"Dialogue with Taliban important for peace in Pakistan."
Nawaz Sharif Will the India-Pakistan dispute last for 100 years?
The book, Shooting for a Century – A Hundred Years of India-Pakistan Conflict, largely builds on the apprehension of the present situation getting worse and …
The complex religious life of Abraham Lincoln
“Lincoln’s Battle with God: A President’s Struggle with Faith and What it Meant for America” (Thomas Nelson), by Stephen Mansfield …
For half a century, the American Mafia outwitted, outmanoeuvred, and outgunned the FBI and other police agencies. Emerging as the …
Towards Emergency: Why Indira took to dictatorship
The condolence meeting (for LN Mishra) was converted into one of fervent support for Mrs Indira Gandhi. Its most vigorous …
Towards Emergency: Mysterious murder of LN Mishra
The first six months of 1975 saw a crescendo of political activity, with Jayaprakash Narayan as its centre. The main…
Her eyes distract, so banish them!
The Muslim clergy issues fatwas for two primary reasons: First, to impose their interpretation of shariah; and, second, to maintain…
Shaping the mind of the believer
A fatwa is a decree, a ruling. The mufti who is authorised to issue fatwas has to have encyclopaedic knowledge…