India was electing its fourth Lok Sabha. Colonel Ved Rattan Mohan, the chairman of Mohan Meakin, a prominent liquor manufacturer in India, secured...

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BOMBS NEXT DOOR

I remember the autumn of 1948 when I was in Handwara market, in my home town, after arriving from Srinagar, where I was an intermediate class student of...

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The Deccan Powerplay is an enthralling tale of power, passion and treachery, mirroring the intensity of Telugu cinema on the political stage.

A Fresh Look at Politics and Practices

The end of...

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India has always been giving a message of peace, unity and harmony to the world. We believe that everyone must live in peace and harmony and move ahead to carve...

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Till a few decades back, India was seen as the land of snake charmers and the great Indian rope trick. Cut to 2019, India has climbed up that very rope,...

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18 March 2020

Understanding Kashmir

On 5 August 2019, Kashmir was once again thrust into the annals of history when the Indian government repealed Article 370 of the Constitution of India, which granted Jammu &...

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In Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Remembers, Sharmistha offers a fascinating glimpse into the illustrious life of Pranab Mukherjee

Birth of a Controversy

I am alive today, I may not be there...

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When a Dome Fell

I soon realized that this would not be the only occasion when the PM would not honour his word. It was 6 December 1992. The Babri mosque...

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Covering the expansion of political Islam in the modern Arab and non-Arab world until the dawn of Crown Prince Bin Salman era in Saudi Arabia, Hasnain’s thorough research explores the...

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Prepare for war with peace in thy soul.
—Bhagavad Gita

On 11 January 1966, within hours of the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had prepared its assessment...

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