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By Manini Chatterjee The two-kilometre radius around the iconic Raisina Hill complex in Delhi is probably the most secure zone in the country. Policemen and paramilitary personnel are as much part of

By Irfan Husain What happens when two headstrong leaders, both enjoying the support of their nationalistic and religious base, clash? In most cases, the leader of the weaker country is left to

By Lynette Viccaji Nazia Erum means business. The happiness and peace of mind of her own daughter is at stake, so she is a mother on a mission and the title of

By Asif Noorani Multifaceted genius Gulzar’s enriching experience as a scriptwriter gives him an advantage when writing a novel: he is able to create a number of realistic characters and, what’s more,

By Nijah S. Khan The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is the book equivalent of a long, warm hug from someone you love. Populated by winsome characters whom you feel

By Harris Khalique Universally, there is a love-hate relationship between literary criticism and creative writing. On the one hand, neither can do without the other; on the other, there is a constant

By Ramachandra Guha In a book published in 2007, I wrote that “the world over, the rhetoric of modern democratic politics has been marked by two rather opposed rhetorical styles. The first

By Priyamvada Ggrover Muhammad Zia ul-Haq died 30 years ago today in a mysterious plane crash, at age 64, but the controversial Pakistani president’s 10-year-long rule was as much spectacle as his

By Wajahat Habibullah Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first to weave the twin threads of India-Pakistan relations and Kashmir outreach into a single tapestry. In early 1999, the Lahore Declaration

By Shekhar Gupta The downturn in the political stature and authority of Dr Manmohan Singh began with the joint declaration he signed with his Pakistani counterpart in Sharm-el-Shaikh. It was no surprise