opinion - Page 124

By Uddalak Mukherjee I happened to re-read “Kabuliwala” recently. Rabindranath Tagore had written this short story, portraying the seemingly improbable, yet endearing, and ultimately transient bond between the middle-aged Rahamat – a…

By Sarwat Ali The relationship between objective reality and artistic output has been a tricky one. Many believe that one-to-one relationship is an ideal— where the current societal affairs are reflected in…

By Vir Sanghvi For several months after the BJP won its landslide victory in 2014, the Congress appeared to be in a state of shock. The party had expected to lose —…

By F S Aijazuddin As you read this, the results of a pre-cooked breakfast will have been reheated for your consumption. Eat it slowly. You have the next five years to digest…

By Dr IkramulHaq Although July 25 was marked with public enthusiasm and excitement, it was also marred by allegations of rigging from the losing parties, the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) usual…

By Harbans Mukhia Ask any “historian” doling out the Sangh version of history on TV channels — without any training in history — how did a massive population of the Indian Subcontinent…

By S. Akbar Zaidi While Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were fairly confident that they would emerge as the largest party in Wednesday’s elections, they could not have imagined that…

By Khalid Bhatti On July 25, Pakistan achieved another milestone. The people of Pakistan came out in big numbers to choose their new representatives. This is the third civilian transition of power…

By Hasrat Mahroof Khan The political system of Pakistan has gone through a lot of tempestuousness since its creation in 1947. If we see the complete political courses of events, country has…

By Apoorvanand On Tuesday, Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid said the institution’s authorities had refused to let him submit his PhD thesis. This despite the Delhi High Court’s instructions to the…