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To counter Hindutva vigilantism,

Every passing week, in one part of the country or another, we Indians seem to underscore the validity of American civil rights champion Martin Luther King’s profound observation: “The ultimate tragedy of
Jan. 1, 2018

The rise of the machines

Those who grew up watching the cartoon series The Jetsons will remember a world – albeit fictional – of personal flying vehicles, robot housemaids, videophones, robot vacuums, entertainment watches, tanning beds, flat
Jan. 1, 2018

No Selfies This New Year

It has been a deeply ingrained habit to wish everyone ‘Happy New Year’ and I confess to enthusiastic participation in this annual ritual for a long time. Increasingly though, I am beginning
Jan. 1, 2018

The most uncertain year for Pak

It’s finally here: election year. Two thousand eight was traumatic; 2013 was exciting. Twenty eighteen is plain uncertain. Given the regional difficulties, Election 2018 may not even end up being the biggest
Jan. 1, 2018

Programmed to Kill

In a deeply affecting account titled Hashimpura 22 May (Penguin 2016) of the slaughter by armed policemen in 1987 of 42 young civilian Muslim men, police officer and novelist Vibhuti Narain Rai
Jan. 1, 2018

Nazis March Into Germany’s Parliament

On 24th September 2017, elections to Germany’s parliament resulted in the fact that for the first time since 1949, a neo-Nazi party was elected with 12.6%, just behind Merkel’s conservatives (32.9%) and
Sep. 29, 2017

Ashura and Muharram of Sunni and Shia

At the beginning of each Islamic lunar calendar, in various parts of the Muslim world the first ten days are observed as a commemoration of a most horrific and tragic event. In
Sep. 29, 2017