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By A.G. Noorani Book banning is akin to book burning, emblematic of Hitler’s Germany. It assumes various forms — ban under the Customs Act, 1962, to prevent its import into the country;

By Ramnik Mohan News of violence and unrest coming from any part of the country – nay, the world – is disturbing. All the more so if it lasts and continues

By Vagraj Badarayan The upheaval that is rocking the Central Bureau of Investigation at the top has come at a time when the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has almost completely ceded the

By Harish Khare It is perhaps futile to lament that the politicisation of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been a work in progress for years and that the midnight coup

By MICAH ZENKO The shocking allegations of Jamal Khashoggi’s killing and dismemberment in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul have led to a rare open debate among politicians, pundits, and business leaders

By Shahzad Chaudhry There were times when a political affiliation may have been discerned by how one related to liberal or conservative thought; of freedoms in individual choices and of traditional values;

By Ritu Sarin How many lows can a reporter with a long-ish career in journalism map of a single government agency, which she has tracked for almost two decades? In the case

By MANSOOR ALAM Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) transformed the lives of generations caught between the ever-changing machinations of rival decadent empires. As 7th century Byzantium and Persia each sought to exploit the independent

By ROBERT C. KOEHLER In the wake of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation, as white male privilege reclaims its desperate grip on our future, the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report comes

By Amal Al-Sibai Having a sweet tooth is not the only reason to be eating honey; it is loaded with health benefits, and it is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an as a