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Will the India-Pakistan dispute last for 100 years?


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


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 …


Exploring Mumbai’s underworld


Exploring Mumbai’s underworld

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


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


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!


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


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…



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